#moths — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #moths, aggregated by home.social.
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#MothOfTheDay - if Mothman did adult movies, this would surely be my name ...
DUSKY THORN
Ennomos fuscantariaFor me, this autumnal leaf mimic is the first real sign of the beginning of the end of #summer. Larval foodplant is ash.
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #summer #august #conservation #biodiversity #alttext #science #educate
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#MothOfTheDay - if Mothman did adult movies, this would surely be my name ...
DUSKY THORN
Ennomos fuscantariaFor me, this autumnal leaf mimic is the first real sign of the beginning of the end of #summer. Larval foodplant is ash.
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #summer #august #conservation #biodiversity #alttext #science #educate
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A Hummingbird Hawkmoths (genus Macroglossum) spotted at Springleaf Nature Park, Singapore on 14 Sept 2025. These fast flying moths are a challenge to shoot. But sometimes you get a lucky shot when they pause for more than a few seconds.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/313785172 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Moths #Lepidoptera
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Inchworm update, they've grown and now they look like this!
I counted between 3-5 remaining caterpillars. The second photo is a tiny chrysalis on the bottom of a flower tube. It's so wee! What will come out?! WHEN will it come out?!
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A Hummingbird Clearwing, a day-flying moth, nectaring on Bee Balm. Common in the eastern United States, its habit of hovering at flowers leads it to often being mistaken for a hummingbird. Amazingly, this one stayed sort of still long enough for a couple of iPhone pictures.
#insects #moths #entomology #nature #naturephotography #biology #biodiversity #ecology #flowers
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A Hummingbird Clearwing, a day-flying moth, nectaring on Bee Balm. Common in the eastern United States, its habit of hovering at flowers leads it to often being mistaken for a hummingbird. Amazingly, this one stayed sort of still long enough for a couple of iPhone pictures.
#insects #moths #entomology #nature #naturephotography #biology #biodiversity #ecology #flowers
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I'm catching up! This Common Tan Wave Moth was on my deck two nights ago
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I'm catching up! This Common Tan Wave Moth was on my deck two nights ago
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Learning to Look Closer #4
Most people probably wouldn’t have stopped for her. She was just a little brown moth outside near the cat food. And with cats around, that probably wasn’t the safest place for her to be. So I picked her up. I expected her to fight me. To flutter her wings, scramble away, or do whatever tiny moths do when a giant human suddenly decides to scoop them up. She didn’t. She just let me. No fighting. No struggling. She sat completely still on the tip of my finger while I carried her […]https://destinylaharris.com/2026/08/04/learning-to-look-closer-4/
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Learning to Look Closer #4
Most people probably wouldn’t have stopped for her. She was just a little brown moth outside near the cat food. And with cats around, that probably wasn’t the safest place for her to be. So I picked her up. I expected her to fight me. To flutter her wings, scramble away, or do whatever tiny moths do when a giant human suddenly decides to scoop them up. She didn’t. She just let me. No fighting. No struggling. She sat completely still on the tip of my finger while I carried her […]https://destinylaharris.com/2026/08/04/learning-to-look-closer-4/
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Does anyone know what these two are? 🤔
Edit: thanks to @hastingsmothman for letting me know they are Red Underwings. 👍🙂
They are relaxing at the top of the wall in our porch. Nice and shady. Out of the hot, glaring sun. 💚
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Does anyone know what these two are? 🤔
Edit: thanks to @hastingsmothman for letting me know they are Red Underwings. 👍🙂
They are relaxing at the top of the wall in our porch. Nice and shady. Out of the hot, glaring sun. 💚
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#MothOfTheDay is the interestingly marked
LYCHNIS
Hadena bicrurisThere is a very similar moth called CAMPION (more pink & purple diffusion), but both feed on the seeds of campion plants. Lychnis is just an old term for a campion plant, but the moths differ.
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #summer #august #conservation #biodiversity #alttext #science #educate
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#MothOfTheDay is the interestingly marked
LYCHNIS
Hadena bicrurisThere is a very similar moth called CAMPION (more pink & purple diffusion), but both feed on the seeds of campion plants. Lychnis is just an old term for a campion plant, but the moths differ.
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #summer #august #conservation #biodiversity #alttext #science #educate
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🌙 Elephant hawk-moth / Zmrocznik gładysz (Deilephila elpenor) – one of the most beautiful nocturnal moths found in Poland.
#Butterflies #Moths #Nature #Wildlife #MacroPhotography -
🌙 Elephant hawk-moth / Zmrocznik gładysz (Deilephila elpenor) – one of the most beautiful nocturnal moths found in Poland.
#Butterflies #Moths #Nature #Wildlife #MacroPhotography -
A Fairy Moth, Nemophora aurisparsella, spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 2 August 2026. A tiny moth (5mm body length) with ridiculously long antennae.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/387505833 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Moths #Lepidoptera
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#Moths Can Smell With Their Wings https://www.sci.news/biology/moth-wing-olfactory-capacity-14959.html
Noses on the wing: the olfactory capacity of #hawkmoth wings. By Ahmed Reda Ismaieel et al. https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/229/14/jeb252047/372157/Noses-on-the-wing-the-olfactory-capacity-of
"Scientists have found that #moth wings are equipped with odor-detecting receptors, suggesting the #insects use their wings — not just their antennae — to sense chemical cues in the air while flying."
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Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count
17 July - 9 August
https://butterfly-conservation.org/#SolarPunkSunday #WildLife #Nature #ButterflyConservation #Butterflies #Moths #CitizenScience #Gardens #Conservation #BigButterflyCount
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Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count
17 July - 9 August
https://butterfly-conservation.org/#SolarPunkSunday #WildLife #Nature #ButterflyConservation #Butterflies #Moths #CitizenScience #Gardens #Conservation #BigButterflyCount
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Butterfly Conservation Guide
Jobs to do in your garden in August
https://butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/the-secret-gardener-jobs-to-do-in-your-garden-in-august#SolarPunkSunday #WildLife #Nature #ButterflyConservation #Butterflies #Moths #Gardening #Gardens #Conservation
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Butterfly Conservation Guide
Jobs to do in your garden in August
https://butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/the-secret-gardener-jobs-to-do-in-your-garden-in-august#SolarPunkSunday #WildLife #Nature #ButterflyConservation #Butterflies #Moths #Gardening #Gardens #Conservation
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These are the larvae of the Bunaea alcinoe moth, one of the most unusual species of silkworms in the world.
Although they look very menacing because of their large spikes, as well as their red and black colors, in fact these creatures are absolutely safe.
@ChannelInteres #globalmuseum #catepillars #moths #insects -
These are the larvae of the Bunaea alcinoe moth, one of the most unusual species of silkworms in the world.
Although they look very menacing because of their large spikes, as well as their red and black colors, in fact these creatures are absolutely safe.
@ChannelInteres #globalmuseum #catepillars #moths #insects -
Two pristine hummingbird hawkmoths in the walled garden this afternoon. It was interesting to see the enthusiasm for Ceratostigma. An even bigger surprise was that Dianthus carthusianorum was highly favoured.
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Two pristine hummingbird hawkmoths in the walled garden this afternoon. It was interesting to see the enthusiasm for Ceratostigma. An even bigger surprise was that Dianthus carthusianorum was highly favoured.
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The illusionist
A hummingbird hawkmoth feeding on scarlet sage in a garden in Bournemouth, UK. Often mistaken for a hummingbird, the hawkmoth hovers in mid-air, beating its wings 70-85 times a second.
Photograph: Carolyn Jenkins/Alamy
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The illusionist
A hummingbird hawkmoth feeding on scarlet sage in a garden in Bournemouth, UK. Often mistaken for a hummingbird, the hawkmoth hovers in mid-air, beating its wings 70-85 times a second.
Photograph: Carolyn Jenkins/Alamy
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This is a unique hand made cyanotype on watercolour paper (11" x 14") with an image of various alliums and dandelions which have gone to seed. Each have seeds radiating from a stem like exploding fireworks. I have embellished this with two of my linocut of native moths species: a virgin tiger moth and white underwing.
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This is a unique hand made cyanotype on watercolour paper (11" x 14") with an image of various alliums and dandelions which have gone to seed. Each have seeds radiating from a stem like exploding fireworks. I have embellished this with two of my linocut of native moths species: a virgin tiger moth and white underwing.
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#MothOfTheDay is a bit of a controversial one. Larvae can strip oak trees and cause terrible skin / breathing problems if handled. Yet the moth itself (completely non-toxic) is quite neat and pretty.
OAK PROCESSIONARY
Thaumetopoea processioneaAs always, recorded for official use.
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #summer #july #conservation #biodiversity #alttext #science #educate
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#MothOfTheDay is a bit of a controversial one. Larvae can strip oak trees and cause terrible skin / breathing problems if handled. Yet the moth itself (completely non-toxic) is quite neat and pretty.
OAK PROCESSIONARY
Thaumetopoea processioneaAs always, recorded for official use.
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #summer #july #conservation #biodiversity #alttext #science #educate
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Here is a moth on my deck from a few days ago: a Clymene Moth,
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Here is a moth on my deck from a few days ago: a Clymene Moth,
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🪴💡 Researchers in #Germany tested how different types of artificial #light affect #nocturnal #insects at railway platforms.
They found that amber 1800K #LED lights, which lack blue light wavelengths, attracted far fewer insects than cool white LEDs or high-pressure sodium lamps. The #darksky reserve where the #study took place has already switched all its platform lights to the insect friendlier option.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/a-simple-lighting-swap-could-save-millions-of-insects
#lightpollution #biodiversity #conservation #science #nature #moths #ecology #wildlife #environment #biology
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🪴💡 Researchers in #Germany tested how different types of artificial #light affect #nocturnal #insects at railway platforms.
They found that amber 1800K #LED lights, which lack blue light wavelengths, attracted far fewer insects than cool white LEDs or high-pressure sodium lamps. The #darksky reserve where the #study took place has already switched all its platform lights to the insect friendlier option.
👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/a-simple-lighting-swap-could-save-millions-of-insects
#lightpollution #biodiversity #conservation #science #nature #moths #ecology #wildlife #environment #biology
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A large moth, Erebus ephesperis, spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore on 31 Aug 2025. A cursory look at the wings might make you think it has a ragged top layer that is peeling off. But that is just an optical illusion; and an effective one.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/310422818 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Moths #Lepidoptera
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I’m going to jump on the #Odyssey bandwagon (even though I might never see the movie…)
This handsome moth is called “Antheraea polyphemus” and is named for Polyphemus, the Cyclops from Homer’s Odyssey. It’s all about the eyes!
(My son took the photo yesterday outside of his workplace in central Iowa.)
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I’m going to jump on the #Odyssey bandwagon (even though I might never see the movie…)
This handsome moth is called “Antheraea polyphemus” and is named for Polyphemus, the Cyclops from Homer’s Odyssey. It’s all about the eyes!
(My son took the photo yesterday outside of his workplace in central Iowa.)
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#MothOfTheDay is one of the 'kitten' moths that visited last night. I prefer the slightly bolder-looking Alder Kitten, but this is the next best.
SALLOW KITTEN
Furcula furculaAs its name suggests, the larvae feed on sallows, as well as poplars.
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #summer #july #conservation #biodiversity #alttext #science #educate
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#Photography #NaturePhotography #Moths
Not much about today, but luckily Hayley saw this on the side of our gazebo.
