#Longhorn moth

[antiqueanimals]

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Leopard moth (Zeuzera pyrina)

Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth (Hemaris fuciformis)

Spurge hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae)

Pease blossom (Periphanes delphinii)

Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata)

Longhorn moth (Nemophora degeerella)

(Argyresthia brockeella) (no known common name)

[dougdimmadodo]

Green Longhorn Moth (Adela reaumurella)

Family: Fairy Moth Family (Adelidae)

IUCN Conservation Status: Unassessed

Common and widely distributed across temperate regions of northern Africa, Asia and Europe, Green Longhorn Moths are easily distinguished from any other moth species owing to their iridescent, metallic-looking wings and the extremely long antennae seen in males (potentially growing to be three times the length of the body,) which are believed to aid in finding mates through the detection of pheromones that indicate reproductive maturity. Found mainly in forests but also occasionally spotted in open grasslands, adult Green Longhorn Moths are unusual among moths in that they are active during the day, with males gathering in large swarms of up to 30 individuals on sunny days between April and June and awaiting the arrival of females, which can be distinguished from males due to their drastically shorter antennae. When a female passes by a swarm all of the males within it will take flight in an effort to impress and mate with her, and following successful mating (which takes place while still in flight) a female will lay her eggs among leaf litter on the forest floor. The caterpillars of this species live among the leaf litter they were born on, feeding on dead leaves and other forms of fallen vegetation while relying on a protective bag-like casing carried on their backs (made from leaf litter held together with silk) to both conceal them and protect them when confronted by predators. Caterpillars that survive until the late summer will seal the end of their bag in order to form a cocoon within which they will pupate over the winter, emerging in the following spring as winged, mature adults.

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Image Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56203-Adela-reaumurella

[onenicebugperday]

@robotzebra submitted: No id needed. Just thought i'd share some of the nice bugs i've seen recently while out on fieldwork.

BEE TONGUE. These are all really really good but I am especially in love with weevils!

[build-a-stim]

longhorn (2021) for @lovelypastelroses!

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[a-stale-croissant]

woe look at the antenna on this guy

[internetdruid]

My friend already calls me a 🐌 sometimes so 🐌? Thank you your contributions are wonderful!

Nemophora assamensis

[aliferousdreamer]

when i was on a walk today i found a big beetle, turned around to the person i was walking with and said "ooooh do you wanna see a big beetle???? 😃👉🪲" like a freaking 5 year old

[autisticplants]

im gonna go mothingggg 🥰 i will be so fucking sleepy tomorrow but itll be worth iiitttttt

[noroi-amaraciune]

Reorganised the little display case and put the leaf boy close to my dagger

[scarlet-harlequin-sketchbook]

Here enjoy all the stuff out of my garden and on the trails.

[pogomcl]

Horehound Longhorn, Nemophora fasciella Canon 5D 2 EF 100 2.8 f/5 1/320 iso: 250 Srbsko, Czech Republic 6/21/2019

[celestial-games]

As I've now made over 400 sprites I thought it would be fun to share the numerical breakdown so far :]

406 insects

- 309 beetles

- 65 butterflies/moths

- 13 true bugs + hoppers (Hemiptera)

- 12 wasps/ bees /ants

- 2 lacewings

- 1 mantis

- 1 grasshopper

- 1 stick insect

- 1 silverfish

1 spider

Among beetles, which is the most complete group I've made so far, the top families are

53 ground beetles (Carabidae)

31 longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae)

22 scarabs (Scarabaeidae)

21 lady beetles (Coccinellidae)

18 Metallic wood-boring beetles (Buprestidae)

16 click beetles (Elateridae)

I have also not made the leaf beetles yet (Chrysomelidae) which will eventually have 50+ species

[fallenclan]

sunnycotton has got me thinking about the "asking someone out with an insect" fallenclan tradition, and so i've decided to compile a little list of what insects i think have been used in the past... there are so many cool insects i WANTED to add but i'm going to try and be at least. semi-realistic. about what types of insects these mountain cats could plausibly have found.

antbite/lionsong = asian longhorned beetle

moorthistle/littleleaf = monarch butterfly caterpillar (specifically a caterpillar because of its soft texture - neither of them killed it. moor gave it to little for him to inspect and once he realized what she meant he instantly accepted. she later returned the caterpillar to the milkweed plant it had been on)

russetflare/cinderstone = eastern-eyed click beetle (russet was SO proud of catching one, cinder was reluctantly impressed)

willowsplash/bub = boll weevil

blizzardfang/crowflame = pill bug (roly-poly)

nettlestem/scorchstar = indigo duskywing skipper butterfly

newtscar/bluefern = spotted orbweaver (BEFORE evie joined the polycule)

newtscar/bluefern/evie = silver arigiope (after learning of the tradition, evie found one of these guys for his wives)

goldenstar/morningbloom = yellow garden spider

beefreckle/jaycall = praying mantis

cloudtuft/pondshine = green lynx spider (pond was like "cool thx!" at first and then cloud had to explain the tradition)

mossfrog/rustbee = green lacewing

ashblink/sleepydawn = checkered skipper butterfly

sleepycloud/ivybounce = two-striped grasshopper

yewberry/brambletuft = common scorpionfly

flyspots/wormshade = the spongy moth (wormshade didn't know about the tradition, being the kit of an ex-kittypet, and reluctantly accepted, confused. hence why flyspots thought they were mates)

pebblefreeze/human = brown centipede (these two aren't mates, and i see them as more of a QPR situation, but i feel like pebble would've given human a brown centipede anyway. he was horrified)

-🐉(i am in no way an insect expert, esp in regards to location so these still might be wildly impossbile. that's ok tho, fallenclan can exist in a pocket dimension with all the insects)

CUTE!!!!!!!!! all around very good choices (canonizing littlemoor monarch caterpillar & blizzardcrow pill bug bc AUGHHHH <3), i love the way your mind works... also pebble giving human a centipede really makes me giggle

also a few of these do have canon bugs here!

[onenicebugperday]

@mars0fthe5tars submitted: Hello! Here's a fresh batch of bugs for you from central Virginia, around the Chesterfield/Richmond area!

I've never seen any of before so I'd love to know what they are! Thanks!!

Hello! A lovely bunch of pals here! They are, in order: an eastern white-blotched prominent moth, a white-banded fishing spider, a longhorned beet Neoclytus scutellaris, and finally a larger elm leaf beetle :)

[lara-cairncross]

I absolutely love your fairy AU! You've somehow combined some of my longest-standing obsessions into one super-obsession that has now swallowed me whole. And the fact that it's got Mikey angst? I LOVE Mikey angst. Just thank you! Also! I don't know if you've already come up with a solid design for Donnie's wings, but if you haven't, might I suggest the fairy longhorn moth for inspiration? (I'm going to be completely honest here - this is fifty percent me wanting to offer design ideas and fifty percept me seeing an opportunity to talk about moths and taking it.) But look at this little baby!

I remember you mentioning that Donnie doesn't have "beetle-like wings," and I'm assuming this is both softshell-inspired and to help more easily integrate his flying aid into the design? (The flying aid was such a cool idea for Donnie by the way!) Fairy longhorn moths have these gorgeous metallic upper wings, and when they're in a resting position they almost look like a solid metal shield to me. It reminds me of Donnie's battle shell! But then when they spread them out, it can end up looking like this:

Straight-up fairy wings. (I don't know about the second one, but the other three are green longhorns specifically (since not all fairy moths are equally metal-y), just for reference.) Anyway sorry for that whole side-tangent. I heard Donnie + fairy wings and immediately thought of this little baby. Again, I've been really loving your fairy AU! The designs are gorgeous and I'm really interested in the plot that's unfolding.

ahhdhwhrhe I'm so sorry for replying to this so late, it got buried in my inbox 😭😭 I'm so glad to hear you're liking the au though!! I can 100% relate to the super-obsession thing ahshdhh--

I LOVE this. The name alone is perfect??? fairy longhorn moth??? and the METALLIC WINGS???? THIS JUST SCREAMS FAE DONNIE OH MY GOODNESS I LOVE THIS I LOVE THIS I LOVE THIS--

I will find a way to incorporate this somehow!! The metallic part of their wings opening the way Donnie's battle shell does, with his natural wings extending underneath... yes yes I can work with this. absolutely. ohhhh i'm cooking.

thank you OP!!! this was such a thoughtful ask, I really appreciate it! ^^ 🩵🧡💜❤️

[kabutoden]

Sorry if youve answered this before, but how do you chose the bugs to assign to each character ? Also they are all really cool and fun :3

Hi, I’ve explained this before but I’ll do it again! Last time I explained it was less specific to the character and more to the caste, so this’ll be a little different. I use the metaphors and associations of the insect to pick their species as well as their diet. I’m calling the species a troll mimics their ‘morph’.

Aradia: Fly. Associated with death. Detritivore. Tavros: Craneflies. Frailty, timidness, clumsiness. Thinking longhorn beetle might be a funnier pun though, so I might change it. Herbivore. Sollux: Bees. Construction, intelligence, connections to groupthink/hiveminds/psi. Herbivore. Nepeta: Caterpillar. It’s a pun. Herbivore. Karkat: Isopod. Highly social insect. Durable shell representing defensiveness/personal barriers, but also serving literal aspect of ‘thick skin.’ Detritivore. Kanaya: Hornet. Dangerous but caring parents, association with femininity. Omnivore. Terezi: Dragonfly. Good eyesight’s associated with clarity, though large eyes would also be easier to blind. Good at flying. Dragon pun. Carnivore. Vriska: Spider. Manipulative, association with femininity. Carnivore. Equius: Beetle. Strong. Omnivore. Gamzee: Praying mantis. Associations with religion due to unique praying pose. Carnivore. Eridan: Anolomacaris. Extinct skilled distance hunter. Carnivore. Feferi: Trilobite. Large curved spines, trident tongue, ‘ruler of precambrian seas.’ Detritvore.

All insects before Jade are herbivores or detritivores, and all insects jade and after are middle to highblood can hunt. This was to set up an intentionally antagonistic relationship between lowbloods and highbloods. It’s also a new way to play with themes in my personal work which are all about animal dynamics.

I mostly did the human kids as bugs as a joke, because they’re not aliens at all so its funny!! But I had a ton of fun with them so here we go again. I chose them off colors and gimmicks.

John: Spitbug. They’re bright green and gooey boys. Like ectoplasm. Rose: Rosy maple moth. Name association—also bright pink and yellow against their will. Rose wishes she was a cool goth all-black moth. Moths are associated with ‘seeking light.’ Dave: Assassin beetle/wheel bug. Have a gear shaped bump on back, large black eyes, efficient predators, some red coloration. Fits in with his expectations and pressures. Jade: Wooly aphid. They’re white, fuzzy, with rainbow wings. That’s so her.

Jane: Candy-striped leafhopper. Bright cyan with red highlights, food-themed name.Roxy: Pink-spotted cattleheart. Gorgeous pink and black coloring. Butterflies are nectar-drinkers, associated with celebration and inebriation. Kinda clumsy too. Dirk: Tiger beetle. They can move in bursts of motion faster than they can see. That’s flash stepping. Orange and black. Jake: Diving beetle. Dark green with orange highlights, explorers who go where other beetles cannot.