r/moths

Makes me sad this species only lives for 7-10 days.

Truly not sure if it’s a tiger moth or something else

I'm in Viet Nam

Thank you

Saw this gorgeous moth. Immediately knew it was a sphinx moth based on size — anyone know what species?

I was amazed by how heavy he/she was.

I’m camping and this little guy was walking on me as I sat under a tree!

The wings unfurl as I sit here typing!

This little beauty landed on my kitchen window tonight. I tried Google Lens to ID this but none of the suggestions looked anything like it, Norfolk, UK.

I add this idea of having moths and butterflies emerging and flying out from the bottom of the guitar any suggestions on species !! I love drawing the eyeballs on moths wings ^_^

Raised luna moths from eggs, overwintered them and released several today. This is my favourite picture from many pictures I took.

Northern IL, USA.

sequential photos, most recent picture is the last one.

as much as i’m trying to be optimistic, at this point, i’ll be more surprised by good news than by bad news :(

We found one Great Owl Moth (Erebus macrocops) on the side of this tree and then I almost freaked out when I looked inside, there was at least 30 or more inside the tree, i would love to know why they do this.

This little guy fell "asleep" while moving him to release cage outside. Looks like he does not want go explore nature just yet.

She hatched today while I was at school and her wings look like this. Did they dry weird or do I just have to wait a bit more for them to unfurl?

What moth is this? Location: Malaysia

Missouri ozarks region

Had to move to much dryer and safer front porch due to incoming storms and she was within reach of my large dogs

If anyone wanted to see my breeding cages. This works for multiple large species of moths. You don’t want them to inbreed with the others that you hatch. So I make these cages. Hardware cloth 1/2 inch. I like the pvc coated ones they aren’t as sharp. Just cut it and make a circle. Some zip ties. And then I don’t even attach the top and bottom, just put something heavy on top that won’t wobble. The top and bottom are plastic plant dishes.

Luna moths exist just to mate and lay eggs. They live 10 days at most and die of starvation because they don’t have mouths. Females rarely move from where they hatch. So you put the female in the breeding cage, and then she calls a wild male. They breed through the holes and stay locked for 24 hours. The male flies away to find more females. The female can safely lay her eggs with me and I will hatch and care for them. Only 1/100 caterpillars survive in the wild, so it’s nice to up those chances by a lot. And they are so cute. The female will usually lay two clutches of eggs a day or two apart. So you can release her onto a host plant and she’ll lay more in the wild too. 🍃🐛💚💛

I'm located in Sacramento CA