hastingsmothman
@hastingsmothman@mastodon.green  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Today's #MothOfTheDay is a tiny 4mm micromoth (about a grain of rice). Micros are known by their Latin name first, with vernacular as secondary.

LOBESIA RELIQUANA (Wood Marble) A tortrix moth; ergo it spins leaves to create larvae shelters. Hard to photo in focus with 6yr old iPhone because it's so miniscule!

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Side on shot of a 4-5mm moth about the size of a grain of cooked rice. It faces left. It is three times as long as it is high and it holds its wings tight against its abdomen in a tented position making it look almost tubular. Its scales are a distinct marble pattern of blue, gold and rust in a very metallic sheen, each blotch edged in white. It has a small dark tuft sticking up just behind its head and an antennae which it holds close to its flank.
Side on shot of a 4-5mm moth about the size of a grain of cooked rice. It faces left. It is three times as long as it is high and it holds its wings tight against its abdomen in a tented position making it look almost tubular. Its scales are a distinct marble pattern of blue, gold and rust in a very metallic sheen, each blotch edged in white. It has a small dark tuft sticking up just behind its head and an antennae which it holds close to its flank.
Side on shot of a 4-5mm moth about the size of a grain of cooked rice. It faces left. It is three times as long as it is high and it holds its wings tight against its abdomen in a tented position making it look almost tubular. Its scales are a distinct marble pattern of blue, gold and rust in a very metallic sheen, each blotch edged in white. It has a small dark tuft sticking up just behind its head and an antennae which it holds close to its flank.
Sarah J Hoodlet
@SJHoodlet@writing.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
#SilentSunday

#LunaMoth#Moth#Nature#Wildlife

A luna moth on a finger. In this image, the camera shows the moth from the top, giving a full view of the stunning wings. Along the top is a wide, dark pink border, which matches the legs you can see clinging to my finger. A majority of the wings are a dusted pale green, although where they connect to the body is slightly more yellow. There are also four eyespots on the wings (one on each), which are the same pink as the border with a black stripe along one side. You can see the feathery antennae by my finger, and glimpse the dusty white body beneath the wings.
A luna moth on a finger. In this image, the camera shows the moth from the top, giving a full view of the stunning wings. Along the top is a wide, dark pink border, which matches the legs you can see clinging to my finger. A majority of the wings are a dusted pale green, although where they connect to the body is slightly more yellow. There are also four eyespots on the wings (one on each), which are the same pink as the border with a black stripe along one side. You can see the feathery antennae by my finger, and glimpse the dusty white body beneath the wings.
A luna moth on a finger. In this image, the camera shows the moth from the top, giving a full view of the stunning wings. Along the top is a wide, dark pink border, which matches the legs you can see clinging to my finger. A majority of the wings are a dusted pale green, although where they connect to the body is slightly more yellow. There are also four eyespots on the wings (one on each), which are the same pink as the border with a black stripe along one side. You can see the feathery antennae by my finger, and glimpse the dusty white body beneath the wings.
A luna moth on a finger. In this image, the camera is focused on the main body, which is about an inch long, and a dusty, fuzzy white. The antennae are feathery or comb-like, and a tan/gold color. The legs are pink, the same color as the wide border around its wings. You can also see one of its eyes, which are solid black. The wings are also visible, although slightly out of focus. They are a dusted, pale green, darker at the top and paler toward the bottom.
A luna moth on a finger. In this image, the camera is focused on the main body, which is about an inch long, and a dusty, fuzzy white. The antennae are feathery or comb-like, and a tan/gold color. The legs are pink, the same color as the wide border around its wings. You can also see one of its eyes, which are solid black. The wings are also visible, although slightly out of focus. They are a dusted, pale green, darker at the top and paler toward the bottom.
A luna moth on a finger. In this image, the camera is focused on the main body, which is about an inch long, and a dusty, fuzzy white. The antennae are feathery or comb-like, and a tan/gold color. The legs are pink, the same color as the wide border around its wings. You can also see one of its eyes, which are solid black. The wings are also visible, although slightly out of focus. They are a dusted, pale green, darker at the top and paler toward the bottom.