#saturniids

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Although Atlas moths have some of the most impressive wings of any Lepidopteran, they do very little flying. Adults don’t eat after they pupate, so they have to conserve as much energy as possible. Females stay fairly close to their cocoons, while males will travel onyl a few kilometers to find a suitable mate. Both sexes die only a few days after mating.

(Image: A male atlas moth (Attacus atlas) by Pankaj Kumar via iNaturalist)

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#atlas moth #Lepidoptera #Saturniidae #moths #saturniids #insects #arthropods #uncharismatic facts

[briery]

Insect eggs from left to right: clusters of Atlas moth eggs; Saturniid moth eggs; Madagascan comet moth eggs; Extatosoma tiaratum eggs (Macleay’s Spectre Stick Insect); Heteropteryx dilatata eggs (Jungle Nymph Stick Insect).

#egg #eggs #insect #insects #insect egg #insect eggs #moth #moths #atlas moth #atlas moths #moth egg #moth eggs #saturniid #saturniids #madagascan comet moth #madagascan comet moths #stick insect #stick insects #stick insect egg #stick insect eggs #macleay's spectre stick insect #extatosoma #extatosoma tiaratum #jungle nymph stick insect #heteropteryx #heteropteryx dilata #nature

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #249

Ghostly Silkmoth

Ceranchia apollina

From the saturniidae family. They can be found in Madagascar.

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#moth #moths #lepidopterology #lepidoptera #nature #pretty moth #bugs #insect #moth of the day #motd #lepiodoptery #entomology #bugblr #insects #invertebrates #ghostly silkmoth #ceranchia apollina #saturniidae moth #saturniid #saturniidae

[ikemoths]

Spanish moon moths! As recommended by one of my followers in the ask box :3 wow these are so pretty!! They're basically like luna moths but with an added outline in photoshop lmao. Beautiful pattern, surprisingly rarely read about them anywhere. LOOK AT THOSE ANTENNAE!! C:

They come form the Saturniid family, and theyre native to spain and france! I might get to see one someday since i often travel there :)

Graellsia isabellae

#moth #moths #adorable #moon moths #moon moth #luna #spanish moon moth #beautiful #the wing colour is soooo pretty #longtail moths #saturniid #lepidoptera #bugs #bugblr #insect #insects #insectblr #pretty boys #animal friends #frens

[colorsoutofearth]

Saturniid moth (Aurivillius triramis)

Photo by Robert Thompson

#moths #saturniid moths #saturniidae #lepidoptera #aurivillus #insects #entomology #yellow moth #camouflage #nature #yellow

[echotherainwing]

hi!! if you're willing to take it, I have a request :)

these are my two OCS, saturniid and adder, if you're open to drawing one of them that would be super rad!!

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Here they are! Sorry it took so long, but I made them both and I LOVED drawing them! I also love how you draw with so much detail in your pieces and the different jewelry they have, I truly haven’t seen anything like it and I would love to see more!!

Anyways! Here is Adder and Saturniid for @logsdrawsthings !! Truly check them out!

Again, my if you want something drawn, just ask! :)

#wof #artwork #drawing #dragon art #my artwrok #digital illustration #wof art #wof design #cute #sandwing wof #wof sandwing #sandwing #adder the sandwing #saturniid the silkwing #silkwing wof #wof silkwing #silkwing #wof dragon #my artwork #@logsdrawsthings

[strawberry-seal77]

I know he isnt a seal but I got a baby sea lion plush today and I thought you'd enjoy it nonetheless :>

OH MY GOD HIII HI HELLOW LITTLE FELLER . A THANG SUPREME.... DOES IT HAVE A NAME?

#I have a sea lion plushie named marmelade :3 #ask #saturniid

[jadafitch]

Now through August 25th, 25% off all stickers on Redbubble, with code STICKEMUP

#stickers #vinyl #waterproof #illustration #watercolor #scientific #moths #butterfly #moth #saturniid #sea life #nature #naturalist #small gift #biologist #biology #bug #insevt #vinyl sticker #birds #bird #bird sticker #bug sticker #shell #lobster #luna moth sticker #luna moth

[cordycepsbian]

moth wings aren't usually very soft because they're covered in scales, leif specifically just has a fur lining on their wings because they're special

#spontaneous headcanon event #saturniids have softer wings than other moth families (taxonomic) too #leif is not one of those but a lot of their family (the other definition) is #the spots are soft too. feel them

[hibiscera]

I really appreciate how Killer Moth’s design here seems to take its inspiration from the Death’s-head Hawkmoth!

Something I always want to see with Drury is designs for him with some basis in IRL moths, so this is a pleasant surprise and I LOVE how they integrated it! 🦋

#mir talks #killer moth #I’m a saturniid Drury truther personally #but nice to see any moth basis!! we can love Sphingidae Drury here!!

[saturniidd]

its weird that my moth obsession is slowly starting to fizzle out. kind of sad ngl

#I didn't get to finish my saturniid classification book :( #anyways- most of my interests dont actually fade they just go dormant for a while #until smth wakes them up #so maybe thats the case #I still love moths a lot even tho I dont actively think about them anymore #but now that this obsession is sort of over. looking back at it MAN #those little guys had a DEATH GRIP on me

[smile-files]

i love spring :)) i decided to put my hair in pigtails and butterfly hair clips today in the spirit of the season!!! i also brought my lalaloopsy fairy to school to keep me company :D

#melonposting #it's so nice and sunny outside!! and the flowers are blooming!!! #the butterflies are gonna start showing up soon enough #and that makes me even more excited for summer... there are so many butterflies up at camp and i'm gonna be living there for like 3 months! #my life will be filled with monarchs and tiger swallowtails... what a dream :) #and hey maybe i'll see some saturniid moths! the lab manager at my school said she saw a cecropia moth a little bit upstate #would love to see one of them myself :D #but anyway. it's spring!!! i feel so lovely <3

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #290

Zaddachi's Emperor Moth

Bunaeopsis zaddachi

From the saturniidae family. It can be found across Africa.

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#moth #moths #lepidopterology #lepidoptera #nature #pretty moth #bugs #insect #moth of the day #motd #lepidoptery #entomology #insects #bugblr #invertebrates #zaddachis emperor moth #bunaeopsis zaddachi #saturniidae moth #saturniidae #saturniid

[snickeringdragon]

bug!!!!

(i don’t actually know if i got the species correct in the id-)

OH THIS FELLAS SO HANDSOME!!!!! thank you so much for sharing!! id be happy to try and id this lil guy but id probably need a rough location and maybe some photos from different angles if you have them. not ENTIRELY sure if its a virginian tiger moth but its handsome either way!!

addition to the id by the way: the moth is very fluffy and all white in color, its wings are folded back.

#dragon cave's mailbox #insect cw #bug cw #moth cw #INSANELY handsome. #i only know how to tell apart a few large saturniid moths sex for CERTAIN but its likely that this is a female! #the wings lack the fan-like look you generally see in males. but im sure those rules dont apply to All moths #so take that with a grain of salt

[colorsoutofearth]

African golden emperor moth (Gonimbrasia krucki)

Photo by Robert Thompson

#gonimbrasia #gonimbrasia krucki #emperor moth #moth #african golden emperor moth #saturniidae #saturniid moths #african moths #leps #lepidoptera #insects #entomology #red #yellow #red and yellow #yellow and red #red moths #red insects #macro photography #insect photography #nature

[riotshotguns]

the scrunkly

#trailcam creations #oc: altair #team kill campaign #i co-own this dude with the saturniid sys! #tyrcanna tag