A strange kind of butterfly? by atchoo

A strange kind of butterfly?

Today on my daily round in our garden I spotted this little thing sitting in the lawn balancing on two strands of grass… it's a strange little thing… almost twig like… I wondered if it were some kind of butterfly... I'm not a huge fan of insects, but I couldn't resist photographing it.
When I got inside, I looked it up on the computer - it turns our that this tiny twig like bug is actually a moth - it's latin name is "Pterophorus pentadactyla" and in english it's called a White Plume Moth (in Danish "Hvidt fjermøl"). It's quite common - and also quite large measuring aproximately 3 cm from wing tip to wing tip. It's wings are feathered/plumed - and it's actually quite beautiful I think (and a little bit scary... I'm really not a big fan of bugs...).

Gear used: Olympus OM-D E-M5 + Extension Tube 10mm + M42 to micro 4/3 Adapter + Helios 44-2 f2/58mm.
Amazing detail! Great shot!
August 23rd, 2017  
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