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Not a walnut sphinx, but a Beautiful Eutelia (Eutelia pulcherrimus), from the family Euteliidae. Eutelid moths looks similar to hawk/sphinx moths, but often have turned up abdomens, which is why they're sometimes called turntails.

I’m not incredibly sure on this one, but I think it is a Walnut Sphinx Moth.  

Good morning from me and the little friend that greeted me this morning!!! Hypoprepia miniata or scarlet-winged lichen moth

Jewel Caterpillar 💎

Nudibranchs of the forest!

These stunning little guys are from the Dalceridae family and native to Costa Rica, Mexico, and several Caribbean Islands. There is still little know about these caterpillars and their moth counterparts. They may look sizeable, but they are, in fact, very tiny, about half an inch in size. Jewel Caterpillars are gelatinous and underneath the glass like goop there are spikes coming out of the cuticle. Now, these spikes are easily detachable, and the goop acts as a defense to predators! It is still unclear if the goop is toxic, but if an ant or wasp attacks, it will get these goop stuck in its mandibles, which buys the caterpillar time to escape.

Unfortunately, though with their bright colors, impenetrable gelatinous body, and defense spikes, they also have a weak spot. That is their belly. It turns out parasitic maggots can get underneath them and drills through the unprotected belly, taking up residence. So, as the caterpillar eats and gains more weight, the invader is also being fed. Once big enough, the maggot consumes the inside of the caterpillar in quite a short period of time. This is no way for such a pretty little thing to go.

Jewel Caterpillar Moth - Acraga Coa

After undergoing pupation, oange, fuzzy and stylish moths emerge! The average wing span can be 1-3 cm and their season is year round. The females have a quick drying liquid that they spray on their eggs. This function of the liquid is still unknown, but theorized it is to help glue the eggs in place and provide protection from predators.

"I hate when I try to identify a cool bug I found and all I see are pest control sites :("

"I saw this cool bug/bird/whatever but Idk what it is"

"I want to learn more about the animals/plants around me but Idk where to start"

"I wish I could do something to help scientists/biologists with research and conservation but Idk how"

Looks like a blinded sphinx moth!!

cool moth i found, if anyone can id it that’d be cool

Hello hello!!

Fun fact about caterpillars: they don't actually walk using their legs, they walk using their bodies.

In order to work properly, muscles need leverage. With humans, our skeleton provides this leverage. Our muscles are attached to our skeleton, and contract against it. However, caterpillars have no skeleton. So how do they move? The substrate the caterpillar is walking on provides the leverage. Its prolegs (those stubby looking legs) attach themselves to the substrate, enabling the muscles in its body to contract, moving the caterpillar along. The prolegs also contract, but only to move up and down, not forward.

These gifs from @caterpillar-gifs show that pretty well I think

I'm bored do any autistics out here wanna tell me fun facts about moths and butterflies

Thyas juno on one day. A giant moth whose scientific name is Juno, the Roman goddess (Hera in Greek mythology). Although it is a ‘common species’ that we can encounter every night in Karuizawa, its bewitching design, in which red and blue demons seem to cohabit, is one of the most beautiful of all Japanese moths and personal favourites.

いつかのムクゲコノハ ローマ神話の女神ジュノー（ギリシア神話のヘラ）を学名に冠する大型の蛾。軽井沢でも毎晩のように出会う「普通種」だけれど、赤鬼と青鬼が同居するような妖艶さあふれるデザインは、日本の蛾でも屈指の美しさと感じる個人的に大好きな種。

Tokyo Met. 東京都 2019-07-17

Makes me wonder if the caterpillars were conjoined or it was just one caterpillar with an extra set of imaginal discs

Conjoined twins moth

This is super cool actually!!

Conjoined twins moth

Any moth related media recommendations ? + MOTH (2016) review

☆.𓋼𓍊 𓆏 𓍊𓋼𓍊.☆

One night, I was totally committed to finding any movie whose main theme was moths (because I was desperate for moth content). Eventually, I came across a film that, in theory, was going to be PERFECT !!

It was a found footage horror/mystery film about a teacher named Thora and her student, Adam, trying to prove Mothman’s existence. How could a single piece of media portray all of my main interests at once? I was bursting with enthusiasm until I read the reviews (929 total). Its IMBd rating was nothing less than 2.8/10. I gave a quick look into the opinion of some users online, but made sure I didn't end up spoiling the whole plot.

However, I still hoped that the film was going to be interesting, at least, and that the critics were exaggerating. Surprise, surprise, they were NOT wrong.

Although the film came out 7 years ago, I feel the necessity to share my (awful) experience with it. Moth (2016) is genuinely one of the worst films i’ve ever seen, and trust me when I said that I’m usually not picky when it comes to films, Tv series, video games, etc.

SPOILER ALERT !

Firstly, the poster is a complete lie. There we can see a black creature with wings, clearly resembling Mothman. Guess what? Mothman is never shown on screen. Not. Even. Once. In fact, he doesn’t exist at all. It's revealed that the research is completely staged by Thora and her goal is simply to make a movie about the urban legend. Well, THAT is the point that pisses me off the most. 

Sure, you can make a story about how “truth is always scarier” and I understand that the topic itself is not entirely uninteresting, but the point is to make that clear from the beginning. Because if I go to watch a movie that promises to be about a scary fantastical creature, I'm obviously going to be angry at having been tricked into wasting my time with it. I genuinely feel like it was the recipe for failure.

Besides, the acting is straight up bad and the camera movements were nauseating. This makes it impossible to live an immersed experience watching this film for more than a minute, and makes you apathetic to any situation and/or problem the characters go through. 

I can excuse the awkward dialogue, thanks to the fact that English is not their first language. Besides, the film had a really low budget, which I’m sure had a really negative impact on the film’s making. Although I don't think the fact that it's an indie film makes up an excuse for why it's horrible.

Finally, after 81 minutes straight of bad acting, boring writing and excessively shaky camera movements, my suffering has ended and I seriously need recommendations of ACTUAL GOOD moth related media.

Any suggestions ? :3

Leave a porch light on and wait for a few hours!! Then go check. If you want to photograph the moth, catch it with a jar and put it in the fridge in that jar for around 3 minutes (the fridge not the freezer, which could kill them). Use macro mode, diffused lighting for emphasis on the patterns of the moth rather than its form, and find something to support your hands with if they're shaky (I use books).

Also try looking in dense vegetation or on the sides of trees for moths resting in the daytime.

Hope this helps :)

Thinking of trying to attract and photograph moths

Any tips? Your favorite way to do this?

I am SO proud of this photo I took of a Pyrausta subsequalis.

Oh yeah, they do that to warm up their flight muscles!!

I have never physically felt the fear of a bug until just now.

A lil' moth scuttled across my desk and onto my mouse as I was eating my oatmeal, so I picked it up and carried it outside in my closed hand. Lil guy tried so hard to fly out of my hand, and when I got outside and opened my hand, it just stayed on my index finger and it was shaking so much it was vibrating. I brought it to a tree in my yard and after about thirty seconds it flew off when I brought my hand off the tree.

I felt so bad for the funky lil' dude.

Detail of wing of Chrysiridia rhipheus or sunset moth

I'm so late it's no longer pride moth 😔

Anyways, check out the hieroglyphic moth

Cool, right?? I found it on pinterest with no image description and I was like what us this amazing thingvgggvg bc I had to know

Image sources: number 1 and number 2

moth

favourite activity: experiencing the moth

Experience the Moth.

Sorry for not replying to stuff so quickly recently. Life has been lifeing.

Thanks for the tag!!

Well. That was an attack 😐

Anyone welcome to join >:)

Silly personality quiz chain anyone?

Supaaanovaa

@that-one-dork @belovedrat @hailberryy @louwitheredaway @ratbagdoo @ghosty-reblogs-0w0 @c00kietin @skrapa-reblawgz @amat3ured1t0r aaand anyone else :3

Yayy a tag!!

1) Linger by the cranberries

2) Even when the water's cold by !!!

3) You can't hide a light with the dark by bill ryder-jones

4) Lipstick by ariel pink

5) Give me the night by george benson

Tags: @skzosh @itzmylez @lights-at-night (and anyone else, I love hearing what songs ppl like :)

literally nobody tagged me to post five songs that have been on repeat lately but ykw i wanna do it anyway bc i'm bored SO:

the bolter - taylor swift

risk - gracie abrams

black box warning - leanna firestone

everywhere - fleetwood mac

pink pony club - chappell roan

tagging: @stood-onthecliffside @stars-over-ice-cream @londonsolong @florencewellch @anervousmirrorball

Thanks for the tag :)

Favourite colour: red (the colour of pomegranates and blood!! also has lots of possible meanings, like passion, anger, love, danger, etc)

Favourite animal: moths (I run a moth themed blog, so that's pretty easy to guess >:)

Favourite ice cream: probably chocolate, but idc so long as it's not tin roof or rum raisin

No pressure tags: @itzmylez @probablyapineapple @lights-at-night @pyrokuro @phonegilgi @bugmuncherr @thethingything (I can't list all of my mutuals but if I could I would lmao. Love yall <3

A person's favorite color, favorite animal, and favorite flavor of ice cream can say a lot about them when considering the answers as a whole. Some prime examples I've heard are:

~ Silver, Artic Wolf, and Mint Chocolate Chip.

~ Pink/Yellow, Putu Bird, and Cotton Candy.

~ Light Brown, Tree Kangaroo, and Rum Raisin.

~ Green, Pig, and Cookie Dough.

Mine are:

~ Burgundy, Fox, and Moose Tracks.

Tag some friends and get a sense of who they are! :)

@notable-bumblr @persistentchaos @enterfandomreference @valerietompson @paper-crowns-and-tiaras @ironxprince @acecuddle @angst-dealer @hey-you-i-just

Oomf, don’t cry. 160,000 moth species in the world, ok?

big beautiful ordinary piece of lichen

this is devine!!

Top - Elephant Hawkmoth

Bottom - Peppered Moth

Just for fun sketches of two nice moths from life. Peppered moths are always weird to see, as if their natural habitat is only in biology textbooks.

Elephant hawkmoths are my faves, so big and pretty, like a tropical moth that's gotten lost and ended up in the uk.

Bug summer!