Colombia Moth

[Pitter]

I couldn't get him to hold his wings all the way open. Something has chewed on him a bit. Taken with the a6000 and the Sony-Zeiss 24 1.8 and cropped of course.

[sury]

Ouch. Interesting antennae(?). Look like a feather or a quill. Good catch Pitter.

Sury

[Birma]

An amazing specimen! You get some amazing pictures with your 24mm lens, Pitter

[Pitter]

Thanks yes that lens almost doubles as a macro lens with cropping.

[the_hefay]

That's a pretty sharp shot. I'm no moth expert, but I was told that the feathery antennae indicate it's a male and that is how it senses the female's pheromones when searching for a mate. At least that's the response given to me when I posted this picture on a bug identification site.

[the_hefay]

And I might mention that yours looks like an Automeris, possibly an Automeris argentifera. But once again, I'm no expert.

[Pitter]

Thanks for that info the hefay. My moth does look something like Automeris argentifera but it's only about two and a quarter inches wide. I have a good source for Colombian butterfly identification but I would love to find a source for moths.