Moths - Blog Posts
Amid widespread concern about the decline of wild pollinating insects like bees and butterflies, University of Sussex researchers have discovered that moths are particularly vital pollinators for nature.
Studying 10 sites in the South East of England throughout July 2021, the Sussex researchers found that 83% of insect visits to bramble flowers were made during the day. While the moths made fewer visits during the shorter summer nights, notching up only 15% of the visits, they were able to pollinate the flowers more quickly.
As a result, the researchers concluded that moths are more efficient pollinators than day-flying insects such as bees, which are traditionally thought of as “hard-working.” While day-flying insects have more time available to transfer pollen, moths were making an important contribution during the short hours of darkness.
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Doing a little moth posting ✨💖
Do any of ya'll just... Have this unconditional love for moths? Like any time I see a moth my mind goes "oh my sweetness, for what have I done to deserve the presence of such MAGESTY? The glory of the GODS do not compare to this utter beauty. If I may, dear moth, pick you up and put you apon the finest flora of which you could ever desire?" and then it flies away and your left there, oozing love for that glorious beast.
I don't know why I love them so much. Just... fluffy night butterflies.....
Hummingbird moth!
High Desert, NM, USA
Summer ‘23
Hello um here's my fursona! His name is Honey!
Be nice to him!
I figured Icarus out
Icarus is a moth. “No, he wasn’t, the myth says that he was Daedalus’ son and Daedalus was human” But wait! I’ve thought this out a bit more than that
Daedalus could have adopted him
He (Daedalus, not Icarus) seemed to be eccentric enough to adopt a moth
He (Icarus this time) flew
He went after the sun (the brightest lamp of them all)
He died when he got too close to the lamp
Both Icarus and moths scare me when they get too close
Politeya gloriosae - lily moth
Bugs love to interrupt my gardening by flying into my view and staying for pictures, the beetle even struck some poses
Munching on the honeysuckle!! I believe this is a snowberry clearwing
I love your paper moths! Would you mind sharing how you made them? <3 have a lovely day!
Thank you! I traced them over photos on multimedia sketch paper with copic alcohol markers and micron pens for the fine details. Then I cut them out with regular old scissors, bent the wings a little for some dimension, and glued them onto my lampshade with loctite super glue. I have a tutorial with pictures on my blog, too, for some visual aid
Is it just me or is that the most puppy looking fly ever
Didn't wanna get on my hand, didn't wanna get off, make up your mind little moth
My lamp has gotten a lot of attention, so here's a little tutorial!
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A friend told me I should also clarify that your moth's wings will bend differently based on the species. At rest, many of them, like this grape leaffolder, sit with their wings a little downwards rather than up like a butterfly. (Sorry about the name typo in the first image!!)
Light trap lamp! The moths are paper, and the mantis is a plastic toy. The idea was suggested to me by a friend because I had this plain shade and nothing to use it for. More moths will be added in the future to fill the sides
One of my favorites, a male atlas moth on a tree of heaven, surrounded by bamboo. I made this piece to mimic flash photography in a forest at night. Tree bark is sculpted by me with clay
I finally finished my 1,000 piece 22"×28" lepidoptera puzzle. I think I'm in love with it
another new friend in danish it’s called ‘drømme-mus’ = dream mouse, and i think that’s understandable
Happy 8 months to the most amazing couple ❤️🤍💙
Happy 6 months of this absolutely insane journey of film, I can believe that we have Alex and Henry in the screen and not just in the little pink book anymore. We love them so much and we can for the sequel ❤️🤍💙
Double-banded Grass-Veneers (Crambus agitatellus), taken June 20, 2024, in Georgia, US
A peek at one of the many tiny white flying things in the average suburban lawn! Most of them are leafhoppers, but many of them are moths as well, especially grass-veneers. This species is particularly beautiful with its brown and black coloration and can be distinguished from others by the paired black bands on the latter half of the wings. You can even see some decent variation between these 3 individuals!
A little forest friend 🦋
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