Contributions of the group Moths

Luna moth on electrical box

nobody@ipernity.com (Ronald Losure) — Thu, 09 May 2024 00:17:36 +0000

Scarlet Tiger Moth - Callimorpha dominula

nobody@ipernity.com (Stephen M.) — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 17:58:59 +0000

A Scarlet Tiger moth discovered along the Koenigsweg between the Koenigsbachalm and the Jennerbahn middle station in the Berchtesgardener Alps.

The species flies by day and night, with a bright red underwing to warn off any potential predators and which is just about visible in this picture.

Luna moth on window

nobody@ipernity.com (Ronald Losure) — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 01:44:05 +0000

Ronald Losure has posted:

Actias luna
This moth was on the outside of a window at night. I have covered the windows with perforated film so birds can see that they can't fly through the window.

86/366: Forget-Me-Not Moth (+1 picture in a note)

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 04:06:17 +0000

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(+1 picture in a note)

The other day I featured the picture of a lovely coccoon that I found on our property. I took the coccoon inside and placed it into a jar, which I then watched carefully each day. About two weeks later I was delighted to find this beautiful moth sitting on a branch inside the jar. Can you say stunning?! :D After admiring it and showing it to Steve, I brought the moth ouside and placed it on the side of an Oak tree. I decided to replace the bark with a Birch tree texture so it would be easier to see the moth.

82/366: Beautiful Coccoon

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 03:48:31 +0000

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A couple of years ago I was looking at some of our trees and suddenly I noticed this chrysalis! I was excited because I've wanted to take a picture of one of these since I got my new camera! On top of that, it was really pretty and in a place that I would be able to photograph it perfectly. WHAT LUCK!! :D After I took pictures, I carefully removed it from the branch it was hanging from. Cradling it carefully in my hand, I took it inside and put it into a jar, which I then watched with great anticipation every day for the next couple of weeks! Stay tuned for what hatched! :)

Clymene moth

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:42:39 +0000

Ceropegia has posted:

Haploa clymene. Thanks to Shawn Wainwright in the group Moths of the eastern United States, I now know the name of this moth which I found in my garden in Etowah County, Alabama several years ago.

Alianthus Webworm Moth

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 03:52:21 +0000

Ceropegia has posted:

Atteva aurea - One of the ermine moths, on goldenrod in my yard, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC02469)

Spiny Oakworm Moth

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:27:15 +0000

Ceropegia has posted:

Anisota stigma. On my window screen, Etowah County, Alabama. (DSC01268)

For comparison, a similar speciies, the pink-striped oakworm moth (Anisota viginiensis).

Walnut Sphnix Moth

nobody@ipernity.com (Ceropegia) — Mon, 05 May 2014 13:28:06 +0000

Ceropegia has posted:

Amorpha juglandis - In my yard, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC08663)

IBa054 Cirrhochrista fumipalpis (Fig Moth)

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 15:23:52 +0000

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Crambidae - Wingspan: 25mm.
A Single specimen of this pretty small Pyralid came to the Light Trap on the 9th.

IBa043 Orvasca rufalba - Portrait

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 15:23:35 +0000

Tony James has posted:

Erebidae, Lymantriinae - Wingspan: 20mm.
Two specimens came to the Light Trap on the 5th and 9th. A small species which can be seen compared to my thumb-tip.

IBa015 Amata huebneri

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 15:21:24 +0000

Tony James has posted:

Erebidae, Arctiinae - Wingspan: 24mm.
A pretty little "Wasp" moth which is widespread through the Oriental region, and can be found flying around flowers in the daytime. Two specimens came in to our overnight Light Trap on the 3rd.

H is for Huge Hawk Moth (Hyles Lineata)

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 01:03:12 +0000

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A couple of weeks ago I opened the door to let the dogs out for their morning business and saw something on the door out of the corner of my eye. Turning to look, I nearly fell over! This moth is about 2" long, what a monster! I was really excited because I instantly recognized it as a Hawk Moth, sometimes called a Hummingbird Moth because it can hover in midair like a hummingbird and is also a nectar feeder. Moths in this group also have the longest proboscis (tongues) in the world (Morgan's Sphinx Moth holds the record at 1 foot long). It was so wonderful to get a nice picture of this beauty!

Note: My apologies for being so slow to put up new pictures, I've been working on my book!

If you would like read more about these moths, Wiki has a page here: Wiki: White-Lined Hawk Moth For more informations on this fascinating family of moths, visit this Wiki page: Wiki: Hawk Moths

Explored on ipernity on April 7, 2014. Highest placement, #2.

1991 Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawkmoth)

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:42:38 +0000

Tony James has posted:

Sphingidae, Macroglossinae Wingspan: 74mm.

This is one of the commonest UK Hawkmoths, and the above specimen had just emerged from the pupa, so it's colours were fresh and pristine. The colours mimic the flowers of the Rosebay Willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium), a large wild plant which grows in swathes on wild or disused ground. It is also one of the food plants for the caterpillars.

KS038A Erebus ephesperis

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 00:58:55 +0000

Tony James has posted:

Erebidae Catocalinae. Wingspan: 96mm.

This interesting, quite big moth was captured around the evening buffet lights by our friend Madeline, who came back from the buffet with it cupped in her hands. Fortunately, we had a large plastic "jar" with us (just in case we saw any moths), so it was transferred to that whilst we finished our evening meal.

I am amazed that a moth can have markings which makes the wings look like an extra tattered wing is on top of the real wing, including shadows! What influence would make this sort of evolution to occur? See more species at my Koh Samui Moths Album.

1995 Cerura vinula (Puss Moth)

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:57:29 +0000

Tony James has posted:

Notodontidae, Notodontinae. Wingspan: 80mm.

The feathery antennae and the glowing eyes makes this little insect look quite threatening.

See Album: Small Families 2

1980 Smerinthus ocellata (Eyed Hawkmoth)

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:57:12 +0000

Tony James has posted:

Sphingidae Smerinthinae Wingspan: 88mm.

A common UK Hawkmoth, although cryptically marked on the visible forewings at rest, if disturbed, it reveals the false eyes on the hindwings to deter would-be predators by suddenly exposing them.

1653 Habrosyne pyritoides (Buff Arches)

nobody@ipernity.com (Tony James) — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 23:26:21 +0000

Tony James has posted:

This pretty moth is a common Summer species in the UK.

291/365: "Everyday holds the possibility of a miracle." ~ Elizabeth David

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:10:29 +0000

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8 more pictures in notes above! :)

Hooray! Hooray!!! Sing to the high heavens, for Emerging Day has arrived!!! Miracles of all miracles, I can hardly believe my own two eyes!! I have had the distinct and awesome opportunity to successfully raise Clio Tiger Moths from eggs through all caterpillar stages, and through the month-long duration of their pupa stage as they transformed into adult moths, and now they are emerging in all of their incredible beauty for me to share with you!!

The entire event from start to finish is simply AMAZING to me. I have never tried to raise caterpillars before, and I thought I might end up killing them all, but I have somehow managed to do a good job, as they are now hatching as adults, one by one, with wet and wrinkled wings. I find them after they wiggle out of their cocoons and sit still, slowly pumping blood into their wings to inflate and flatten them over the course of many hours as they dry. At night time I am releasing them onto the white railings on our back deck where they can sit safely camouflaged and when they are ready, they fly away into the night! Each will "overwinter", clinging to the bark of a tree until the springtime, when they will come out of their hibernation state and feed before mating and beginning the cycle all over again! Isn't it an amazing miracle?!! WOW!!

I have a huge show to share tonight, with 7 different images of the moths and pupae about to hatch! I will make all of the images available for closer inspection but they will also be viewable here as insets on the picture above, which shows a newly emerged adult with rumpled wings! :)

Elizabeth David CBE (born Elizabeth Gwynne; 26 December 1913 – 22 May 1992) was a British cookery writer who, in the mid-20th century, strongly influenced the revitalisation of the art of home cookery with articles and books about European cuisines and traditional British dishes. Wikipedia: Elizabeth David

Clio Tiger Moth Ready for Take-Off!

nobody@ipernity.com (Janet Brien) — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 05:10:11 +0000

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This was the very first moth that emerged, and before I released it, I was able to get it to crawl onto my finger for a picture! They look like British royalty with those lovely tiger-striped wings! Not the same as the spotted ermine but I think lovelier by far! :) (Texture by Jerry Jones )