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Hummingbird Hawk-Moth
Location
Cheia (PH), Romania
Date taken
July 31st 2021
Scientific name
Macroglossum stellatarum
Equipment used
Olympus E-M1 MkII + Panasonic 100 - 300 mm II
An incredible study of this fabulous moth, Cristian.
 
Wow, great picture. I have these that come to the garden every year but a bit later than this. My challenge this year will be to get a pic as good as yours. I haven't managed it so far in previous years!
 
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WOW Cristian!!! That's a fantastic picture you've taken of this moth!! Such incredible detail you've captured too.

Very well done my friend.
 

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Category
Butterflies & Moths
Added by
Cristian Mihai
Date added
View count
475
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
OLYMPUS CORPORATION E-M1MarkII
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
300.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
2500
Flash
On, did not fire
Filename
P7310105m.jpg
File size
742.3 KB
Date taken
Sat, 31 July 2021 2:09 PM
Dimensions
1080px x 726px

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