r/Mothsandthings

!!! you can see the legs and wing patterns and everything perfectly through the pupae casing!!

check out that silver y wing pattern developing!!! super super exciting :3

Made friends with this little moth. We came by to see them every evening but we had to leave eventually (as we are traverlling home). Sharing because they are cute!

Pic 1: Elephant hawk-moth (my absolute favourite moth 🩷)

Pics 2 & 3: Convolvulus hawk-moth

Pics 4 & 5: Goat moth

An absolutely stunning royal walnut moth I found while on a little stroll in central Pennsylvania (:

She was found on my porch during a thunderstorm. I know her species only lives a couple of days and I figured if she was going to pass on, it would be in a warm house and not being completely obliterated in this horrible weather we've been having.

Here's my story I wanted to share.

Yesterday I woke up from a dream. In the dream me my partner and our child were going on a nature walk and we encountered a giant, beautiful moth-like insect. In the dream, the moth was very large, way larger than any real moth. It was still and had likely passed away. But we weren't sad about it, we just acknowledged its beauty, the circle of life, and then went on with our walk. When I woke up that morning, I took me and my kid to the kitchen to whip us up some breakfast. Then, I see her. This moth was so huge, her wingspan 6 inches, she's almost as big as my hand. She is so huge I thought a bat was hanging from the shaded part of our back porch, I found out she is an antheraea polyphemus. Moths are one of my favorite insects, they're so beautiful and I feel like butterflies often get the spotlight over them. Experiencing that dream and then seeing her has meant so much to me. I've recently been going through a truly transformative time in my life. From struggling with severe mental health issues to growing and getting better with cognitive behavioral therapy. I'm learning to accept this part of who I am. I also just turned 29. I truly feel this is the universe trying to tell me something. Trying to tell me that I'm about to change, I'm going to grow. I can't wait to see what the universe has in store for me. I take this as a sign that life is gonna be ok and that I'm going to keep getting better. I just have to keep believing in myself. 🫶🏻

This was the first step - two small paintings of moths native to Hawaii. Oil on paper. Approximately life size. I will post the update when I make more progress on these two little paintings. #allaparsonsart
#oilpainting

Was so nice to release her and see her fly off. Hoping to see her kids soon on some of my daisies!

Finished them as of today :D Im quite proud of it and happy im finally done working on it. This probably took me (easily) an upwards of 100 hours to make. Its all made from 100% raw wool using a felting needle

just a smile

Saw this momma at my job about a month ago. The eggs as far as I am aware did not survive and from the research I did into this particular genus of moth, the adult moth likely didn't live too long after laying them, either. It was large. It was also indoors of all places in an air conditioned room that gets steamy from condensation in the mornings

+ lil guys at work

Today’s find - Pandora sphinx caterpillar!

i only know some basic moth species. is this a type of Sphinx moth? the rosey pink and browns are so pretty!

i think this one's called a gray birch moth. he was chilling and i like the guy