Moth Pictures
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Finally, after many years of photographing bugs... Some moths! I checked and these 2006 images are the first ever moth pictures I've published.

White-tipped Black Moth

White-tipped Black Moth - Melanchroia chephise. This is a rare "day flier." Most moths are nocturnal, which is probably the reason this is the first picture of a moth that I've published as of August 2016. Here's the bugguide.net link.

Cisseps fulvicollis - Yellow-collared Scape Moth

Boom, here's another moth from the back yard, August 2016. This guy was flying around at 9:20 the morning; another day-flier. Nikon D750 and 200mm f4 macro lens. Bugguide link here.

Atteva aurea - Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Backyard November 18, 2016 on an basil flower. Bugguide link here.

Elasmopalpus lignosellus - Lesser Cornstalk Borer

Another tiny moth from the backyard on the basil. November 18, 2016. Bugguide link here.

Female Sphinx Moth

Most likely a Female Mournful Sphinx Moth, Enyo lugubris (southern range). That's according to bugguide.net here. I've seen these during late morning and evening hours; this one was captured with the 500mm lens & flash on a Nikon D810A camera. They can be confused with hummingbirds as their wings beat very fast, not really what you'd expect from a moth.