Tu dieta puede salvarte la vida, incluso cuando tienes una alimentación tóxica. Es lo que le ocurre a la polilla Chrysocale principalis, que avisa con su aposematismo de sus colores iridiscentes.📷Ricardo Arredondo T. #insectos #insects #Lepidoptera #polillas #moths
Tu dieta puede salvarte la vida, incluso cuando tienes una alimentación tóxica. Es lo que le ocurre a la polilla Chrysocale principalis, que avisa con su aposematismo de sus colores iridiscentes.📷Ricardo Arredondo T. #insectos #insects #Lepidoptera #polillas #moths
A Tropical Fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius) spotted at Pujiang Countryside Park, Shanghai, China on 2 Nov 2025. Wisespread throughout Asia, but absent in Singapore.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/325029034 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Shanghai #China #Insects #Butterflies #Lepidoptera
A Tropical Fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius) spotted at Pujiang Countryside Park, Shanghai, China on 2 Nov 2025. Wisespread throughout Asia, but absent in Singapore.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/325029034 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Shanghai #China #Insects #Butterflies #Lepidoptera
More moths? Yes, more moths!
The first moth is Chloroclystis inductata and it's an unusual colour morph of it. For all the variation in this one species from our garden so far, see https://inaturalist.nz/observations?place_id=150600&preferred_place_id=6803&taxon_id=407383&user_id=jon_sullivan&verifiable=any
The names of the others are in the alt-text.
#nz #mothodon #lepidoptera #Christchurch #insects #entomology
The #AutomatedMothTrap outside my house in #Canberra had been offline for a couple of weeks, because it was crashing each night. It's fixed now, and the #moths are getting much more prominent as the weather warms up here.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/albums/72177720322426621
The problem was in the power supply to the #RaspberryPi controller. I built it using the variable voltage DC-DC Buck Converters shown here. They are cheap and easy to use, but their efficiency (or at least the output voltage) drifts downwards over time. The one powering the RPi had dropped to 4.7V. When the lights were turned on - and I assume when additionally everything in the box got warmer - efficiency was dropping a little further and the RPi simply shut down. It's now running at around 5.2V and remained stable all last night - montage of images attached.
The small moth is only the second example I've seen here of the oecophorid Cirromitra tetratherma. It turned up sometime after 03:00 this morning.
The #AutomatedMothTrap outside my house in #Canberra had been offline for a couple of weeks, because it was crashing each night. It's fixed now, and the #moths are getting much more prominent as the weather warms up here.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/albums/72177720322426621
The problem was in the power supply to the #RaspberryPi controller. I built it using the variable voltage DC-DC Buck Converters shown here. They are cheap and easy to use, but their efficiency (or at least the output voltage) drifts downwards over time. The one powering the RPi had dropped to 4.7V. When the lights were turned on - and I assume when additionally everything in the box got warmer - efficiency was dropping a little further and the RPi simply shut down. It's now running at around 5.2V and remained stable all last night - montage of images attached.
The small moth is only the second example I've seen here of the oecophorid Cirromitra tetratherma. It turned up sometime after 03:00 this morning.
#MothOfTheDay is a stunner.
You may recognise it from my profile pic, but one came to visit the #moth box last night. The gloriously beautiful #green and black mosaic of:
MERVEILLE DU JOUR
Griposia aprilina
Larvae feed on oak.
One of my absolute favourite moths of the year.
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #naturalworld #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #autumn #october #conservation #biodiversity #alttext
Luna moth (Actias luna rubromarginata)
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit, Baraboo, WI, USA
#moth #insects #lepidoptera #nature #naturephotography
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Luna moth (Actias luna rubromarginata)
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit, Baraboo, WI, USA
#moth #insects #lepidoptera #nature #naturephotography
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J'ai la très grande joie de vous présenter ma première photo pas trop dégueulasse de moro-sphinx
Ma première rencontre avec ce lépidoptère remonte à 2018, et je m'étais demandé ce qu'un colibri faisait dans l'Aveyron, parce qu'entre sa vitesse, son vol stationnaire et sa longue trompe pour butiner, on est plusieurs à se faire avoir, si bien qu'il est surnommé le Sphinx Colibri (ça claque, non ?)
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro-sphinx
c'est vraiment une beauté 
#papillon #lepidoptera #morosphinx #butterfly #hummingbirdhawkmoth
J'ai la très grande joie de vous présenter ma première photo pas trop dégueulasse de moro-sphinx
Ma première rencontre avec ce lépidoptère remonte à 2018, et je m'étais demandé ce qu'un colibri faisait dans l'Aveyron, parce qu'entre sa vitesse, son vol stationnaire et sa longue trompe pour butiner, on est plusieurs à se faire avoir, si bien qu'il est surnommé le Sphinx Colibri (ça claque, non ?)
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro-sphinx
c'est vraiment une beauté 
#papillon #lepidoptera #morosphinx #butterfly #hummingbirdhawkmoth
Another contribution from my teen, this sweet wee woolly bear (probably a Virginian tiger moth, 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢) found close to home:
#CaterpillarDay#WoollyBear #caterpillar #moth #mothstodon #lepidoptera #insects
Another contribution from my teen, this sweet wee woolly bear (probably a Virginian tiger moth, 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢) found close to home:
#CaterpillarDay#WoollyBear #caterpillar #moth #mothstodon #lepidoptera #insects
I like this article in Nature Canada celebrating Canada’s (and North America’s) largest moth, the Cecropia moth. It is an excellent moth.
“Adult Cecropia moths last about two weeks. They can’t eat during this stage, since they have no digestive system or moveable mouth parts. About the only thing they can do is mate! An adult Cecropia moth is basically a work of art designed to create more works of art.”
https://naturecanada.ca/news/blog/the-cecropia-moth-art-on-the-wing/
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!
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies#MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #summer #conservation #biodiversity #alttext
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!
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies#MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #summer #conservation #biodiversity #alttext
Zerene Fritillary, Argynnis zerene, resting on some grass at Iwetemlaykin
Zerene Fritillary, Argynnis zerene, resting on some grass at Iwetemlaykin
Essex skipper (𝘛𝘩𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘢), from Sunday's hike on the Wiley Trails.
With the big eyes and fluffy body, doesn't it just look like a little teddy bear with wings? 