#aurata luna

[bitchesofostwick]

currently reading a world alone for the fourth time and just wanted to say: thank you, fuck you, what the hell, and i was tempted to say “a world alone” when asked my favorite book recently

you’re welcome and sorry but not really sorry!! 😊

fr though, i’m so happy you’re enjoying it and thank you for letting me know! if it helps, the sequel is still in progress (i’m slower to update than i was with AWA tho).

[charmedcleric]

Tag 9 people you want to get to know better

I was tagged by @silhalei and @cullenssweatyballsakk thank you for the tags 🥰

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Last song: Juna by Clairo

Favourite colour: Forest green

Currently reading: I’ve been going through the Nathaniel Howe/warden tag on ao3 hehehe so that’s what I’ve been reading as of late

Currently watching: I haven’t really been watching anything on tv but I do watch a few youtubers that make me giggle

Last movie: I can’t remember tbh

Sweet, spicy or savory: hmmm I like all of them but I’d say sweet but not sickly sweet foods

Relationship status: Taken but like it’s complicated lol

Current obsession: I’ve been replaying all the dragon age games so I guess dragon age

Tea or coffee: Coffee for sureeee

Last thing I googled: My energy company cause I had to pay my electricity bill lmao

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Tagging (no pressure of course): @sweetjulieapples @sugarysins @sapphireangelbunny @anew-flame @aurata-luna @seffie-jade

[theraggedygirl11]

Thanks for the tag!

Last song: Chiaro di Luna by Il Volo (I've never listened to a Il Volo song this much, it's concerning)

Favourite colour: blue and every shades of it

Currently watching: nothing, actually

Sweet/savoury/spicy: savoury AND spicy the best

Relationship status: single (ne govoriva več o tem lmao)

Current obsession: since may 2023 Joker Out 💀and it won't stop any time soon

Last thing I googled: "cetonia aurata", a cute little critter lmao I was talking about gardening with some relatives

As always, no pressure: @anxious-witch @esskuesli @paperphilia @coeurdelion @eurovisijan

thank you @andrwminward !! 9 people you’d like to get to know better

last song: kill her freak out by samia 🩵🩵

favorite color: green !!!

currently watching: women’s d1 ncaa swimming and diving champs 🫶

sweet/savory/spicy: SPICY !! yay

relationship status: single but maybe not for much longer !?!

current obsession: honestly not much rn. working on some new ocs and continuing a fic

last thing you googled: how is college diving scored

no pressure tag: @fromjannah @bnsfrailway @grieving4theliving @mildew-dread-mold @speciouspessimism @littlelesbianlegend @declanshole @likeconcorde and anyone else who wants to 💖

[xcherry-popx]

Oho...👁️w👁️ Might I see your moths at this hour

as far as colors go, deep pinkish purple moths remind me of you! moths such as:

the mint moth (Pyrausta aurata),

the common crimson and gold moth (Pyrausta purpuralis),

or the purple bordered gold moth (Idaea muricata).

however, i feel like you would be a large moth! possibly a silkmoth, such as

the promethea silk moth (Callosamia promethea)

or ceanothus silk moth (Hyalophora euryalus).

unfortunately a lot of silk moths donʻt seem to have the same pinkish purple colors smaller moths get away with. a shame.

lets talk about silk moths! the family saturniidae has about 2,300 species! some of the largest moths in the world belong to the silk moth family! with about 8 subfamilies (nine if you believe Ludiinae belongs), it has quite a lot of variety! many of the moths commonly considered as beautiful as butterflies are saturniids!

adult silk moths typically have large wings, and can often be found with bright colors and translucent eye spots. the average saturniid wingspan is between 1-6 inches (2.5-15 centimeters) but tropical species may have larger wingspans.

the saturniids are called silk moths because of their cocoons! most produce a silken cocoon, which in certain species can be harvested to make silk. adult saturniids do not have moths! they rely on the food they stored as caterpillars, and many only live for around a week.

most species of silk moths are harmless as adults, and many are harmless caterpillars as well! some eye-catching species are raised in schools or by children as educational pets, and the silk cocoons are sometimes used as a keepsake.

some of the most noteworthy silk moth genus are: the emperor moths, the luna moths, royal moths, and giant silk moths

some popular species are: Bombyx mori (domesticated silk moth, raised for silk production), the atlas moth (Attacus atlas, one of the largest moths), Actias luna (most well known luna moth), mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina, emperor moth eaten by humans as a caterpillar), and the rosy maple moth (well known silk moth, also the smallest silk moth at 3.2 to 5 cms)

source:

https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/mint-moth

https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/84361-Pyrausta-purpuralis

https://www.dorsetbutterflies.com/2018/06/purple-bordered-gold-moth-slop-bog/

https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Callosamia-promethea

https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Hyalophora-euryalus