Luxomancer · @Luxomancer
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The #Mothening day 3. Today we showcase this banger of a #moth, the Regal Moth, AKA the Royal Walnut Moth, #Citheronia regalis, a member of the silk moth family #Saturniidae
#mothening #moth #citheronia #saturniidae #nationalmothweek #mothstodon
Milvus · @Milvus
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RT @A_Haselboeck
Eine vergleichsweise große und auffällige Frühlingsart unter den Nachtfaltern: #Aglia tau, der #Nagelfleck aus der Familie der #Pfauenspinner (#Saturniidae). Die Weibchen erreichen eine Flügelspannweite von bis zu 85mm, die Männchen bleiben kleiner (bis 75mm).
#Lepidoptera
#aglia #nagelfleck #pfauenspinner #saturniidae #lepidoptera
Albert Cardona · @albertcardona
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@DavidManno Extraordinary–this family, #Saturniidae, has unusually and weirdly beautiful (and scary!) caterpillars: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47918-Saturniidae/browse_photos
#moths #caterpillars #lepidoptera #entomology #inaturalist #saturniidae
Milvus · @Milvus
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RT @A_Haselboeck
Hier: Füßchen und so 🙂.
Raupe von Dirphia avia (#Saturniidae). Beheimatet in Mittel- und Südamerika.
#saturniidae #lepidoptera #notjustsad
Claudia Zahn · @ClaudiaZahn
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#Meeting with the #Devil!
The Hickory Horned Devil! 🐛
They can grow up to 15 centimeters (5.9 in) long. Their frightening appearance is purely a ruse; the spines, though prickly, do not sting, and the larva is harmless and actually one of the more easily handled of the #Saturniidae. The HHD is the largest #Caterpillar in North America.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al6zHPbh2l8
#Nature #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #Animals #Animallovers
#meeting #devil #saturniidae #Caterpillar #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography #animals #animallovers
astrid · @astrid
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Hyalophora cecropia: Cecropia #Moth Taken 6.2.21
#MothMonday #Mothstodon #Moths #Nature #NaturePhotography #Insects #Entomology #Lepidoptera #Animals #Gardening #Saturniidae #Photography #Research #Biodiversity #Ecology #Wildlife
#moth #mothmonday #mothstodon #moths #Nature #naturephotography #insects #entomology #lepidoptera #animals #gardening #saturniidae #photography #research #biodiversity #ecology #wildlife
Victor A. Albert · @PlantEvoGenomics
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We have recently #sequenced the #genome of the tailed comet #moth (#Argema mittrei: #Saturniidae) from Madagascar, using #OxfordNanopore long-read technology. Look at these eyespots on its hindwings! #entomology #genomics #DNA #bioinformatics #Evolution
#sequenced #genome #moth #argema #saturniidae #OxfordNanopore #entomology #Genomics #dna #bioinformatics #Evolution