Pale Prominent moth (Pterostoma palpina)

Pale Prominent moth (Pterostoma palpina)

Description

Title:
Pale Prominent moth (Pterostoma palpina)
Caption / Description:

The Pale Prominent moth (Pterostoma palpina) is a medium sized moth, with a wingspan of around 35 - 52mm. It can be found throughout Britain, though is more common in the south. It is quite a distinctive moth, with long palps in the male, tail tufts, and plumose antennae. The wing is a dull straw colour with dark veins and spots.

The flight season is May to June, with a second flight season in the south of July to August.

The caterpillar feeds on poplar and sallow species, and overwinters as a pupa.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Animalia
  • Animals
  • Arthropoda
  • Arthropods
  • Insecta
  • Insects
  • Lepidoptera
  • Moths
  • Notodontidae
  • Oakworms
  • Pterostoma
  • Pterostoma palpina
  • Pale Prominent

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Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
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Original File Dimensions:
4272px x 2738px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

Location

Location Created:
Sublocation:
City:
Market Harborough
Province/State:
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
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Rights

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Copyrighted
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Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
Yes
Copyright Notice:
© 2011 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1⁄200 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Canon EOS 450D
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
100mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
Metering Mode:
Center-weighted average
Flash:
On, Fired
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Canon EF 100mm F2.8 Macro USM
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld
Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Flash with home-made concave diffusers
Moth resting front half of body on a small piece of white paper, placed on a larger piece of paper. Paper placed on windowsill and piece of white foam used as background

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
  • Adobe Photoshop CS5
Post Processing:

Straightened in ACR
Card edge cloned out and canvas extended to right and left in PS CS5
LCE applied in PS CS5
Curves adjustment to brighten selectively applied in PS CS5