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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.
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.
#farmblr#moth#saturniidae moths#artist#painting#drawing#artwork#artists on tumblr#luna moth#polyphemus moth#cecropia moth
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moth update ! theyre threatening me
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Io Moth聽(Automeris io), male, family Saturniidae, OK, USA
photograph by聽Susan Sanders
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I found my first Hemileuca moth this year, one of my favorite local moths.
#art#nature#california#bay area#mendocino#sonoma#moths#insects#bugs#entomology#Hemileuca#saturniidae
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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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A tuliptree silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera) in North Carolina, USA
by Jim Petranka
#tuliptree silkmoth#butterflies and moths#callosamia angulifera#callosamia#saturniidae#lepidoptera#insecta#arthropoda#wildlife: north carolia#wildlife: usa#wildlife: north america
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Moth Of The Day #249
Ghostly Silkmoth
Ceranchia apollina
From the saturniidae family. They can be found in Madagascar.
Image sources: [1] [2]
#moth#moths#lepidopterology#lepidoptera#nature#pretty moth#bugs#insect#moth of the day#motd#lepiodoptery#entomology#bugblr#insects#invertebrates#ghostly silkmoth#ceranchia apollina#saturniidae moth#saturniid#saturniidae
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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!
#photographers on tumblr#my photography#original photographers#art#lensblr#photography#animal photography#insect photography#wildlife photography#macro photography#nature photography#flash photography#night photoshoot#nature#wildlife#naturecore#insect#moth#saturniidae#actias#moon moth#bug#bugblr#entomology#rainy day#fairy#fairycore#moth post#july 26 2024#no to generative ai
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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)
#moths#saturniidae#callosamia promethea#promethea moth#bugs#bugblr#insects#entomology#lepidoptera#caterpillars
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#IFTTT#Flickr#loepa#lampei#animalia#animals#arthropoda#arthropods#hexapoda#hexapods#insecta#insects#pterygota#winged#oncewinged#lepidoptera#butterflies#moths#bombycoidea#saturniidae#emperor#giant#silk#saturniinae#saturniini#insect#moth#animal#wild#wildlife
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Made a moth that you might know :]
What are your favorite saturniids? What should I make next?
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#bugs#pixel art#art#artists on tumblr#insects#tumblr art#pixel graphics#art comms open#game dev#indie dev#comms open#luna moth#saturniidae#silk moth#pixel illustration#entomology
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meet banana. im being threatened once again
#moth#moths#lepidoptera#bugblr#bugs#argema mimosae#saturniidae#african moon moth#insects#hes the most beautiful boy ever#*angrily shakes my eyespots at you*
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Luna Moth (Actias luna), male, family Saturniidae, eastern United States
photgraph by Benjamin Salb
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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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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
#animals#curators on tumblr#insects#bugs#moth#saturniidae#chilean silkmoth#Ormiscodes schmidtnielseni#one nice bug#can you believe those antennae#silly
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Spanish Moon Moth
#spanish moon moth#moth#Graellsia isabellae#Insecta#lepidoptera#saturniidae#saturniini#graellsia#upl
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