#saturniidae moths

[ahedderick]

Random Moth Thursday

Whenever I see one of the really gorgeous ones, I try to get a photo as an artist's reference.

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.

My daughter found this Cecropia just after it died.

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.

I don't know its name, but it's certainly cute!

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.

[herpsandbirds]

Io Moth (Automeris io), male, family Saturniidae, OK, USA

photograph by Susan Sanders

[cainhowlett]

I found my first Hemileuca moth this year, one of my favorite local moths.

[onenicebugperday]

Malaysian moon moth, Actias maenas, Saturniidae

Photographed by Nicky Bay // Website // Facebook

Shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!

[snototter]

A tuliptree silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera) in North Carolina, USA

by Jim Petranka

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #249

Ghostly Silkmoth

Ceranchia apollina

From the saturniidae family. They can be found in Madagascar.

Image sources: [1] [2]

[miyrumiyru]

Moon Moths (Genus Actias) - Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)

I'm so glad that maple tree is becoming a resting place against the ugly streetlight for them!

[platycryptus]

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)

[caruwa]

🌿Eupackardia Calleta 🌿 Calleta Silkmoth, 20cm

https://www.instagram.com/caruwa

[coffeenuts]

[celestial-games]

Made a moth that you might know :]

What are your favorite saturniids? What should I make next?

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[typhlonectes]

Hundreds of Rosy Maple Moths gather on the public restrooms at  Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota, USA.

photographs by J. Martin | National Park Service

[herpsandbirds]

Luna Moth (Actias luna), male, family Saturniidae, eastern United States

photgraph by Benjamin Salb

[birdblues]

Spanish Moon Moth

[onenicebugperday]

Male Chilean silkmoths, Ormiscodes schmidtnielseni, Saturniidae

Female:

Photos 1-4 by josebesa, 4-5 by ieremiel, 6-7 by yerkolloncon, and 8-10 by ieremiel

[snototter]

A luna moth (Actias luna) in New York, USA

by Alex Roukis