The Giant Moth (Saturniidae) | Close-up cell phone photography
Greetings, friends of CCS! I haven't posted in several days. I hope to catch up. I'm starting with this moth species, which arrived at our house with a broken wing and its colors very faded.
Photo N° 1:
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| Checking with Google Lens, the moth in the photo appears to be a member of the Saturniidae family, which are the largest and most spectacular group of moths in the world. It is likely a Rothschildia arethusa moth because of its brown wings with windows. |
Photo N° 2: ts life as a moth is very short.
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| The adult stage of these moths is a fleeting reproductive mission. From what I've researched, when they are adults, these moths don't feed; they only dedicate themselves to reproducing. The adult life in this family is exceptionally short, lasting between 5 and 10 days. |
Photo N° 3:
| They emerge from the chrysalis with atrophied mouths, surviving solely on the fat reserves accumulated during their long and voracious caterpillar stage. The adult moth's purpose is clear: to find a mate and ensure the next generation. Once mating is complete, the female begins to lay her numerous eggs (up to more than 100), attaching them to the undersides of plant leaves. |
Photo N° 4: The Final Decline
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| Each flight, each effort to find the right plant to lay her eggs, consumes her remaining energy; she literally wears herself down. This is the stage she reached when she arrived at the house. The constant flapping wears them down, especially the tips, which become brittle and frayed. |
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| This morning we saw her on a wall, in the state shown in the photo, with her hindwings half-destroyed and a noticeable loss of the scales that reflect her color. When her energy reserves are depleted and she has laid her eggs, the insect has fulfilled her life's purpose and dies. |
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For editing, I used Lightroom.
| Equipment: | Umidigi Cell Phone A7S Camera |
| Mode: | Macro Mode. + zoom. Frame 4:3 |
| Author: | @joslud |
| Edition: | Lightroom |
| Location: | Indoor - Outdoor |
| Date: | Mar/10/ 25 |
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Las imágenes son de mi propiedad, captadas con un celular UMIDIGI. Cámara A7S.
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