Moths

[Joe P]

The Picasso moth (Baorissa hieroglyphica) for starters.

Maybe it’s more Miro but impressive all the same.

Joe

 

[stevec67]

Wow. That's fantastic. I once found an Elephant Hawk Moth larva in the garden, and kept it until it became an adult, and that was rather lovely but nothing on this one.

 

[Weekender]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryocampa_rubicunda

Rosy maple moth...though I'd have called it the Rhubarb and Custard moth.

 

[Joe P]

Steve,

Spectacular, it’s it? I’m straining to think what natural selective pressure led to such markings. Maybe an example of mimicry in moths that live in art galleries? Nah, that can’t be right.

Joe

 

[Joe P]

I took these pix of a Cecropia moth. It’s North America’s biggest.

Seven inches (~20 cm) wing tip to wing tip.

Joe

 

[Joe P]

Where’s my picture of Apollo throwing a lightning bolt?

joe

 

[Weekender]

My Mrs is TERRIFIED of moths. She got one in her pyjamas once when she was very young.

 

[TheDecameron]

My Mrs is TERRIFIED of moths. She got one in her pyjamas once when she was very young.

They bothered me when I was young. Flat mates at university chilled about six of them in the fridge then pushed them under my bedroom door on a sheet of A4 while I was asleep. The ones in the pics above unbelievably beautiful.

 

[paulfromcamden]

My Mrs is TERRIFIED of moths. She got one in her pyjamas once when she was very young.

My Mrs is obsessed with moths. We can't walk 100 yards after dark without her stopping to examine an interesting* moth. She has a big book with all the moths in it.

They are very cool though. We saw quite a few Lime Hawk Moths earlier in the year.

* small brown one

 

[Weekender]

The first time I saw a Hummingbird hawk-moth (in Turin, just outside the place where they keep the Shroud - Juventus 2 v 0 NUFC) I thought it was a...hummingbird. Doh.

 

[Joe P]

The Luna moth is spectacular, too.

Joe

 

[Weekender]

You're not wrong.

 

[Joe P]

The rosy maple moth that Weekender posted looks like a Pokémon.

Joe

 

[Hook]

I read that Moths evolved bright colors as a warning to predators about their toxicity. Non-toxic moths try to mimic the toxic ones.

Not sure that explains all the beautiful patterns though. I think some moths just have better design sense than others.

 

[Nero]

Found this on the office doorhandle once. Fair put me off going to work

 

[Kirk]

Was that Luna moth in The Abyss?

 

[gavreid]

Beautiful things but they've totally chewed through my carpet - and woolen carpets ain't two a penny these days.

 

[klfrs]

Go large or go home - The Atlas moth

The snake head camouflage is amazing.

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/spotlight-the-atlas-moth.html

 

[Nero]

I didn’t initially see the snakes heads but that is amazing

 

[Weekender]

Sure some of these aren't moths... they're kites!

Massive Moth Thread!