Project 52: Week 20, strange wee beastie

[billtils]

At last the weather has been good enough to brush down the outdoor setting - and the storage shed. However, I spotted this tucked in right in a corner. I thought it was a moth, but the feathery detail made me not too sure.

Getting a half-ways decent image was very difficult. It was in heavy shadow, there was not enough space to get the lens with ring flash parallel to the bug body, and using a tripod for stacking was impossible. This was taken with the camera built-in flash from about 25cm away and at f/18 which is about as far as you can stop down the Tamron before image degradation cuts in.




C&C - and an ID - welcome.

[Geoff F]

That is a Many-plumed Moth, also known as Twenty-plumed Moth (Alucita hexadactyla). One of the micro moths.

[rpcrowe]

Looks like the product of a weaver's art...

[billtils]

Thanks Geoff

[Shadowman]

Nice shot.

[rudi]

.... It was in heavy shadow, there was not enough space to get the lens with ring flash parallel to the bug body, and using a tripod for stacking was impossible....

Yep, they usually hide in the most 'difficult' spots. All in all, a nice picture off an interesting subject with the lines, shapes and texture.

[billtils]

Thanks John and Rudi