Alucita hexadactyla - 40d-05791

Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla)

Unusual fan like wings composed of bird like feathery plumes. There appears to be 24 plumes and not 20 as the name suggests.

Location: Surrey, UK.

Equipment:Canon EOS 40D DSLR. Leitz Wetzlar Macro-Elmarit-R 60mm F/2.8 Lens.

Settings: ~F/5.6, 1/50s, ISO 200.