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Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

Description:

spotted in river cávado félinhos beach in a public lamp where there are all kind of insects,i'll make futur spottings of this lamp biodiversity :) i saw at first a mooth swing her wings gently but ritmicly,i began to photographe her(photo 5 and 4) and only when i change sides i remark she was making a posture(photo 1 and 3),gorgeous moment ,we never saw a thing like this. i was saving it to the 1000 one:) now it's done, 999 spotting :) i'am happy my friends :)

Habitat:

spotted in river cávado félinhos beach in a public lamp where there are all kind of insects,i'll make futur spottings of this lamp biodiversity :)

Notes:

i saw at first a mooth swing her wings gently but ritmicly,i began to photographe her(photo 5 and 4) and only when i change sides i remark she was making a posture(photo 1 and 3),gorgeous moment ,we never saw a thing like this. i was saving it to the 1000 one:) now it's done, 999 spotting :) i'am happy my friends :)

25 Comments (1–25)

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

Thanks one time Jgorneau for your nice comment

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Beautiful, Antonio!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

thanks again Dan,it was a great nigth :)

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Great spot!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

thanks Leuba,thanks for your kind words,in the end of the first posture,she was tiered and she stop in my camera shoulders belt,i could touch her she would do nothing,then i put her in a stone granite wall near a few brown leafs very similar to her so she can be safe during the resting period,a few days latter we saw 3 more postures in same place,so i think se survive,in a few days i'll make another spotting and i'll documents this ,thanks again for you interest Leuba

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

Fantastic Antonio ! - looks like she has just got out of the cocoon herself and now she's laying eggs...what a spotting. thanks for sharing.

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

Thanks Laura,me and Natália where very surprised when we saw the place she choose to make the posture,lovely situation,you know the place :)

LauraFlores
LauraFlores 11 years ago

Nice pictures of a very particular moment! Great job Ginja! ;-)

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

thanks for the nice words :)

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

I have been there yesterday nigth and we saw 3 more postures ,that i presume where made after we left the other day,when i edit the photos ,i saw that the most part of the eggs where empty,do you think they born allready?

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

It is the stink horn season. You might see some unusual fungi.
I found this under the red wood trees.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/109...

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

This is a beautiful moth. The color of the eggs is a lovely green too.

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

yeahp:) i'am waiting for the 1000 one,not seetted,we are making photo rides in several good places,but since now nothing realy new,only common stuff :) i'am happy Emma,during this period i have more time to se my friends spotting pages with more care :)

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Just 1 away from a 1000....

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

thanks very much Viv,it was a perfect timing shoot :)

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 11 years ago

Fantastic spotting Antonio .... being in the right place at the right time.. Perfect!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

Muito obrigado xará,sinto-me como se já lá estivesse :)
grande abraço

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Que grande achado, xará. Esta é uma rara ocasião, estou feliz que você tenha podido testemunhá-la. Parabéns. Estou ansioso para ver sua próxima foto e te receber na tribo das mil fotos. Valeu. / What a great finding, my friend. This is a rare occasion, I am happy you could witness it. Congratulations. I am willing to see your next spotting and to welcome you in the 1000 spottings tribe. Good job.

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

@Thanks Mandy,yes,she is laying eggs :)
@Thanks Harsuame

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

Ava thanks i think so to it his the kind of happy hapening that every body love to see :)

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

and thanks for your comment:)

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

Emma no, the movement that i talk was because she is laying eggs :)

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Espectacular felicidades

Mandy Hollman
Mandy Hollman 11 years ago

Is she laying eggs?!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

A lovely 999 spotting!

São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto, Norte, Portugal

Spotted on Jun 5, 2012
Submitted on Jun 5, 2012

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