Pale Prominent moth (Pterostoma palpina) portrait
Description
- Title:
- Pale Prominent moth (Pterostoma palpina) portrait
- Caption / Description:
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Portrait of a male Pale Prominent moth showing the large palps.
The Pale Prominent moth (Pterostoma palpina) is a medium sized moth, with a wingspan of around 35 - 52mm. It can be found throughout Britain, though is more common in the south. It is quite a distinctive moth, with long palps in the male, tail tufts, and plumose antennae. The wing is a dull straw colour with dark veins and spots.
The flight season is May to June, with a second flight season in the south of July to August.
The caterpillar feeds on poplar and sallow species, and overwinters as a pupa.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Animalia
- Animals
- Arthropoda
- Arthropods
- Insecta
- Insects
- Lepidoptera
- Moths
- Notodontidae
- Oakworms
- Pterostoma
- Pterostoma palpina
- Pale Prominent
- Portrait
- Moth palps
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _MG_7824.CR2
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 4272px x 2848px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- RGB
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Adobe RGB (1998)
Location
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Market Harborough
- Province/State:
- Leicestershire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- Yes
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2011 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄200 s
- Aperture:
- f/8
- Camera Model:
- Canon EOS 450D
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 65mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- Metering Mode:
- Center-weighted average
- Flash:
- On, Fired
- Exposure Mode:
- Manual
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Exposure Program:
- Manual
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Canon MP-E 65mm F2.8 1-5x Macro
- Filters used:
- Additional Optics used:
- Setup:
- Handheld
Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Flash with home-made concave diffusers
Moth resting front half of body on a small piece of white paper, placed on a larger piece of paper. Paper placed on windowsill and piece of white foam used as background
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Post Processing:
-0.6 exposure compensation in ACR