The Mulberry Wing
The last week for me has been as much (or more) about the camera as the moths. My trusty old Nikon Coolpix 950 was unavailable for a while. In the meantime, I bought a Canon Powershot A75 and a Nikon Coolpix 8700 (it's only money -- I have to photograph moths). In this photo, the 8700 came through in a must situation -- a species that I had not seen before. It's a Scalloped Sack-bearer (Lacosoma chiridota), of the small family Mimallonidae. The particulars are Muttontown Preserve on June 16.

Moth of the Week © 2004 Steve Walter