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Hawk Moth

Hawk Moth

Its not easy to get a face shot of a moth like this. This guy never stopped beating his wings. He fed furiously for 2-3 seconds and moved on to the next plant....
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Its not easy to get a face shot of a moth like this. This guy never stopped beating his wings. He fed furiously for 2-3 seconds and moved on to the next plant.
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DSLR-A900

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 400 Shutter 1/400

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Aug, 2014

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Macro

Great shot!

Nice macro work!

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Great shot. You may have one of the sphinx moths, also sometimes called hawk or hummingbird moths. Hard to capture on film for the reasons you noticed.

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