r/moths

Turtle Creek Ecology

Light sheeting for moths

- lepilens and clairewatson_photography

I got too excited when I saw this. On second floor so no pic of the back sorry. NE USA. About 2 inches big.

LOOK AT THE BELLY FLUFF POKING THROUGH THE SCREEN !!AAAAAA!!A!AAA!!

Edit) I think it is a Catalpa sphinx moth

my back yard in NJ i love these silly creatures

I have never seen anything like this, we usually get bumblebees and butterflies on this flower bush but this little guy caught my attention!!

plump big boned polyphemus (she gave birth on me right after these photos)

Thought it was a huge butterfly until i got up closer! It crossed a pond, doing a little splash along the way, then land on this tree vine 50ft away.

The caterpillar was fine and walked up a tree afterwards (I only looked at him for 2 minutes) but how screwed am I? My finger got a black hair in it and I removed all that I could see of it but man, man oh man am I an idiot. A reverse image search told me that it’s a caterpillar of a Dagger Moth? Well at the time I just saw a fuzzy little worm that was too cute not to pet. Sobered up and my finger still hurts. Am I going to die? Is the caterpillar gonna be fine? Does the caterpillar hate me now?

Found two of these guys while doing maintenance (their home had to be cut down) and I would like to care for them myself, but I noticed suspicious spots. A bug ID website told me they were parasitoid fly eggs and will eventually kill the cats but can be pierced via needle to save them. Is this good advice? Is it too late?
Found in MN and I’m too stunned to speak. They’re like irl Pokemon.

I found this little monster while working in 71155 Altdorf, Germany. But I'm not sure what exactly we are looking at.. 🖤 Sry if it's not a moth.... 🙏🏻

This little cutie Tulip-Tree Moth, was in the storefront window (Louisville, KY) and I told him if he was still there when I came out, I’d move him. He looked tired and lethargic. I came out and he recognized me, spread out his antennae and started walking towards me and then fell off the edge, on his back. He almost got crushed by the door closing so I let him cling to my hand and moved him to a raised bed with little bushes. I’m guessing he’s at the final stage of life. So gorgeous. My first time holding a moth.

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

In VA!

This was about a year ago (7/4/25), I was at camp and came across this lil dude on the blacktop. I was so excited!! Luckily, it was asleep here. My friend booped it until it woke up and it flew off to a safer location. 💖 :)