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Winter Coat - _TNY_4189

The brindled beauty (Lycia hirtaria), like this male, is a moth which is pretty well prepared for flying when the weather is cold with a quite heavy coat of fur. Even the bases of the antennae are furry!

 

This one was, like so many other moths, hanging out just outside my front door (in early March!) which really is a treat. Having the motive come to you sure makes this easier.

 

Only thing I could wish for here would be to have a little more light from below to make the eyes show instead of being basically black holes in all that fur. I have a couple of ideas to try for version 7 of my diffuser now over winter.

 

 

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Uploaded on October 6, 2021
Taken on March 3, 2020