I found a bright green chrysalis on a tree here in Korea and put it in the porch. A few weeks later it hatched, and I placed the adult moth on a Cockscomb flower in the garden. After a few photos it flew up into a nearby tree. From there it soon flew on so I knew it would probably be safe.
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D500 + 105mm f2.8 micro 1/160 f20 ISO 1250 handheld, no flash ACR and then Photoshop for a little cropping,Topaz Denoise , Shadows/Highlights and some selective reduction of the BG saturation.
Hi Mike thanks for posting. Saturniidae are one of my specialist groups and I have photographed this species myself although it is not that common. Silkmoths cannot feed in the adult stage as they have vestigial mouth parts so they do not visit flowers. Placing it the underside of leaves on a branch or the trunk would be more natural for this species when you look at the colouring. The red on the flower for me is a bit too strong taking my eye away from the subject. Also I would not crop just as tightly as this. But it is a striking species and good one to have in your collection.
