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Hari Iyer
01-11-2009, 08:37 AM
Camera Nikon D70s 28/70 mm
FL 48mm; F/8; ET-1/180

Abhishek Jamalabad
01-11-2009, 02:07 PM
Interesting insect...never seen it before. Do you have any other angles? It has 2 sets of wings (i.e. 4 wings), so it cant be a fly.

Bibhav Behera
01-11-2009, 02:30 PM
It is definitely a moth. The three flowers make interesting subjects. The moth here acts as a secondary subject adding to the primary subjects. the white stalk at the bottom centre is a bit distracting.

Vikram Gupchup
02-11-2009, 03:10 PM
It is some type of swift. A butterfly. There are too many simillar looking swift species so difficult to give an exact id.

Though the wings are held open in the image , it is basking possition. They are generally held closed.
Also if you look at the antenae, they are hooked. Moths do not have clubed or hooked antenae.

Hari Iyer
03-11-2009, 06:48 AM
Interesting insect...never seen it before. Do you have any other angles? It has 2 sets of wings (i.e. 4 wings), so it cant be a fly.

Yes Abhishek i hv. one more img. from same place.

Sabyasachi Patra
13-11-2009, 06:55 PM
I can't help in the id though I have seen these several times earlier. I think a crop from the bottom would enhance the original image.