(c) Jose Neto
(C) Adam Gor
(C) anonymous
© giorgi_iankoshvili
Todays moth: Death's Head Hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos)
Found in predominantly in Africa and Europe!
Wingspan 8cm-12cm!
#moths #mohpostinf
IT'S HAWKMOTH WEEK 🗣🗣🗣
The beautiful larvae
(c) Christophe Quintin
Photo by DB, 5th May 2011, Middletown
(c) Darius Baužys
(c) Michał Brzeziński
© adinie
Lime Hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae)
Found in Europe and Asia!
This species features a lot of variety amongst individuals!
Wingspan 7cm-8cm!
#moths #mothposting
© wolfram_breuer
© Laurent Wagner
(c) Benjamin Fabian
© Gábor Keresztes
Todays moth: The Scarce Purple and Gold Moth (Pyrausta ostrinalis)
Found in North Africa and Europe!
Wingspan: 1.5cm-2cm
#moths #mothposting
© Cristina Krippahl / iNaturalist
© f11 / iNaturalist
© Olivier Clerc / iNaturalist
(c) Corinna Herr / iNaturalist
Todays moth: The Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
This whimsical fellow is found in Europe and Asia! Though there are a substantial amount of sightings in the USA!
Wingspan ranges 4cm-5cm!
#moth #mothposting
© Damith Danthanarayana
© cult_moon
© Dr. Giuseppe Mazza
© Surabhi Srivastava
Todays moth: The Indian Moon Moth (Actias selene)
This serene critters is found in South Asian and South-East Asian countries!
Wingspan ranges 13cm-17cm!
#moths #mothposting
© entomart
© Ab H. Baas
© Ian Kimber
(c) gernotkunz
Todays moth: The Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)
Found in Europe and Asia, as well as nearby parts of Northan Africa!
Wingspan ranges 2cm - 2.4cm!
#moths #mothposting
© Sally Adam / iNaturalist
(c) Alex Rebelo / iNaturalist
(c) susan brown / iNaturalist
(c) Felix Riegel / iNaturalist
Todays moth: The Cherry Spot Moth (Diaphone eumela)
Found in Africa! Particularly southern to middle areas!
Wingspan around 4cm!
#moths #mothposting
Sourced from reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Awwducational/comments/rnzdq5/semioptila_fulveolans_is_an_african_moth_species/
© Bernardine Altenroxel / iNaturalist
© Brad Hean / iNaturalist
© barryscott59 / iNaturalist
Todays moth: Semioptila fulveolans
This smaller scarcely documented fellow found in Africa!
Wingspan might be around 3cm!
#moths #mothposting
Sourced from Prairie Haven https://www.prairiehaven.com/?page_id=8301
Sourced from Prairie Haven https://www.prairiehaven.com/?page_id=8301
Sourced from Prairie Haven https://www.prairiehaven.com/?page_id=8301
(c) Ross Dickson / iNaturalist
Todays moth: The Green Leuconycta Moth (Leuconycta diphteroides)
This Green little fellow is found predominantly in Eastern USA and Canada!
Wingspan around 3cm!
#moths #mothposting
© Michael / iNaturalist
(C) Debs Raymont / Sourced from https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/acro/picta.html
© 栗鼠 / iNaturalist
(c) djhiker / iNaturalist
Todays moth: The Lilly Moth, a.k.a The Lilly Caterpillar Moth (Spodoptera picta)
This smaller fellow is wide-ranging; found in India, South-east Asia, Japan through Indonesia, Australia and Fiji.
Wingspan typically around 4cm!
#moths #mothposting
Why can't I catch the typos 😭
© QuestaGame / iNaturalist
(c) david_boccalatte / iNaturalist
© Dr. Jessa Thurman / iNaturalist
(C) Clouds Creek / Flickr
Todays moth: The Giant Wood Moth (Endoxyla cinereus)
This large little fellow comes from Australia! They're the heaviest moths in the world wishing about 30g!
Wingspan typically 23cm!
#moths #mothposting
© Mark Thompson / iNaturalist
(c) Larry Clarfeld / iNaturalist
© eldurwen / iNaturalist
(C) Micha L. Rieser / Wikipedia
Todays moth: The Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)
This little critters is found in North America!
Wingspan around 5cm!
#moths #mothposting
(c) Trevor Van Loon / iNaturalist
(c) David George /iNaturalist
© Mauricio Hernández Sánchez / iNaturalist
(c) Allanah Vokes / iNaturalist
Todays moth: The Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
This beautiful fellow can only be found in North America!
Wingspan typically around 16cm!
#moths ##mothposting
(C) Mike Burchett / Flickr
© Bill Sheehan / iNaturalist
(C) Patrick Coin / Wikipedia
© Corinne Fuchs / iNaturalist
Todays moth: The Southern Flannel Moth (Megalopyge opercularis)
This little fellow is found ranging from Southern USA to Northern parts of South America!
Wingspan ranges 2.5cm-3.5cm!
#moths #mothposting
(c) Andrew Aldrich / iNaturalist
© willowwollf / iNaturalist
(c) Will_K / iNaturalist
(c) Don Loarie / iNaturalist
Todays moth: The Western Sheep Moth (Hemileuca eglanterina)
This cheery little fellow is found in North America! Most sightings are along the USAs West coast!
Wingspan ranges 5.5cm-8.5cm!
#moths #mothposting
(C) Martin Bennett / butterflyhouse au
(c) Ian McMillan / iNaturalist
(C) the Chew's family / https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/pchew_brisbane/index.html
(c) Bad Alley / iNaturalist
© The Babygoat / iNaturalist
Todays moth: The Granny's Cloak Moth (Speiredonia spectans)
Found along Eastern Australia and neighboring islands!
Wingspan is around 7cm!
#moths #mothposting
(c) Don Marsille / iNaturalist
(C) Mike Boone / bugguide.net
© Kyle Klotz / iNaturalist
(c) Ashley M Bradford / iNaturalist
Todays moth: The Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth (Lithacodes fasciola)
Found in the USA and Canada!
Wingspan is around 2cm!
#moths #mothposting
(c) Saad Bhamla / iNaturalist
© Éric Mathieu / iNaturalist
© Damon Tighe / iNaturalist
(c) Alex Negro (Laube) / iNaturalist
Todays Moth: The Madagascan Bullseye, a.k.a, The Suraka Silk Moth (Antherina suraka)
This watchful beauty can be found in Madagascar and Mayotte!
Wingspan ranges 9cm-13cm!
The caterpillars body begins black then gains a greener colour over time
#moths #mothposting
© Harrison J Elkins / iNaturalist
(c) Laurent Barthe / iNaturalist
(c) Michał Brzeziński / iNaturalist
© Olesya Deineko / iNaturalist
Todays moth: The Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi)
Found in Europe and Eastern Asia!
Wingspan ranges 7cm-10cm!
#moths #mothposting
(C) Ken Sugimori and the Pokémon Company
(C) Paldean Pokédex
(C) Ph03n1x_A5h35 / Reddit
Todays moth: Slither Wing (#0988)
The greatest ancient mon of them all
#moths #mothposting
© christine123 / iNaturalist
© christine123 / iNaturalist
© sissonsa / iNaturalist
(c) Owen Ridgen / iNaturalist
Todays moth: The Bogbean Buck Moth (Hemileuca menyanthevora)
This critically endangered fellow is found in select few spots in Canada and the USA!
Wingspan ranges 5cm-7.5cm!
#moths #mothposting
(C) Ervin Szombathelyi / Flickr
(c) Roman / iNaturalist
(c) Michał Brzeziński / iNaturalist
(C) Kurt Kulac
Todays moth: The Hebe Tiger Moth (Arctia festiva)
This beautiful moth is found in Central and Southern Europe, the Near East, Iran, Central Asia, European Russia, Southern Siberia, Mongolia and China!
Wingspan ranges 4.5cm-6cm!
#moths #mothposting
(c) gernotkunz / iNaturalist
© Kristof Zyskowski / iNaturalist
(c) Frank Vassen / iNaturalist
(c) John Sullivan / iNaturalist
Todays moth: The Madagascan Sunset Moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus)
This beautiful iridescent insect is only found in Madagascar!
Wingspan ranges 7cm-9cm!
#moths #mothposting
(c) Sunčana Bradley / iNaturalist
Sourced from https://ecoman.co.za/south_africa/creature_images/egybolis_vaillantina.html
(C) Muhammad Mahdi Karim / Wikipedia
© Dawn Booth / iNaturalist
Todays moth: The African Peach Moth
(Egybolis vaillantina)
This dapper gentleman can be found in Africa! Most commonly along the Eastern Coast
Wingspan typically reaches up to 6cm!
#moths #mothposting
(C) Robert Thompson / naturepi.com
© Elsita Kiekebusch / iNaturalist
(c) i_c_riddell / iNaturalist
© Andy Lowe / iNaturalist
Todays Moth: The Large-eyed Emperor (Bunaeoides macrothyris)
A stunning and potentially rare insect, this moth can be found in Southern Africa!
Wings are estimated between 15cm-18cm!
#moths #mothposting
Observation © Lily Liang
Observation © Donna J. Parry
Observation by Brevan Wagner
Courtesy: John Capinera, University of Florida, Bugwood.org
Todays moth: The Dingy Cutworm Moth (Feltia jaculifera)
This sweet little pest can be found throughout North America!
Wingspan ranges between 3cm-4cm!
#moths #mothposting