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Ballet Dancer - _TNY_7319

The lilac beauty (Apeira syringaria) is a moth in the thorn family which is quite easy to identify when resting due to the unique way they hold their forewings raised and the distinct fold in the front margin of said wings (the latter not showing particularly well from this angle).

 

The impressive antennae also reveals this to be a male.

 

In case you wonder why there is a reflection, this is simply because of me photographing it sitting (or should that be standing?) on a window and rotating the shot in post to make it easier to appreciate the beauty of it.

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Uploaded on April 15, 2020
Taken on September 11, 2018