#moths
It's the last day of September and our bushes are alive with late-brood Red Admiral butterflies and day-flying moths like the Silver-Y. Check out the chequerboard eye on the Red Admiral.
#photography #insects #butterflies #moths
Lewes Wave, Scopula immorata Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/8 1/125 iso: 400 Srbsko, Czech Republic 5/26/2009 #MothsMattr #geometidae #Waves #Moths #Lepidoptera #insects #invertebrates #Macro #Grasslands #canon
Xerces Society has merch! Get shopping! ... Photo for attn is mine, of White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata) sipping nectar from Salvia 'Black and Blue.' Sept 13, 2023. We've had quite an outbreak of these big, busy moths this year in n. Calif. https://www.bonfire.com/xerces-society-for-invertebrate-conservation/ #Lepidoptera #butterflies #dragonflies #moths
For the #SciArtSeptember prompt nocturnal my linocut print of an eclipse of moths! Isn’t that a great #termOfVenery for a group of #moths? It’s the moon at lunar eclipse in oranges and brown against a very dark sky behind 5 Ontario moths: the gorgeous green Luna moth (Actias luna), the yellow and purplish-pink Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis), …
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#linocut #printmaking #sciArt #moon #entomology #insects #MastoArt
The youngest old moth. Doc Rat golden oldie DR2527 #DocRat #ComicStrip #Comic #Cartoon #Medical #Furry #geriatrics #moths First published 20160517
Bedstraw Hawk-moth, Hyles gallii Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/4 1/320 iso: 400 Srbsko, Czech Republic 6/5/2010
#mothsMatter #Sphingidae #hawkmoths #moths #macro #insects #invertebrates #grasslands
This appears to be a white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) hanging out next to one of my sweet peppers. They are often referred to as hummingbird moths due to their size (wingspan 2-3") and their ability to hover while feeding.
Personally, I couldn't help but think of Mothra when I saw this one.
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#moths #Lepidoptera #pollinators #insects #InsectPhotography #NaturePhotography #macro #MacroPhotography #MastoArt
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Do you think their appearance depends on their food? This species definitely eats #Missoni shirts. 😆
#moths #NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science
I've managed to avoid anything related to Russell Brand, apart from 1 movie, for the last couple of decades. So I suppose that I should thank you for the forewarning, although I expect that that's not quite what you wanted to hear. (-:
Instead, I am watching a moth vainly ascending my study window trying to get in, because I have the light on. It's dark in the wee small hours, again. I think that I'll switch the light off.
*slurp*
(Some more photos of the same specimen.)
#photography #nature #wildlife #insects #moths
(photos: @kernpanik | license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
A hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum), spotted in #Dresden, Germany, 18-Sep-2023.
#photography #nature #wildlife #insects #moths
(photo: @kernpanik | license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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.. and they're beautiful!
Saturniidae Moth
#moths #NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science
The caterpillar of the goat moth (cossus cossus) which lives three to five years under the bark of willows and other trees before it pupates. This one has a length of nine centimeters.
#insectsaturday #insektensamstag #caterpillars #raupen #moths #Weidenbohrer
#Butterfly populations in the #UK reached their highest levels since 2019, but have declined overall in the past decade.
Between July and August, citizen scientists recorded more than 1.5 million #butterflies and day-flying #moths, supporting Butterfly #Conservation research. The data revealed shifts in species distribution: although some had flourished since last few counts, overall butterfly numbers continued to drop.
#ClimateChange has impacted the #insects ' fortunes. They struggled through recent #drought, while 2023's rainy #summer likely contributed to their resurgence. But habitat loss remains the #pollinators ' biggest threat.
Read the full #news story from @BBCWorld. #Environment #ClimateCrisis #Science
Just seen this amazing Pale Tussock Moth caterpillar on my small crabapple tree. Beautiful!
#Moths #Lepidoptera #Wildlife #Nottinghamshire
Important Manduca sexta update! Growth level MEDIUM. I'd say about 40-50mm long (~2 inches).
COMING SOON: LARGE WORM. #insects #moths #photography
Burren Green, Calamia tridens Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/4 1/160 iso: 600 Srbsko, Czech Republic 7/29/2009 #mothsMatter #moths #Noctuidae #Lepidoptera #insects #invertebrates #Macro #grasslands
Arthropod Photo of the Week: September 13, 2023
Cecropia moth
Hyalophora cecropia
Lepidoptera: Saturniidae
By Steve Long, Florida, USA
#arthropodPOTW
#entomology #insects #photography #moths
A genus Avatha moth spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore, on 7 May 2023. If I recall correctly, I brushed past it and startled it into flying off and landing, which was how I spotted it.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/160271282 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #Moths #Lepidoptera
Los gusanos de seda (Bombyx mori) son totalmente dependientes de los humanos. No pueden sobrevivir por su cuenta y, tras la metamorfosis, ni vuelan ni se camuflan.#moths #polillas #naturaleza #nature 📷Ash Bowie
This vibrantly colored Calico Paint Caterpillar caught my eye; it is the larval stage of the Brown-hooded Owlet Moth #moths #caterpillar
Slender Scotch Burnet, Zygaena loti Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/4.5 1/100 iso: 400 Millovice, Czech Republic 6/22/2010 #mothsMatter #moths #Zygaenidae #lepidoptera #grasslands #insects #invertebrates #macro
@FaithfullJohn I'd be all over that if moth experts took up the idea 😄
Moths are also fascinating to shoot.
"There are about 160,000 species of moths known to science. Compare that to 17,500 species of butterflies.
Moths vary enormously in their size, what they like to eat, how they reproduce and how they live their lives."
James W. Truman featured in the New Yorker. A warm, lovely piece on his career studying insect metamorphosis, from moths to flies and mosquitoes, and the role and impact of hormones on insect development and behaviour—motivated by his latest work mapping the fate of neurons from larva to adult through pupal stages, and addressing an old question: do associative memories persist through metamorphosis?
https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/what-insects-go-through-is-even-weirder-than-we-thought
The paper:
“Metamorphosis of memory circuits in Drosophila reveals a strategy for evolving a larval brain” Truman et al. 2023 https://elifesciences.org/articles/80594
#neuroscience #entomology #metamorphosis #insects #ecdyzone #Drosophila #moths #mosquitoes #NewYorker
For those who enjoyed the list of some names of UK moths I posted a couple of weeks ago, here's another 16 of the species I have recorded since then.
Bright Line Brown Eye
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Smoky Wainscott
Dark Spectacle
Dusky Thorn
Elephant Hawk
Large Yellow Underwing
Mother of Pearl
Single Dotted Wave
Small Square Spot
The Clay
Dingy Footman
Lime Spec Pug
Rusty Dot Wave
Square Spot Rustic
Small Waved Umber
Got my film back from the lab. I tested my rescued Kodak Retinette 2B during the #cccamp23 and did some #longtimeexposure. Here i made some on the harbour. However, this result really surprised me and it is one of my favorites. The orange squiggly lines that are all over the place are probably from moths. The LEDs were bright and the angle correct enough to reflect the light. I didn't expect that the #moths had so much impact on the #Analogfilm . #Adox Color Mission was used
(The other explanation could also be that the shutter didn't close correctly and when i picked up my tripod i accidently still 'painted' the light? Not sure what exactly happend here)
#Butterflies can remember where things are over sizeable spaces https://phys.org/news/2023-08-butterflies-sizeable-spaces.html
Long-term #SpatialMemory across large spatial scales in #Heliconius butterflies: Priscila Moura et al. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982223007595
"Spatial learning is known in #insects, but much of the research has focused on #ants, #bees which live socially. This study provides the first direct evidence of spatial learning in butterflies or #moths, and suggests that complex learning skills may be more common in insects"
Was startled by the size and speed of this caterpillar, which turned out to be an Elephant Hawkmoth. I forgot to add something for scale, but I'd say it was at least 8–9 cm long
The beautiful adult is pictured here in a lovely book I copy-edited years ago, Heather Greer's "On Your Doorstep: Moths and Butterflies of Connemara"
#mothstodon #moth #moths #caterpillar #NaturePhotography #wildlife #IrishWildlife #Galway #nature
Arthropod Photo of the Week: August 23, 2023
Moth with trace of wing beats
Unknown species
Lepidoptera: Unknown family
By Geoff McIlleron, Western Cape, South Africa
#arthropodPOTW
#entomology #insects #photography #moths
Met this guy in the garden today. They were moving fast! Was hard to keep up and get a headshot ...
Perhaps a Salt Marsh Moth?
Found this achemon sphinx moth (Eumorpha achemon) in an outdoor stairwell on campus yesterday, near our pollinator garden. #mothstodon #moths #mothsmatter #pollinators #inaturalist #Sphingidae #lepidoptera #lepidoptodon
There are several species referred to as "hummingbird moths" due to their large size and hovering flight patterns. These are two North American examples - a Snowberry Clearwing and a White-Lined Sphinx.
Chinese insects do not disappoint! Checkout this Eastern Death’s Head hawkmoth I found whilst going around Shanghai Botanical Garden yesterday. It’s really large, maybe 8cm long?
For those who like the names of some of our UK moths, here's a small subset of ones I have recorded in the past few weeks:
Nut Tree Tussock
Pebble Prominent
Clouded Brindle
Plumed Fan Foot
Uncertain (yes, there's a moth called the Uncertain)
Shuttle Shaped Dart
Flounced Rustic
Rosy Tabby
Four-Spotted Footman
Langmaid's Yellow Underwing
Maiden's Blush
Small Blood Vein
Marbled Orchard Tortrix
Pale Mottled Willow
Slender Pug
Toadflax Brocade
#Moths #Language #English
Spotted at the end of our street a few minutes ago - a Luna Moth - #Mothstodon - #moths - #insects - #entomology
Morning all. Today's moth is the Magpie Moth, but nothing crow about. xx
here's another video of the Hummingbird Moth from last night. Slightly better quality.
so i saw the hummingbird clearwing first and was ecstatic... but then i saw the snowberry clearwing and absolutely could not handle myself. it looks like a dang pokemon! like its little face is too sweet to be real. i am obsessed with these beautiful little bugs. cannot believe i got to see two different kinds of hummingbird moth after never even seeing one before!
i don't know how to properly convey how much i love this little sky shrimp. one of the absolute coolest animals i've ever seen. a real life fairy basically!
While their exact origin has long being lost to the sands of time, this dainty little moth has been unwittingly distributed across the world, including #england, where surprise, surprise, the first of its kind was caught, and described!
Image no 1. 📸 6 OCT 2022 (21:19 hrs.)
Image no. 2 📸 23 SEP 2022 (03:04 hrs.)
Inside my house, at Govandi (East), #mumbai.
Today on #wildlife (and yes, 'urban' wildlife is wildlife too) which share our homes with us, are actually beneficial, but which we are blissfully oblivious about, we meet the painted meal #moth (Pyralis pictalis) - finger-tip for size comparision in pic. no. 2.
These tiny moths (15-34 mm.) complete their entire life-cycle inside of our homes, with their caterpillars feeding on the eggs of #bedbugs - that's right! Free pest control!
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“What big ears you have!”
“All the better to smell you with.”
A moth? with a curly tongue on a zinnia.
I came across this beautiful sheep moth sleeping while berry picking yesterday. #entomology #butterflies #moths
Another stinging caterpillar, a saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea), showing off its fine green livery while waiting for a fairy knight (in spine-proof armor) to ride it into battle.
#moth #moths #mothstodon #lepidoptera #insects #arthropods #photography
A spiny oak slug caterpillar (Euclea delphinii). Oak slug caterpillars have stinging spines that are very painful.
When I was a toddler I tried to pet a similar caterpillar (a packsaddle). The pain hit my arm like a hammer. My brain learned the lesson the spines evolved to teach: I'm still reluctant to touch any kind of caterpillar.
#moth #mothstodon #moths #lepidoptera #insects #arthropods #photography
Here's a lesser maple spanworm from last weekend's moth night. BugGuide says that the Latin binomial, Macaria pustularia, references the puss-like markings along the forewing. #moth #moths #mothtodon #mothing #lepidoptera #insects #entomology #nature #NationalMothWeek
rescued an utterly beautiful pandorus sphinx moth that had trapped itself inside the garage today :blobaww:
#bugs #lepidoptera #moths #mothstodon #sphingidae #sphinxmoth
Light Emerald, Campaea margaritaria Canon 5D2 Sigma 105 2.8 f/5 1/400 iso:100 Dobrichovice, Czech Republic 8/11/2019 #MothsMatter #moths #Lepidoptera #insects #invertebrates #macro #grasslands
I just has to lend assistance to an elephant hawk moth who got 'trapped' next to an open door because the window next to it was inexplicable more interesting.
#moths #lepidoptera #sillysod
A 'big-headed' caterpillar from the genus Carea (family Nolidae) spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore, on 28 March 2023. It 'headbutted' the ant in the first photo to make it go away. :-) Of course, its actual head is normal size, and found underneath the large green bulge.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152609426 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #Moths #Lepidoptera
A few more pics from my Okehampton-Chagford #SlowWays walk. I found this lovely boggy meadow. It felt like a secret place, totally surrounded by trees. I’d like to go back & explore more. Lots of devil’s-bit scabious, which seemed to attract the six-spot burnet moth. In the margin of another field was this hogweed bejewelled with red soldier beetles. Also seen (but too rubbish photo) was a roe deer & fawn!
#florespondence #moths #insects
I had a new moth visitor today. A female Orangestriped Oakworm, Anisota senatoria. 🧡
This fluffy little fella is a Brown-tail moth. The female has a fluffy brown tail which she used to cover her eggs as she lays them. Those two huge "combs" are antennae.
The moth's scientific name is Euproctis chrysorrhoea, which translates as: "The Lady in red singer talks out of his backside"
Mini prints of my Death’s-head Moth are now available!
The first time I saw one of these moths was in the movie The Silence of the Lambs. I was a freshmen in high school. Did you know about them before or after?
https://www.amandamakepeace.com/store/deaths-head-hawkmoth-mini-print
#art #prints #mastoart #artwork #artist #traditionalart #drawing #moths #insects
A White Ermine moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda)
County Clare, Ireland.
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