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Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

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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 :)

Species ID Suggestions

Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

Comments (25)

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
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.
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 :)
Nice pictures of a very particular moment! Great job Ginja! ;-)
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?
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/10999785
This is a beautiful moth. The color of the eggs is a lovely green too.
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 :)
Fantastic spotting Antonio .... being in the right place at the right time.. Perfect!
Muito obrigado xará,sinto-me como se já lá estivesse :) grande abraço
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.
Ava thanks i think so to it his the kind of happy hapening that every body love to see :)

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