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enriquegilal.bsky.social
Buenos días y mejor inicio de semana con esta despeinada Acronicta (Triaena) psi (Daga gris). Una de las orugas que podemos encontrar en estas fechas otoñales.... 😉 👋
#insects #insectos #mariposas #butterfly #macro #lepidoptera #photography #nature #naturaleza #fotografia
Fotografía de una oruga de Acronicta psi
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
wa-moths.bsky.social
Without any up to date reference book on Australian moths, we see many moths that I struggle to identify… like this striking moth seen in early November.

I think it’s in the genus Casbia, possibly Casbia oenias (or the Red Casbia)
#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
View of a moth on white netting that has brown forewings with several darker zig zag lines and two much darker trident like marks
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
crgulsvig.bsky.social
Depressed that the Dems are caving. But here's an unbelievably cool moth. Photo from a coupla months ago but still cheers me up.

He's a Hologram Moth

#Moths
#MothMonday
#Lepidoptera
A moth with shiny teal and emerald markings on his wings rests on the photographer's fingertip
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
nataliewernimont.bsky.social
Moth painting details ✨️

Available on my website: www.nataliejunewernimoon.com

#moth #painting #mothart #sciart #entomology #bugs #insects #invertebrates #oddities #moths #lepidoptera #saturniidae #art
Realistic painting of a moth in a frame sitting on a distressed white tabletop. There are hints of wood tone showing throughout the white surface, which you can also see behind the moth. This helps to indicate that the insect has been painted on a clear glass surface, and looks like it is floating in the middle of the frame. Photo is taken at an angle with most of frame cropped out, and there is a soft reflection of light (as well as the artist's hands/phone taking picture) visible in the glass surface the moth is painted on.
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
wa-moths.bsky.social
These two moths were new observations for us, both seen in early November in a coastal area 150km north of Perth.

They look to be Australian Cream Wave Moths (Scopula perlata), although this species of Scopula is an eastern states species
#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
Top view of a moth with cream coloured wings that have darker wavy lines across them and several dark spots Top view of a moth with cream coloured wings that have darker wavy lines across them and several dark spots
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
wa-moths.bsky.social
Ochrogaster lunifer - the Bag-shelter Moth

Our first observation of this species. Both T the caterpillars and adult moths of this species have hairs that cause skin irritation

#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
Picture of a moth with brown forewings that have white marks down the wings and darker brown lines across the wings
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
phocrhuros.bsky.social
Zizeeria knysna, pequeña #mariposa en la que no había reparado hasta este martes a medio día 🦋 #Lepidoptera
En el curso medio del río Guadarrama, Madrid.
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
bugpix.bsky.social
Also been seeing a ton of these adorable Western Pigmy Blues[?] (B. exilis[?]) ❤️

Accidentally captured a bee booting one off their flower lol

#entomology #insect #butterfly #lepidoptera
November 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
corryanne.com
Playing with textures.. 🦋

#butterfly #butterflies
#nature #naturephotography
#macro #macrophotography
#monarch #monarchs
#monarchbutterfly #monarchbutterflies
#fineart #lepidoptera
A monarch butterfly resting on the flower of a butterfly bush. On a textured pink background.
November 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
alabamaed1.bsky.social
Butterflies-R-Free Saturday: #Butterfly #Insect #Lepidoptera #NaturePhotography #Nature #Saturday 🧪 🦋
Butterfly
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
wa-moths.bsky.social
Praxis marmarinopa - the Western Praxis

Despite its common name, this moth can be found across Australia most commonly between Aug & Sept. This one was seen in early Nov in a coastal area 150km north of Perth
#teammorh #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
Top view of a moth with complex pattern of orange, black, and brown wavy lines across the forewings
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
grahamc57.bsky.social
Common Brimstone butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni, of the family Pieridae. Fairly uncommon where I live, it's always nice to see one.

#UKWildlife #Brimstone #Butterfly #Lepidoptera
A photo of a Brimstone butterfly, perched up on a twig. The term 'butterfly' is believed to have originated from this species, as they'd called it the 'Butter-coloured fly'...
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
norwayskandinavien.bsky.social
#insects #Insekten #autumn #Herbst #Schmetterlinge #Lepidoptera #butterfly #nature #Natur #garden #Garten

Bei Sonnenschein und milden Temperaturen fliegt ein Tagpfauenauge im November an den rosafarbenen Cosmea Blüten🦋🤩
November 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
norwayskandinavien.bsky.social
#insects #Insekten #autumn #Herbst #Schmetterlinge #Lepidoptera #butterfly #nature #Natur #garden #Garten

1/ Bei Sonnenschein fliegen im November vereinzelt Schmetterlinge an den Cosmea Blüten🦋🤩
Ein Tagpfauenauge sitzt auf einer rosafarbenen Cosmeablüte. Ein Tagpfauenauge sitzt auf einer rosafarbenen Cosmeablüte. Ein Admiralfalter sonnt sich. Ein kleiner Kohlweißling sitzt auf einer rosafarbenen Cosmeablüte.
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
wa-moths.bsky.social
I think this Long-tailed Bombyx (Trichiocercus sparshalli) might be in the running for an Academy Award with this performance of playing dead*

(* it's not dead, it's just being a #DramaQueenMoth)

#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera
Picture of the underside of a white moth with black patches near it's face and a very tufty "tail"
November 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Happy #MothMonday. This beautiful moth is the Pecan Bark Borer #Moth, #Synanthedon geliformis.

#MacroPhotography
#MacroMonday
#Insects
#Lepidoptera
#AbolishIce
A photo of a black and orange moth on a white background. The moth's head, antennae, legs, thorax, and forewings are black with some iridescent blue accents on the thorax. The hindwings are clear with black veining. The moth's abdomen is bright red-orange with a black fan-like structure on the end.
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
juliejam.bsky.social
I haven't seen any Common Buckeyes for several weeks but this one showed up today. We had frost overnight, but it should be warm for a few more weeks. #butterflies #lepidoptera 🦋 🌱 #gardening
A brown Common Buckeye Butterfly is perched on an orange cosmos flower. It is a dark velvety brown with an assortment of decorations. The top wings have two red bars on each shoulder, and big swirls of ivory near each edge with large eyespots in the middle. The bottom wings each have one large and one medium-sized eyespot with a scalloped band of bright orange underneath. Junonia coenia. Oklahoma Northern Crosstimbers ecoregion 29a.
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
wa-moths.bsky.social
Philobota xanthastis

One of the Concealer Moths (Oecophoridae), this particular moth is seen only in Western Australia in late spring. From our Perth Hills garden light last night
#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
Picture of a small moth with yellow forewings that have black stripes across the bottom and down the edge
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 AM
wa-moths.bsky.social
Rhinodia rostraria - Necklace Geometrid

We're currently getting quite a few Necklace Geometrid moths in our Perth Hills Garden, more than we recorded last year. At rest, these moths hold their wings partially closed so they're easy to spot
#teammoth #ausinverts #Lepidoptera #wildoz #inaturalist
Picture of a moth with its wings partially closed. The wings are a pale brown in colour with three dark bands across the wings
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
enriquegilal.bsky.social
Buenos días. Adela australis es uno de esos microlepidópteros que podemos confundir con con cualquier bichillo hasta que los fotografiamos con el macro.
#insects #insectos #mariposas #butterfly #macro #lepidoptera #photography #nature #naturaleza #fotografia
Fotografía del microlepidóptero Adela australis
November 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
concealedcrawfish.bsky.social
Buff-tip Moth #invertober #lepidoptera #insect
November 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
10klepgenomes.bsky.social
👇Check out this article about our work in the Italian Alps and Barcelona, where we’re studying moth and butterfly genomes as part of @projectpsyche.bsky.social ’s goal to sequence every species in Europe 🦋🧬

#10kLepGenomes #Genomics #Lepidoptera
spectrum.ieee.org IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · 6d
In July, our reporter traveled to the Italian Alps and to Barcelona, Spain, to observe researchers capturing moths and butterflies and then sequencing their genomes. It was all part of the most ambitious biology project ever: to sequence every species on Earth.
The Genome Revolution Takes Flight: Mapping the DNA of Europe’s Lepidoptera
An expedition in the Italian Alps unleashes advanced genome sequencing
spectrum.ieee.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
#ButterflySunday!

Ceraunus blue #butterfly
(used AI to identify)
on desert broom #flowers

#insect
#macro #macrophotography
#Lepidoptera
There are a lot of little "blue" butterflies that look like this species.
November 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
crgulsvig.bsky.social
November and they're still at it!

Two Sulphurs mating in the meadow earlier today

Nature is amazing

#Lepidoptera
#Butterflies
#Naturephotography
Close-up of two yellow butterflies with black-edged wings enjoying the sunlight in amidst clover and grass
November 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
alabamaed1.bsky.social
Butterflies-R-Free Saturday: #Butterfly #Insect #Lepidoptera #NaturePhotography #Nature #Saturday 🧪 🦋
Butterfly
November 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM