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Roynato

Titan Sphinx (Aellopos titan)

It really fooled me. I thought I was watching a tiny hummingbird.
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Location
Southeast Brazil
Date taken
06 of December, 2024
Scientific name
Aellopos titan
Equipment used
Nikon P950
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Reactions: Sue and Simon Wakely, dixonlau and delia todd
delia todd
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You've captured that moth so well Roy!!!

A wonderful job my friend. Well done.
 
Stanley Jones
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They are fast as hummers too! Awesome stop-action, focus, dof, lighting, colors, detail, and taken in a fabulous setting. Brilliant Roynato! TFS!
 
Macswede
Great shot, Roy! Well spotted and captured even if you didn't realise what it was at first. It would have fooled me too.
 

Media information

Category
Butterflies & Moths
Added by
Roynato
Date added
View count
107
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION COOLPIX P950
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
116.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
mariposa.jpg
File size
4.1 MB
Date taken
Fri, 06 December 2024 7:05 AM
Dimensions
2296px x 1795px

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