#saturniidae moths
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ahedderick 2 months ago
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Random Moth Thursday
Whenever I see one of the really gorgeous ones, I try to get a photo as an artist's reference.
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This Polyphemus decided to rest for the day right in the middle of a hiking trail. I was able to scoop him gently sideways to safer territory.
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My daughter found this Cecropia just after it died.
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I found the Luna wings above in the grass when I went out for early morning cow-milking chores. Either a bat or a screech owl much have caught and eaten the moth so neatly that the wings just fell to the ground in perfect condition. The second one had j-u-s-t come out of its cocoon, and was very chunky and confused.
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I don't know its name, but it's certainly cute!
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Not a good artist reference photo, but still beloved. Hummingbird moths (a type of sphinx moth) look for all the world like crayfish with wings.
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skulllesbian 2 years ago
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moth update ! theyre threatening me
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herpsandbirds 10 days ago
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Io Moth聽(Automeris io), male, family Saturniidae, OK, USA
photograph by聽Susan Sanders
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cainhowlett 1 year ago
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I found my first Hemileuca moth this year, one of my favorite local moths.
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onenicebugperday 28 days ago
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Malaysian moon moth, Actias maenas, Saturniidae
Photographed by Nicky Bay // Website // Facebook
Shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!
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snototter 8 months ago
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A tuliptree silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera) in North Carolina, USA
by Jim Petranka
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moths-daily 11 months ago
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Moth Of The Day #249
Ghostly Silkmoth
Ceranchia apollina
From the saturniidae family. They can be found in Madagascar.
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Image sources: [1] [2]
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miyrumiyru 2 months ago
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Moon Moths (Genus聽Actias) - Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)
I'm so glad that maple tree is becoming a resting place against the ugly streetlight for them!
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platycryptus 1 year ago
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a mess of mature promethea moth caterpillars (Callosamia promethea) wriggling plumply after spending a little less than a month fattening up on wild cherry leaves
a smaller relative of the cecropia moth, these are one of the less well-known giant silkmoths in the US, but they might just be my favorite species to raise.
(Massachusetts, 8/20/23)
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coffeenuts 22 days ago
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celestial-games 25 days ago
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Made a moth that you might know :]
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What are your favorite saturniids? What should I make next?
Patreon | discord
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skulllesbian 3 months ago
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meet banana. im being threatened once again
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herpsandbirds 11 months ago
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Luna Moth (Actias luna), male, family Saturniidae, eastern United States
photgraph by Benjamin Salb
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typhlonectes 1 year ago
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Hundreds of Rosy Maple Moths gather on the public restrooms at聽 Voyageurs National Park聽in Minnesota, USA.
photographs by聽J. Martin | National Park Service
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onenicebugperday 8 months ago
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Male Chilean silkmoths, Ormiscodes schmidtnielseni, Saturniidae
Female:
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Photos 1-4 by josebesa, 4-5 by ieremiel, 6-7 by yerkolloncon, and 8-10 by ieremiel
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birdblues 11 months ago
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Spanish Moon Moth
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