Pink Beauty - _TNY_6488
Clinging to the end of a long thin leaf hangning just ~60 cm / 2' above the floor this Lebeau's rothschildia (Rothschildia lebeau) was a very convenient moth to photograph at the Haga Ocean butterfly house in Solna, Sweden.
Not only because of the height, but also because it didn't move (being a nocturnal moth means they obviously stay as still as possible during the day).
This is a quite spectacular species with a surprisingly chubby body and beautiful silver "windows" on the wings.
For a shot from the other side, showing the face and antennae, please have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51992300131/
Pink Beauty - _TNY_6488
Clinging to the end of a long thin leaf hangning just ~60 cm / 2' above the floor this Lebeau's rothschildia (Rothschildia lebeau) was a very convenient moth to photograph at the Haga Ocean butterfly house in Solna, Sweden.
Not only because of the height, but also because it didn't move (being a nocturnal moth means they obviously stay as still as possible during the day).
This is a quite spectacular species with a surprisingly chubby body and beautiful silver "windows" on the wings.
For a shot from the other side, showing the face and antennae, please have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51992300131/