Living landscapes. The colors on this one are 🤌

#plumose anemone #marinelife #pnwdiving #underwatercreatures #macrophotography

Large red-brown male Polyphemus, Family Saturniidae, moth with large feathery antennae and a fuzzy-looking stout body hanging from the base of a deep green bur oak leaf against a mostly dark background.

Close-up of the body and wing bases of a large red-brown male Polyphemus, Family Saturniidae, moth with large feathery antennae and a fuzzy-looking stout body hanging from the base of a deep green bur oak leaf against a mostly dark background.

Close-up of the underside of a male Polyphemus wing showing the yellow and black-outlined window in the forewing and several gradations of brownish-red or salmon-colored wingscales.

Large red-brown male Polyphemus, Family Saturniidae, moth with large feathery antennae and a fuzzy-looking stout body hanging from the base of a deep green bur oak leaf against a mostly dark background. A slightly more oblique view of the same moth.

Nighttime visitor. A male #polyphemus moth #Antheraea polyphemus, visited my yard last night. The caterpillars feed on #trees including #elm, #birch & #willow. I’ve reared them on #oak, #Quercus. Males have feathery #plumose #antennae used to locate females broadcasting #pheromones at night.