Micromoth - Micropterix calthella

[Ryewolf]

I spotted these on the stalk of a dandelion, it was the shiny yellow/gold colour that caught my eye and the fact that there were several of them. It wasn't until I got home and saw them on a big screen that I realised that they looked like moths.... These micro moths are usually difficult to identify....

Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro + Canon EP25 Extension Tube, f11, 1/200th, iso200 with ring flash set to -1/3rd EV

 

[RyanB]

Nice shots, they are quite pretty with all that colour.

 

[Ryewolf]

Thanks Ryan, they looked like they all had mohicans with there fuzzy yellow heads.