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great-and-small · 1 year

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It’s not a phase mom it’s industrial melanism

#yes yes I know it’s more complicated than all that but let me have my fun #Biston betularia #memes #biology memes #bugblr #funny #peppered moths #lepidopterans #nature #industrial melanism #bugs

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histsciart · 1 year

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Lepidopterans from the Edinburgh Journal of Natural History and of the Physical Sciences, Vol. 1 (1835-1839).

"Lepidopterans" includes both moths and butterflies. The moth in the bottom middle is the lovely Madagascan sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus), which was once classified as a butterfly. The butterfly in the middle is the male common green birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus). This species exhibits sexual dimorphism in which the female is larger than the male and has brown and white coloring.

#SciArt #moths #butterflies #lepidopterans #Natural history #entomology #lepidoptera #Madagascan sunset moth #green birdwing #butterfly #moth

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blackswallowtailbutterfly · 2 months

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Papilio polyxenes--Black Swallowtail Butterfly Part 1

Been some years since I've raised these, but it was a fantastic experience to do so! All photos are mine, most unedited, except for the one on the chicory plant because it was pretty dull lighting and I wanted to bring out the colour.

They caterpillars were munching away in my grandmother's raised herb garden, so I took them in and raised them. Then when they hatched I put them on various flowers in her garden. In college when I brought the last of the season's pupas with me, I put the ones that hatched on the wildflowers outside.

The caterpillars have five instars (some people say only three; I say they aren't paying enough attention). They start off looking like bird shit and with each moult they get stripier until they're green or white with black stripes that have yellow spots. Then eventually they choose a spot, take a massive shit, string themselves up, do a dance, shuck their skin and then harden.

The pupas are either green or brown depending on their environment. They aren't completely immobile. They will jerk about if something irritates them.

When the butterflies hatch it takes a little time for them to work up to flying. In that window, you can stage them and get your photos in before they take off.

The darker adults with the larger blue areas are female and the ones with the broader yellow stripes are the males. Most of mine ended up female. I personally think the females are prettier with their black and blue, but the males are still very attractive butterflies as well. See him face on the red geraniums. :)

Hand pictured is mine. lol

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dougdimmadodo · 11 months

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Speckled Wood Butterfly (Pararge aegeria)

Family: Brush-Footed Butterfly Family (Nymphalidae)

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

A small species of butterfly found commonly across much of temperate Asia, Europe and northern Africa, the Speckled Wood Butterfly inhabits forests and other wooded areas, where winged adults of this species are commonly seen patrolling their territories or searching for mates between March and October. As with most butterflies adult Speckled Wood Butterflies are short-lived and feed entirely on sugary liquids such as nectar and honeydew, while the larvae (caterpillars) are purely herbivorous, feeding on various species of grasses. While fairly typical in their life-cycles, Speckled Wood Butterflies differ from many other species in their unusual method of courting mates; depending on their size and health, males of this species (which are typically slightly smaller than females) will utilize one of two different mating strategies - larger, stronger males will claim a small territory (typically in a forest clearing with access to direct sunlight and abundant nectar-bearing plants) and will fiercely chase off rival males that come near while awaiting the arrival of females, while smaller or weaker males will instead fly around in search of travelling females. While male Speckled Wood Butterflies will often mate several times throughout their short lives females are able to produce all of the eggs they will ever lay after mating just once, (typically laying 2-3 separate generations of eggs throughout the spring, summer and autumn/fall) and as this method of reproduction means that some young individuals will hatch towards the beginning of winter caterpillars of this species are able to enter hibernation not only as a pupa (the method by which most butterfly larvae survive periods of colder weather) but also as a caterpillar, temporarily halting their development and becoming dormant until temperatures increase in the following spring. Throughout this species’ large range several subspecies and variants are known to exist, with individuals found in colder northern regions typically possessing larger, darker wings than those living in warmer regions to aid them in more efficiently absorbing heat when basking in sunlight.

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Image Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52592-Pararge-aegeria

#speckled wood butterfly #speckled wood #butterfly #butterflies #insect #insects #animal #animals #wildlife #african wildlife #asian wildlife #european wildlife #lepidoptera #lepidopterans #zoology #biology #entomology #lepidopterology

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moth-a-day · 2 years

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Egybolis ( African peach moth )

Img : projectnoah.com

#reminds me of old venomoth #moth #moths #moth a day #lepidopteran #lepidopterans #lepidopterology #tw bugs #bugs tw #moth tw #tw moths #cw insects #insects #insect #insectblr #bug #bugs

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weeklythings · 6 days

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Greta oto, glasswing butterfly, espejitos - little mirrors. a transparent winged butterfly found in central and northern regions of south america

#Greta #greta oto #glasswing butterfly #glass wings #espejitos #lepidopteran of the week #lepidoptera #lepidopterans #lepidopteran #tw butterfly #tw butterflies #butterfly #butterflies

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23rdhunter · 10 months

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Luna Moth (actias luna), June 2023

#it's just #so pretty #luna moth #lepidopterans #pretty and fluffy and *huge*#spent the day just chilling on the door #i used a ladder to get high enough to take a picture of its face from far away enough to not bother it #it was very hard to convince nearby children that *petting* it was a bad idea #my pictures

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saturnmortis · 2 years

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Look at this caterpillar I saw walking home today

#my stuff #bugs #caterpillar #insects #tagging both becuz idk what it is>#moth #butterfly #lepidopterans

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pronebarbie · 10 months

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i can sensé another butterfly or moth will reveal itself as special to me soon and i will have no choice but to get it tattooed

#rambles #lepidopterans #Lepidoptera

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moths-daily · 5 months

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Moth Of The Day #248

Joseph's Coat Moth

Agarista agricola

From the noctuidae family. They have a wingspan of 50-70 mm. They can be found in Australia.

Image sources: [1] [2] [3] [4]

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toadalled · 1 year

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A crystalline themed moth for a commissioner

#my art #moth #mothperson #lepidopteran #mothman #butterfly

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chemistfail · 1 year

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Spilosoma virginica, Virginia Tiger Moth

#myart #pic #art #artists on tumblr #insects #lepidopteran #entomology

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dailylepidopterans · 1 year

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[photo cred. keithp2012 @ project noah and Stephen Bowden]

todays lepidopteran of the day is the emerald swallowtail (Papilio palinurus)!

this beautiful butterfly, which comes from southeast asia, seems to shift color in the light due to special microstructures in its wings.

#daily lepidopteran #bugblr #butterflies #papilio #swallowtail butterflies #Papilio palinurus #emerald swallowtail

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blackswallowtailbutterfly · 2 months

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Papilio polyxenes--Black Swallowtail Butterfly Part 2

And this the rest of my black swallowtail photos, at least that I have on hand.

The first flew off quickly and I just managed to get a shot of her in the leaves above. I'm barely touching the one I'm petting. I'm not even sure that was a good idea. She was one of my first. though, and she took off okay.

The one with the crumpled wings was unfortunately deformed. Thankfully a rare occurrence, but it does happen and is always very sad. They won't make it. You can't even keep them indoors and feed them on sugar water or honey because the proboscis isn't fused. So you either euthanize them or leave them to their short life in peace outside.

The one in the square container and the pupas with her are the last I ever raised. She literally hatched in a moving car. lol

Maybe again some day.

The adults pictured are all female.

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ruthlesslistener · 9 months

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once again obsessed with the concept of bugs like moths and butterflies strapping their caterpillars to their backs/chests so that they can carry them around and keep them busy with socializing so when pupation finally comes they're all caught up with speaking and manners properly. Chub tube chutes with snack pockets for the little ones...

#hk #maybe part of the reason why lurien is so awkward is bc he had a beetle nanny and thus wasn't properly socialized #(his parents were immigrant entertainers and thus always at work- necessitating a nanny)#beetles do similar things with their grubs but not similar enough for a lepidopteran

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moth-a-day · 2 years

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Here’s a indigo duskywing skipper I saw in the forest today

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