Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Wordless Wednesday ... A Touch Of Blue.







(our North Queensland Day Moth or Alcides metaurus)

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16 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, what a beautiful blue, and wonderful photos.

    FlowerLady

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  2. Wow, wow, wow. Beautiful captures.

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  3. Really...no words are necessary but...beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

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  4. What a beautiful moth Bernie. Fantastic pictures.

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  5. Fabulous photos Bernie! I don't really think it's fair to call this beauty a moth though. What a stunner!

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  6. Thank you Sue, Flowerlady, Beth, Sage Butterfly, Caite, Aerie-el, Lona and Curbstone.

    Curbstone, when I spotted this gorgeous creature in the garden the other day I went goggling butterflies to find out what it was. Hubbie thankfully recognised it as a moth. I too thought it was too pretty to be a moth!!!

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  7. Beautiful butterfly and captures, Bernie!

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  8. This is really a pretty moth. I love that color blue. Beautiful photos too, Bernie. The last one was my favorite 'pose'.

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  9. Beautiful! And wonderful hue of blue. Good shots of the butterly Bernie :-D Have a great day!

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  10. Dear Bernie.
    No, words are definately not neccessary. Beautyful beautyful photos.
    You are amazing with a camera! I´s stunned when I saw this awesome creature. Wow. Is it a Swallowtail ?
    I´m always looking forward to visit your blog. You always surprise me with your amazing ´shots´.
    A great day to you.
    Love Iris.

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  11. Hi Stephanie, this beautiful creature is actually a moth, not a butterfly would you believe! I've lived here all my life and have never seen one before ... maybe I just wasn't looking!

    Iris, no it's not a Swallowtail Butterfly although the scalloped edges to its wings would lead you to that conclusion. This creature is a day-flying Moth! Yes, apparently the day-flying Moths are quite colourful, as you can see.

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  12. Dear Bernie.
    I´ve never seen a ´moth´ as beautyful like this before. Of curiousity I googled it, and did find it, eventually. North Queensland Day-flying moth/Zodiac moth, Alcides metaurus. Wow.
    Thanks for letting me in on the details which made it possible for me, to figure out about the specie.
    Love Iris.

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  13. Those close up photos of the butterflies were magnificent! I am looking for a new camera, one that can do close up and distant animal photos. Which camera did you use? Thanks Lori, and I have ordered new generators and pumps, and have installed a new water heater. It could have been really bad. Friends of mine on the south shore of Long Island did a lot worse. Cheers Lori

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