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It's Got Portholes! - _TNY_6531

A definite high point for me during my winter visits to the Haga Ocean butterfly house in Solna, Sweden was shooting this Chinese oak tussar moth (Antheraea pernyi). It is borderline a domesticated species at this point, but unlike the domestic silk moth (Bombyx mori), this one can survive on its own in the wild and on occasion, there are various feral populations in China.

 

This is a large species with a wing span of around 12 cm (4.7") and it has the most wonderful transparent windows in the wings which remind me of the portholes of a ship. Very cool!

 

I have a full resolution (50 megapixel) closeup of the head of this one here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52007325882/ - but this shot too is that size and if you zoom in you'll see how fantastically furry it is.

 

For a short video showing this one and two other moths from the same day, please have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52008401623/

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Uploaded on April 28, 2022
Taken on April 7, 2022