#hawkmoth — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #hawkmoth, aggregated by home.social.
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The Crepuscular #hawkmoth (Nephele hespera), is well-named - olive-green, with two stark white speckles on the wings, this particular individual was nearly invisible in a little strip of scrub-jungle adjoining #Nagaon beach, in #Maharashtra state, Western #india.
Large, beautiful #moths with powerful flights, Hawkmoths are important to us - #pollinators, they make #food for us even as they feed off a variety of wild and cultivated #flora.
📸 2 APR 2023 (23:49 hrs.)
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CW: Mothing Monday #13 Puss moth
Meet the Puss moth, Cerura vinula. It has a Wingspan of 45-70 mm, so relatively large. Common in the UK, but few have seen one, as they are nocturnal. Named for reasons of obvious fluffiness of its dense, white, hair.
All moths are humanely trapped, recorded on the Sussex and UK databases, & safely released.I usually follow back, & really appreciate boosts.
#Moths #Mothing #HawkMoth #Wildlife #UKMoths #BackGardenWildlife #Sussex #UK #MothingMonday #PussMoth
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Two shots from #AutomatedMothTrap, Canberra ACT, 2022-12-12 02:57, 03:41
Image 1 includes:
First #stonefly (#Plecoptera) I've noticed on the sheet
#HawkMoth #Hippotion scrofa
#PlumeMoth #Stenoptilia zophodactylus
Pink-winged #Geometridae #Arhodia lasiocamparia
Tiny striped #GrassMoth #Scoparia spelaea
#Derbidae #Planthopper #Saccharodite chrysonoe
Other #Lepidoptera (Geometridae, #Oecophoridae, #Crambidae #Pyralidae), #Trichoptera, #Neuroptera, #Diptera and #Hemiptera
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The yam hawkmoth (Theretra nessus), is a large, and stunning #hawkmoth, which is found in a wide range of habitats.
Caterpillars feed on yam (among other plants).
Readily comes to light.
Known to fly during early hours of morning, and on cloudy days, during the monsoon season.
📸 15 OCT 2021 (20:00 hrs. approx.) near #Nagaon beach, #Raigad district, #Maharashtra Western #India.