#moths are amazing

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

The Madagascan Sunset Moth: these moths are often mistaken for butterflies, thanks to their colorful, iridescent appearance

The scientific name of this species is Chrysiridia rhipheus, but it's commonly known as the Madagascan sunset moth. These gorgeous day-flying moths can be found only in Madagascar.

Above: a dorsal view of the same species

The Madagascan sunset moth has a strikingly colorful appearance, especially when its underwings are exposed, as a rainbow-like effect is produced by the iridescent scales that cover the underwings (and appear in smaller sections on the dorsal side of the wing).

Above: some of the iridescent scales on the underwings of Chrysiridia ripheus, as seen through a scanning electron microscope

The markings on the dorsal side are primarily black, with some patches of iridescent green, blue, and red. A "fringe" of white scales can also be seen along the edge of each wing; these are especially prominent on the hindwings.

Above: the dorsal patterns are visible only when the wings are left open

Like most day-flying moths, the adults of this species will often feed on nectar. Their caterpillars are known to consume Omphalea plants, which are toxic; those toxins are sequestered by the caterpillar and then retained through the pupal and adult stages of development, which means that the adult moth is toxic. Their colorful appearance is likely aposomatic, deterring predators by signaling that the moth itself is toxic.

Above: a magnified view of the white scales that outline the hindwings

Sources & More Info:

Navsari Agricultural University: Sunset Moth: the most beautiful insect

Oxford University Museum of Natural History: Madagascar

Moth Identification Guide: Madagascan Sunset Moth

California Academy of Sciences: Sunset Moth

Optica: Polarization-Sensitive Color Mixing in the Wing of the Madagascan Sunset Moth

Wikipedia: Chrysiridia rhipheus

[entomologize]

Pressed flower collage of a comet moth, by Helen Ahpornsiri

[endomentendo]

some doodles I made on the glitch inn

[bananafire11]

More buggy au refs coming riiight up. BIIIG shoutout to @kitkatbunnies because she helped SOOO much with these designs, give her a round of applause

[natureisthegreatestartist]

What’s this? Eucyclodes gavissima aka Oriental orange banded green geometer moth. Exquisite, yes?

[its-a-beautful-day]

Luna Rays are now available as plushies!!

Check out Barks-Bog to get your own!

[itsnixderlol]

Day 20, of Random-tober

(I make doodles from random tadc related art prompt lists)

((Yes, I missed couple days..))

Prompt, Chess

Prompt list

[an-albino-pinetree]

The nature of one’s nature.

[mothiepixie]

Don't know if anyone asked you this and you don't need to answer if you don't want, but why "Mothie"? Or, like, why "moth"? I find it very cute, don't get me wrong, I just wanted to know the origin

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

The Princely Tiger Moth: these strikingly colorful moths can be found in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras

The princely tiger moth (Chrysocale principalis) has a unique, almost rainbow-like appearance, with iridescent/metallic scales that produce a broad range of colors across the wings, thorax, and abdomen. These colors can include shades of pink, gold, green, blue, and purple.

This species is particularly colorful, but aposomatic coloration in general is a trait that occurs in many different species of tiger moth; the moths often store toxic and/or unpalatable compounds within their own bodies as a way to discourage predators from eating them, and their brightly-colored markings then warn the predators to stay away.

Moths are often viewed as the boring, more plainly-colored version of butterflies, but they are much more diverse, more interesting, and more colorful than people generally realize -- as the princely tiger moth (and many other species) clearly demonstrates.

Chrysocale regalis: this species belongs to the same genus, and has a similarly colorful appearance

Chrysocale ignita: also known as the ignita wasp moth

Sources & More Info:

The Lives of Moths: Page 73

Texas Entomology: The Princely Tiger Moth

The Macrolepidoptera of the World: Chrysocale principalis

iNaturalist: photos of C. principalis, C. regalis, and C. ignita

[entomologize]

Look at these amazingly detailed moths by Clemens Söllner, made with inlays of different kinds of wood! Aaaaahhhh! I just love the way the woodgrain textures flow, and it's clear how much love and care went into depicting these beautiful creatures so intricately!

Top moth is Ochropleura plecta, middle is Actinotia polyodon, and bottom is Ceramica pisi.

[maela-the-menace]

I SAW A LUNA MOTH AT THE MOTH LAMP TONIGHT HOLY SHIT THIS IS AMAZING I LOVE THEM THEY’RE SO PRETTY IT WAS AMAZING I’VE HAD A PRESERVED (Albeit damaged) LUNA MOTH WING AND ALSO A DEAD LUNA MOTH BUT I HADN’T SEEN A LIVE ONE UNTIL TODAY HOLY SHIT

I EVEN HELD IT

I HELD THAT MOTH

[reformedmoth]

RENNA | The Wheel of Time 2x6

[stagefoureddiediaz]

I keep coming back to the fact that Eddie and Chris were playing boggle - both in Bucks loft and in the Diaz house in ep 1. Because boggle is about finding the words in a mass of letters - the answers are in plain sight- literally staring you straight in the face.

Eddie is the one who wins the game - because he is the one who needs to find the answers, not Chris - and it suggests he will in fact figure out what’s been in plain sight all along.

But I love the idea that Chris does have some of the same answers as Eddie. Not all of the same answers and he’ll perhaps have found some different words to Eddie, because they both ultimately want/need different things from their respective relationships with Buck, but that there is cross over in those wants and needs.

[kenniecrazyface]

🌟GLOWING🌟 moth Kinger

Awhile ago I was thinking about what animals they’d be if they were anthro, and a moth definitely seems fitting for Kinger. The messy doodle is under the cut :]

definitely not as good as I remembered :,3