 Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:14 pm Post subject: Nine-spotted moth (nikkor 35-70/3.5) |
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NikonD wrote:
I've done some "mild" macro work with my favorite nikkor zoom... the almighty 35-70/3.5 
both photos at 70mm and f8
The Nine-spotted moth (Amata phegea or Syntomis phegea) is a moth in the familiy Arctiidae ("wooly bears").
It reaches a wing span of 35–40 millimeters. Its wings are blueish black with white spots. A further feature is the prominent yellow ring at the abdomen. The black antennae have white tips.
Similar moths are Syntomis ragazzii (Turati, 1917) and Zygaena ephialtes (Linnaeus, 1758). Z. ephialtes is poisonous for birds and the nine-spotted moth imitates its appearance (mimicry).
The nine-spotted moth is chiefly found in southern Europe but also seen up to northern Germany, and in the East to Anatolia and the Caucasus, and there are some populations in the South-Eastern Dutch nature reserves "Leudal" and "De Meinweg" The species prefers dryer areas, open ranges with shrubs and trees as well as open forests and slopes.
Source: wikipedia
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