Luna Moth, Elkton, Maryland

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Luna Moth, Elkton, Maryland

A luna moth clinging to a tree in the backyard of our house when we lived in Maryland.

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Luna Moth, Elkton, Maryland by fauselr
Luna Moth, Elkton, Maryland by fauselr
  • sunrender

    sunrender

    a beauty

  • fauselr replied

    Thank you

  • Mary Campbell

    Mary Campbell

    Kool moth we don’t see them this large.

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks, Mary

  • Angel Gold

    Angel Gold

    Thats an impressive looking moth

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks

  • Keith Reesor

    Keith Reesor

    What an incredible creature and capture!!

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks

  • CherTheArt

    CherTheArt

    Beautiful!

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks

  • Mindy McGregor

    Mindy McGregor

    Great capture!

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks, Mindy

  • Hank Rodriguez

    Hank Rodriguez

    Love the texture and color of the bark, Ray, but shouldn’t you tell ol’ Looney that he’d be a lot wiser to hang out on a leaf somewhere? This spot is a dead give away to predators who eat …uh…Luna moths? Although I have no idea what that might be.

    It’s pretty, but I’m not sure I’d want to nosh on one of those specimens..unless I had on hand some Original Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce.

    Oh yes…Definitely this is a nice posting.. Would we expect anything less?

    Hey, check out the little fella that happened by a passion fruit flower I was shooting today. Awfully nice of him, since the Hummingbirds were being much too shy. I called it Passionate Flutterby.

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks for the comments hank, this guy was sitting on the tree when I first spotted him, walked into my house, got my camera, came out, he was still there, took a bunch of shots, got up closer, he didn’t move. He was still alive, but whatever he found on the tree, he wasn’t moving until he was through.

  • Tim O'Neil

    Tim O'Neil

    Beautiful example of macro photography – again, something to aspire too.

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks Tim for your kind comments.

  • Jeff Palm Photography

    Jeff Palm Phot...

    What a really cool image!!!

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks, Jeff

  • Jason Connolly

    Jason Connolly

    Unusual moth but very beautifully shot, nice work fauselr..

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks, Jason

  • SueAnne

    SueAnne

    Wow very different looking, what a beauty though

  • fauselr replied

    Thank you

  • MaeBelle

    MaeBelle

    Such a great shot of the beautiful moth,God Bless,Mae

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks, Mae

  • Krys Bailey

    Krys Bailey

    What a wonderful critter! Great shot!

  • fauselr replied

    Thank you

  • Jamie Lee

    Jamie Lee

    Very cool capture

  • fauselr replied

    Thank you

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    fabulous catch ~ only seen this in captivitiy ~ what a treat!! xx

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks, Linda

  • Jeffrey Dallas Moore

    Jeffrey Dallas...

    In my opinion the Luna moth is one of the most beautiful things in nature. I noticed your Sea Island shot too, seems we have traveled much of the same ground.
    Regards,
    Jeff

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks, Jeff. Lived in New York, (Westchester), New York City, Rt. 17 near the Red Apple Rest, Elkton, MD, and now near Hilton Head, SC. All beautiful places to live.

  • Jeffrey Dallas Moore

    Jeffrey Dallas...

    Ah, the Red Apple Rest, sadly is now out of business, the building was condemned for a while, don’t know if a new owner has been found. The end of an era.

  • PrairieRose

    PrairieRose

    My goodness! This is quite the find! SUPERB capture!!!

  • PrairieRose

    PrairieRose

    My goodness! This is quite the find! SUPERB capture!!!

  • fauselr replied

    Thank you for your kind comment

  • Anne-Marie Bokslag

    Anne-Marie Bok...

    Excellent capture of this luna moth.

  • fauselr replied

    Thank you, Anne-Marie

  • Roslyn Lunetta

    Roslyn Lunetta

    luna moth 101 – they are “hatched” in june without mouths, they live for one week and their sole goal is to procreate, they are concidered common but sightings are rare due to the whole live for one week issue. this one looks in good shape, you might have come up on it after hatching, it takes several hours for them to get ready to fly the first time.

  • fauselr replied

    Very interesting, know little about them except they look stunning.

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    Beautiful, I’ve never seen one of these, great contrast against the bark of the tree!

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks for your kind comments

  • mikegood

    mikegood

    So the strangeness of the creature tends to overlap the beauty of this shot…

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks Mike

  • Peter Hall

    Peter Hall

    Magic!!

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks for your kind comment Peter

  • wildrider58

    wildrider58

    Excellent capture

  • fauselr replied

    Thank you

  • connieinwi

    connieinwi

    gorgeous

  • fauselr replied

    Thank you Connie

  • madmac57

    madmac57

    I never even heard of these moths Ray this is a beauty….. Nice capture…..

  • fauselr replied

    It jsut stayed there for a half hour while I snapped away. Thanks Bryan

  • Pat Yager

    Pat Yager

    This is my first ever glimpse of this marvelous creature! Thanks for sharing it with us! – Pat

  • fauselr replied

    Thank you Pat

  • ajax

    ajax

    Wow incredible great work

  • fauselr replied

    Thanks Ajax

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