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Photo of a man standing next to a slide presentation on moths.

Photo of a man standing next to a slide presentation on moths.

At the meeting of the Totterdown residents association. Have a great presentation on moths from local entomologist Ray Barnet.
Fascinating to learn about species change over the past 20 years due to climate change.
#Bristol #mothstodon

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Photo of large moth testing on a white painted brick wall.

Photo of large moth testing on a white painted brick wall.

Moth!

iNaturalist leads me to believe this is a Granny's Cloak Moth, Speiredonia spectans.

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/332559180

#Mothstodon #Moth

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A photo of a plume moth. It is a light beige color, and a couple inches long. The moth has an unusual silhouette, with thin, stick-like wings held nearly perpendicular to the equally long, thin abdomen.

A photo of a plume moth. It is a light beige color, and a couple inches long. The moth has an unusual silhouette, with thin, stick-like wings held nearly perpendicular to the equally long, thin abdomen.

Plume moths (family Pterophoridae) are strange looking moths. I could not find any well-documented reason for their unusual appearance, but I believe it may have something to do with camouflage on grass or tree branches.
This specimen was photographed in […]

[Original post on flipping.rocks]

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bagworm moths have recently been crawling around my building and i've gotta say i love them. they build and carry their little bags everywhere, what icons. 💪

can't tell, is this #Mothstodon content? at the very least, it's another #BugSeason find from my own neighborhood on okinawa. :)

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Orange butterfly with a lot of mottled brown spots, with open wings, sitting on a plant with green leaves.

Orange butterfly with a lot of mottled brown spots, with open wings, sitting on a plant with green leaves.

Apparently there's only four places in the UK you can see one of these.. it's a Heath Fritillary.

Luckily one of those places is close to where I am. Lots of them about today, if you know where to look.

#butterfly #insectodon #mothstodon

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Hummingbird hawk moth hovering while sipping nectar from a buddleja flower

Hummingbird hawk moth hovering while sipping nectar from a buddleja flower

Hummingbird hawk moth hovering while sipping nectar from a buddleja flower

Hummingbird hawk moth hovering while sipping nectar from a buddleja flower

We've been visited by a humming bird hawk moth, aka bee moth. Its a moth, not a bird, but it feeds by hovering while sipping nectar from deep-throated flowers, like a humming bird.

I managed to get these pictures. I'll try to get some more over the weekend.
#Bloom #mothstodon #bloomscrolling #moth

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a moth resting on a rough wall. The moth itself has folded itself into a triangular shape. The wings are dark with a few light stripes crossing them.

a moth resting on a rough wall. The moth itself has folded itself into a triangular shape. The wings are dark with a few light stripes crossing them.

This beauty (I'm guessing it's Euplagia quadripunctaria, Jersey Tiger, Russischer Bär) settled in our garden. The Jersey Tiger is Germany's butterfly of the year 2025.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmetterling_des_Jahres

tagging @NABU

#mothstodon #moth #insect

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a closeup of a LARGE wood-and-ash colored fuzzy moth sitting still on a stucco floor, a day before his passing

a closeup of a LARGE wood-and-ash colored fuzzy moth sitting still on a stucco floor, a day before his passing

a kind of tragic end... I saw him on the floor of our walkway a few days ago, admired him, gave him space, hoped others would do the same, and a day later just saw him twitching on the ground; asking around revealed two possible causes - pesticides, or flying too […]

[Original post on meow.social]

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Jersey tiger moth on a white rendered wall. It has bright yellow stripes on black wings, very striking.

Jersey tiger moth on a white rendered wall. It has bright yellow stripes on black wings, very striking.

Jersey tiger moth. Only the second time I've ever seen one, don't think they're very common in the UK mainland.

The first time I saw one was a couple of years ago and I made this little track to celebrate:

https://music.key13.uk/uncooked01-electronic/4/

#mothstodon #insectodon

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A pale moth is resting on a wooden surface. The moth has broad wings with faint yellow markings and is positioned with its wings spread out.

A pale moth is resting on a wooden surface. The moth has broad wings with faint yellow markings and is positioned with its wings spread out.

Found this beauty in the house this morning! My photo app informs me it is a swallow-tailed #moth #mothstodon

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Here's a moth I met recently. Bigger than my palm. Google Images and Wikipedia images suggest this is
Brahmaea hearseyi but, that is just hear say.

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White moth with pale grey markings along its wings, resting on the side of a gray stone wall. two legs are visible; they are striped white and black.

White moth with pale grey markings along its wings, resting on the side of a gray stone wall. two legs are visible; they are striped white and black.

moth people, what kind is this one? taken yesterday in duluth, minnesota.#moth #NeedID

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A yellow moth with wings folded upright sitting on some green leaves

A yellow moth with wings folded upright sitting on some green leaves

Two brown moths, fluffy heads, and wings folded back against their bodies, coupled in a mating position on a wild mint plant

Two brown moths, fluffy heads, and wings folded back against their bodies, coupled in a mating position on a wild mint plant

A daddy long legs with only 4 legs and with feelers making a funny moustache shape on an apple nibbling away in the dark

A daddy long legs with only 4 legs and with feelers making a funny moustache shape on an apple nibbling away in the dark

Silhouette of a spider and an apple tree. You can't see the web, and perspective leaves you wondering if it's a tiny spider between the leaves, or a huge one descending from the sky above.

Silhouette of a spider and an apple tree. You can't see the web, and perspective leaves you wondering if it's a tiny spider between the leaves, or a huge one descending from the sky above.

I was doing some late evening moth hunting couple of nights ago and managed to find a few interesting shots

#Mothstodon #Photography #Insects #Scotland

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Large moth resting on a window. It's wings and brown near the body, very light brown further away, but with unusual red and black markings at the bottom.

Large moth resting on a window. It's wings and brown near the body, very light brown further away, but with unusual red and black markings at the bottom.

Spectacular visitor to our house today. My son wonders if anyone can help identify it? Location is #Canberra , wingspan an impressive 11cm. #moth #mothstodon #entomology

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Very large dappled brown and white moth, resting on a bright pink pair of shorts hanging from a washing line.

Very large dappled brown and white moth, resting on a bright pink pair of shorts hanging from a washing line.

Impeccable camouflage. #Mothstodon

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