Yellow-spotted epicoma - Epicoma contristis

Attracted to UV light.

comments (7)

Christine Young

Lion

So beautiful! Ernst, what kind of light/flash do you use? The lighting in your photos is so good. Posted 6 months ago
1. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Christine.
  As I alwise cool down the moth in the fridge I get a chance to position them the way I want it. Also I try to make use of early morning sun. Sometimes I use a shaded area but then add reflective light so that the shade is not to strong. To much sunlight causes a rather annoying reflection from the scales of the moth. I don’t use any flash light at all.
  I do occasionally use a mirror as a fill in light . Posted 6 months ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks for sharing your tips! I'm going to try cooling some down. Neat idea to use a mirror. I haven't tried that. I plan to start back up with mothing next week and am excited! It's so fun. Posted 5 months ago
  2. 1. Ernst
      
      Lion
      
      Yes mothing is a lot of fun . At the moment that is almost the only way I can get some photos. We have for many month a severe drought and not much is happening in nature. Much of the flora is dead and near to no insects moving . Posted 5 months ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Sorry to hear it! I hope winter brings you some rain. Posted 5 months ago