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Leopard Moth on Door Frame; 20 April 2015; 09:01am

Leopard Moth on Door Frame; 20 April 2015; 09:01am

Leopard Moths are fairly large moths and they have this smoky gray series of near silver spots on them. Additionally, they have these dark, royal blue iridesce...
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Leopard Moths are fairly large moths and they have this smoky gray series of near silver spots on them. Additionally, they have these dark, royal blue iridescent spots near their head that, in the right light, just beam blue.

This one was on the door frame when I got out to do a short photo walk down to the mailbox.

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SONY DSC-HX50V

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Aperture 63/10 ISO 200 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 1005/100

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Bastrop, Texas, US

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Nov, 2023

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