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Hey Rel, and everyone else,
I do not have appropriate literature for this fellow. Not a plant!
Any ideas? I know his Order but that is about it.
Regards Colin

Oh yeah, and some critique on the macro too please people. It looks a little soft to me.

I'm no Rel, but at a guess maybe this is Hypodoxa muscosaria (Family Geometridae, Subfamily Geometrinae).

The CSIRO have a good moth gallery but it's pretty extensive (lucky there's not much on TV tonight), this is the photo they have of H. muscosaria:

http://www.ento.csiro.au/gallery/moths/ ... muscosaria

(edit: note that this is probably a photo of a pinned specimen so wings are not in the natural position)

Other web photos have shown it with the more greenish/blue colours, not as vibrant as your photo but that can be a cause of many things. Take a look at the following:

http://www.geocities.com/peterslepis/peterm05.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_loope ... erMoth.htm

But wait 'til Rel sees this, she should be able to give you a better idea.

What a showpony! This is why we take macro shots. There is little chance we could appreciate the beauty of these insects without such images. Soft, Smoft.... we are too obsessed by this at times. The colours alone are worth the image. Lovely capture.

It's a moth, and a damn pretty one.
Is that Bulbo globuliforme that it is looking at?

With the first shot it may have been good to try an off camera flash to try and reduce the flash back and reflection. He (she?) sure looks flash, shiny and reflective and side(?) flash may have created sparkle with out the fairly reflective bit on the left. Stunning.
Is the second shot a crop in of the right wing near his body of the first one, sure is great detail. Kind of busy though, but that is moths fault not yours!
I would say a little soft and just a little hard to focus the eyes and grasp all the detail, and the back ground (which alone has great texture) takes away from your friend, but he made the choice to be there!
Great capture, was this at home?
Regards
Waz

It looks like a Lopper Moth (according to the third link) with a wing damaged, but very pretty.

Thanks Ladybird I will have to remember that site. When is there anything much on telly?

Hey Wazza, It is indeed one of my little Bulbo's at home on cork. The second is a 100% crop out of another pic. I did take a couple. The only flash I have for off camera work would be the ring flash. It is not as powerful as I would like though.

Yeah Zaphra I think Ladybird nailed it too.

Thanks all,
Regards Colin

Fantastic find. Was it taken at night?

oops - sorry, I'd missed it - and it looks like you guys are on the mark for the id too

Great shot - they are gorgeous aren't they? Anyone who says that moths are boring haven't really looked at one !!!

Well done class
Hugs
Rel