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Tiny Planet, Pt. 2 - _TNY_0393

A very worn antler moth (Cerapteryx graminis) busy pollinating a flower on the darker variety of great masterwort (Astrantia major).

 

A pretty nice combo if you ask me!

 

The "antlers" in the name have nothing to do with the antennae, but are actually light markings on the darker wings which looks a bit like antlers. This one has so pale wings that it isn't visible though.

 

Part 1 is the shot I took right before this and of the very same flower, but with a honeybee on it instead: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51222122947/

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Uploaded on October 12, 2021
Taken on July 17, 2019