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Keith Dickinson

Twenty Plumed Moth (Alucita hexadactyla)

A micro moth resting on the kitchen wall, it is less than a centimetre across.
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Habitat
The kitchen within a suburban house
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire UK
Date taken
06/02/2024
Scientific name
Alucita hexadactyla
Equipment used
Canon 90D and Sigma 105mm f2.8 Macro EX
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/200 f2.8 ISO 3200
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delia todd
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Great goodness!!!

That's a marvellous picture you've taken of this moth Keith. His wings look a bit damaged, don't they.

Thought I saw a moth fly in front of my car today, but guess it could have been a little leaf LOL (it was quite windy).

Well... when I say quite, I mean very LOL
 
Keith Dickinson
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delia todd said:
Great goodness!!!

That's a marvellous picture you've taken of this moth Keith. His wings look a bit damaged, don't they.

Thought I saw a moth fly in front of my car today, but guess it could have been a little leaf LOL (it was quite windy).

Well... when I say quite, I mean very LOL
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That is the normal appearance of the wings, hence the name twenty plumed moth.
 

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Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Keith Dickinson
Date added
View count
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Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 90D
Aperture
ƒ/2.7999999523163
Focal length
105.0 mm
Exposure time
1/200 second(s)
ISO
3200
Filename
IMG_4224.jpg
File size
127.8 KB
Date taken
Tue, 06 February 2024 6:27 PM
Dimensions
1200px x 801px

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