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Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
Lens: DA 55-300mm f/4.0-5.8 Camera: K5-iis Photo Location: Westleton, Suffolk 
Posted By: sasastro, 06-25-2021, 10:48 AM

Not an insect I've seen before so I was pleased to have captured this.


Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth
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Those colors are amazing.
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Amazing color combination indeed. Peculiar looking insect.
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The clarity of that lens is amazing.

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Great selective focus giving a good capture
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In these parts, we call them a hummingbird moth
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Terrific colors throughout. Have never seen one of those. Great catch.

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Excellent capture! It has some outstanding colors and excellent focus and clarity.
06-30-2021, 11:51 AM   #9
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QuoteOriginally posted by Kdgparnell Quote
In these parts, we call them a hummingbird moth
It's from the same family of moths but it's not a hummingbird moth

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QuoteOriginally posted by Kiddo70 Quote
Those colors are amazing.
QuoteOriginally posted by othar Quote
Amazing color combination indeed. Peculiar looking insect.
QuoteOriginally posted by rm2 Quote
The clarity of that lens is amazing.
QuoteOriginally posted by eaglem Quote
Great selective focus giving a good capture
QuoteOriginally posted by DW58 Quote
Terrific colors throughout. Have never seen one of those. Great catch.
QuoteOriginally posted by ToddK Quote
Excellent capture! It has some outstanding colors and excellent focus and clarity.
Many thanks for your comments folks
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That's a wonderful catch
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That's a wonderful catch
Thank you
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