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Io #Moth ( Automeris io ) portrait.

#Macrophotography
#Insects
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#Saturnidae
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A macro photo of the front of a bright yellow orange moth resting on light blue painted wood. The moth's body is covered in fuzzy hair-like scales. One thick front leg is lifted, resting on a pine needle that runs along the right of the photo. The moth's feather-like antennae which emerge from above its black eyes. are held along the side of it's head and body, nearly hidden The wings which sweep towards the top of the frame have gray leading edges.
March 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Here is some more #awesome #beetle content. This is the Rustic Borer, Xylotrechus colonus. This small (15-20mm)friend visited this #BugLight this week.

#Fujifilm X-S10, #laowa 65mm #Macro

#MacoPhotography
#Insects
#Nature
#Coleoptera
#Invertebrates.
#BugPortraiture
A portrait photo of the face of a reddish brown and yellow beetle resting on light blue siding. The beetle has reddish brown antennae, legs and head. It's eyes are black with a bronze sheen. It's pronotum, the area just behind the head, is reddish brown with yellow edges. The elytra, the hardened wing coverings, are just out of focus but are black, tan, and yellow A photo of the beetle from above, showing that the head and pronotum are round with yellow mottling around the edges of the reddish brown. The elytra are elongated and have yellow markings on black at the front, tanish red markings alternating with black markings on the middle/rear.
March 24, 2026 at 10:45 PM