Javed Ahmed · @curiocritters
159 followers · 525 posts · Server ecoevo.socialSo that should these lifeforms, some of which we can not even identify beyond the very basics of what modern taxonomy makes allowances for (yet), ever go extinct, we will at have least known they existed. And having known, look. And look again.
Until we find them tucked away in a hidden glade somewhere. Or perhaps in the parking lot of our own apartment complex, amongsr that unsightly cluster of 'weeds' we pass by daily.
#urbanwilfe is #wildlife.
#urbanwilfe #wildlife #mothsmatter #moths #mothstodon #ecology
Javed Ahmed · @curiocritters
158 followers · 522 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Bombycinae Genus indet. sp indet.
This small wild Silk Moth photographed at an urban park in #mumbai is so nondescript that it can only be identified to sub-family.
And this is why the smaller majority - the invertebrates, matter!
Because there's so much more to wildlife than just the megafauna, and so many places where we may discover it. (1/3)
#mumbai #moths #mothsmatter #mothstodon
Frosch B · @b_age
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das hier ist wohl ein rüsselzünsler.
weiß da jemand genaueres?
#krabbeltierchen #mothstodon #insects #falterfreitag
Frosch B · @b_age
230 followers · 4842 posts · Server troet.cafe
noch ein falter, eine gespinstmotte der gattung yponomeuta.
ob das jetzt eine apfel-, traubenkirschen- pfaffenhütchen-, oder faulbaumgespinstmotte ist kann ich nicht sagen
#krabbeltierchen #insects #mothstodon #falterfreitag
Frosch B · @b_age
230 followers · 4840 posts · Server troet.cafe
ein ampfer-wurzelbohrer
#krabbeltierchen #mothstodon #insects #falterfreitag
Helena Simmons · @Hellybootwader
369 followers · 1698 posts · Server mastodon.scot
I think (with help from iNaturalist) that this is a Knot Grass Moth caterpillar.
I was happy to see it eating the lady’s mantle, as it’s the first time I’ve really noticed *anything* eating lady’s mantle and always thought it was a bit ecologically useless.
Might be it is great for lots of things, and I’ve never noticed…
#caterpillar #ladysMantle #Mothstodon #MothOfTheDay #WhoEatsWhat
#whoeatswhat #mothoftheday #mothstodon #LadysMantle #caterpillar
ihmiskoira · @ihmiskoira
294 followers · 3167 posts · Server mstdn.social
Nature observation of the day: A Fox Moth caterpillar (Macrothylacia rubi).
#insects #mothstodon #moth #moths #caterpillar #lepidoptera #laciocampidae #entomology #NatureObservationOTD #nature
#natureobservationotd #Nature #entomology #laciocampidae #lepidoptera #caterpillar #moths #moth #mothstodon #Insects
Stan Carey · @stancarey
1240 followers · 979 posts · Server mastodon.ie
Was startled by the size and speed of this caterpillar, which turned out to be an Elephant Hawkmoth. I forgot to add something for scale, but I'd say it was at least 8–9 cm long
The beautiful adult is pictured here in a lovely book I copy-edited years ago, Heather Greer's "On Your Doorstep: Moths and Butterflies of Connemara"
#mothstodon #moth #moths #caterpillar #NaturePhotography #wildlife #IrishWildlife #Galway #nature
#mothstodon #moth #moths #caterpillar #naturephotography #wildlife #IrishWildlife #galway #nature
Zeewater · @Rana
145 followers · 942 posts · Server mastodon.nl
Mooi motje 🦋
#mothstodon #animal #moth #mot #dier #beest #AnimalPhotography #NaturePhotography
#naturephotography #animalphotography #beest #dier #mot #moth #animal #mothstodon
nemo · @nemo
111 followers · 116 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Stained-glass moth (Samea castellalis)
#mothing #inaturalist #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #mothstodon
#mothing #inaturalist #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #mothstodon
Lee Fife · @colo_lee
298 followers · 198 posts · Server zirk.us
Met this guy in the garden today. They were moving fast! Was hard to keep up and get a headshot ...
Perhaps a Salt Marsh Moth?
#colorado #garden #moths #mothstodon
Bryan Wright · @catselbow
852 followers · 5978 posts · Server fosstodon.org
An unidentified moth with a luxurious sedimentary cloak wrapped around its shoulders.
The image also features the @futurebird -mandated photobombing ant, without which it would incur a 10% "missing ant" fee.
#moth #mothstodon #lepidoptera #insects #hymenoptera #ants #photography
#moth #mothstodon #lepidoptera #insects #hymenoptera #ants #photography
Nick Barber · @BarberEcology
115 followers · 109 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Found this achemon sphinx moth (Eumorpha achemon) in an outdoor stairwell on campus yesterday, near our pollinator garden. #mothstodon #moths #mothsmatter #pollinators #inaturalist #Sphingidae #lepidoptera #lepidoptodon
#mothstodon #moths #mothsmatter #pollinators #inaturalist #Sphingidae #lepidoptera #lepidoptodon
Mair Rigby · @mairsrambles
132 followers · 624 posts · Server toot.walesMe: There's a #mothstodon hashtag on Mastodon
Andie: You have found your people!
Joel VanderWerf · @joelvanderwerf
112 followers · 1532 posts · Server sfba.social
The bougainvillea burglar strikes again!
wibble · @wibble
272 followers · 201 posts · Server urbanists.social
Also from yesterday, here's a mint moth on a mint plant at a railway station.
lenahallesaale · @lenahallesaale
244 followers · 585 posts · Server mastodon.green
Heute saß in meiner Lichtfalle für das SPRING-Projekt des @ufz ein Pappelschwärmer. Er ist dann nicht weit geflogen und verbringt jetzt den Tag auf dem Fensterladen. #schmetterlingsmontag #mothstodon #citizenscience
#schmetterlingsmontag #mothstodon #citizenscience
Pierrette · @Pierrette
794 followers · 2075 posts · Server mastodon.uno
Ospite gradito si riposa aspettando la notte…
Hyles Livornica
Sfinge rigata livornese
#insects #moths #Mothstodon
Vessel of Unknown Origin · @hag
332 followers · 6919 posts · Server rage.love
I found a little Mint Moth while I was gathering some mint this afternoon. It obligingly stayed where it was in the sun for me to snap it.
#gardening #mothstodon #plants
nemo · @nemo
100 followers · 80 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Found an Erinnyis sp. this morning, I think it's an ello sphinx. Nice big moth, lovely cryptic coloration. Once I spotted it I went back to admire it a few times.
#mothing #inaturalist #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #mothstodon
#mothing #inaturalist #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #mothstodon