Todays moth: Black and White Tiger Moth (Ardices glatignyi)
Found in Australia!
They fit on top of your fingertip!
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Todays moth: Forest Splendid Ghost Moth (Aenetus eximia)
Found in Australia, mostly down south!
The larvae spend their lives inside of tree trunks and roots!
Wingspan ranges 5cm-8cm!
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Todays Moth
They may also come in yellow.
A couple sighting on iNaturalist feature yellow individuals but I couldn't locate a source addressing this sort of colouration.
Todays Moth
Todays moth: The Ornate Tiger Moth (Apantesis ornata)
Found in Western USA!
Wingspan ranges 3.2cm-4.2cm!
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Todays moth: Epiphora albidus
Not much info on these dudes, they're likely found in Central Africa!
They are quite big!
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Todays moth: Doratoptera nicevillei
These tiny fellows are native to India!
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Todays moth: Scalloped Hook-tip
(Falcaria lacertinaria)
Found in Europe and near Asia!
Wingspan ranges 3cm-3.5cm!
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Todays moth: Fisher’s Estuarine Moth (Gortyna borelii)
Found sparsely in Europe, I believe this moth may be rare!
Wingspan is around 2.5cm!
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Todays moth: The Vermiculous (Cerocala vermiculosa)
Found in Southern Africa!
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Todays moth: Green-banded Urania (Urania leilus)
Found in tropical South America! These colourful fellows are dayflying
Wingspan is around 7cm!
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