Honorable Mention TIFA 2023 Special / Macro Photography

Cephonodes Hylas——A Moth Often Mistaken For A Humm

  • Photographer
    Han Yang Xue
  • Agency / Studio
    Momo Xue Photography
  • Technical Info
    Fuji Gfx100s?canon Mp-e 65mm ?f2.8?1/125s?iso100?stack
  • Photo Date
    8.28?2023

This is a very common, but also interesting moth that is often thought of as a hummingbird. When it flees, its wings are covered with scales, but in the end, as it flaps its wings, the scales on top will fall off, and the wings will become transparent.