[Leica] IMG: Almost Butterflies

[Douglas Barry]

Ah, I've seen of one of those in the south of France back in 1989 when our 
table was buzzed by one as we were eating al-fresco. In fact, I was only 
reading about sightings of them (a Hummingbird Hawk Moth) in Ireland in a 
newspaper today. Apparently, while they are extremely rare here due to our 
temperate climate, there are increasingly more sightings of them every year. 
Possibly, it's something to due with climate change. Anyway, it's another 
reason to keep a camera close to hand!

Douglas


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2015 11:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Almost Butterflies


> Hi Douglas,
>
> The clear wing moth is also known as the hummingbird moth, and moves about 
> like a hummingbird.  I have had larger ones in some past years, but this 
> crop is kind of scrawny.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 7/19/2015 5:07 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
>> Nature is amazing, Jim, I've never seen or even heard of a clear wing 
>> moth before.
>>
>> Douglas
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" 
>> <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera 
>> Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2015 8:09 PM
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Almost Butterflies
>>
>>
>>> These two flit with the butterflies, but aren't quite the same.  The 
>>> first is a Clearwing Moth, smaller than previous years.  He is flying 
>>> with his proboscis hanging out.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Clearwing+742.tif.html
>>>
>>> Next is a Silver Spotted Skipper.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Silver+Spotted+Skipper+746.tif.html
>>>
>>> Olympus E-1 with ZD14-54 v.1, ISO 200, f/4, RAW
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>> -- Jim Nichols
>>>  Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
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