Alucita hexadactyla - 50-40d-05791

Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla)

I count total of 24 feathery plumes, 6 for each of the 4 wings. Strange why it is called 'Twenty-plume Moth'

Location: Surrey, UK.

50% crop from original image.

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

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