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Tau Emperor - Aglia tau Found in our front garden, St Joris-Weert. Aglia tau,Belgium,Geotagged,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Tau Emperor - Aglia tau

Found in our front garden, St Joris-Weert.

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  1. View William Bodine's profile
    William Bodine
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    Captured the antennae nicely. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
      Patomarazul
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      Yes, one of my husband catches, we were very lucky, only time we saw this very rare moth! Posted 3 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Fantastic! Posted 3 years ago

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The Tau Emperor Moth

"Aglia tau", the tau emperor, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in Europe. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of "Systema Naturae".

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Uploaded Feb 20, 2022. Captured May 13, 2017 00:11 in Hollestraat 2, 3051 Oud-Heverlee, Belgium.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.6
  • 10/1250s
  • ISO800
  • 105mm

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