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Happy #Saturniday from the Polyphemus Moth, Antheraea polyphemus.

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

#MacroPhotography
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A macro photo of the face of a fuzzy brown moth. The moth's legs and face are covered in brown fur-like scales. Large yellow feathery leaf-shaped antennae emerge from above its dark eyes. The wings have a grayish brown leading edge which transitions to an orange brown. A photo of the moth from above, it's wings spread. The forewings are orange brown with pink stripes near the root, and a small yellow eyespot just forward along the middle of the wing. A dark purple line is just forward of the trailing edge. The hind wings have black shading and feature magnificent black and yellow eye-spots, thought to mimic the eye patterns of owls, used to deter predation.
March 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM