New video: 7 Spectacular Moths in Slow Motion!
For immediate release ‐ August 06, 2021
Contact: Adrian Smith, 919.707.8095 and Jon Pishney, 919.707.8083. Images available upon request
Dr. Adrian Smith, Head of the Museum’s Evolutionary Biology & Behavior Research Lab, has posted a new video showing off seven moths flying in slow motion. To quote Dr. Smith, “Whose day isn’t gonna be better after watching a pink and yellow Rosy Maple Moth fly in super-slow motion?”
Take-off flight sequences captured at 6,000 fps! All the moths in this video were collected and filmed in Cornish, NH between July 12-16. All moths were released after filming.
00:00 – Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)
01:01 – Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
02:01 – Dark Marathyssa (Marathyssa inficita)
02:45 – Virginian Tiger Moth (Spilpsoma virginica)
03:18 – Beautiful Wood-nymph (Eudryas grata)
03:59 – White-dotted Prominent (Nadata gibbosa)
04:29 – Blinded Sphinx (Paonias exaecata)
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