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____________ Moths 15 - Privet Hawk Moths

                                        PRIVET HAWK MOTH Sphinx ligustri

                                        PRIVET HAWK MOTH Sphinx ligustri

                                        PRIVET HAWK MOTH Sphinx ligustri

                                        PRIVET HAWK MOTH Sphinx ligustri

• The above captured mini-DV stills illustrate a splendid Privet Hawk Moth which was discovered resting on a telegraph pole by a busy main road in Dorset. This huge moth (by British standards) was moved to a nearby wall for its own safety as some of the feet were becoming contaminated by sticky tar which had melted in the hot weather. The moth hovered for a brief period right in front of the video camera prior to settling, giving the photographer a wonderful opportunity to film it in flight. The wing beats were shallow and far too fast for the camera to be able to freeze the movement in any of the captured frames. Unfortunately the photographer's SLR was only equipped with a standard 50mm lens, so it was not possible to obtain any magnified images on transparency film.

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