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hastingsmothman<p>Forecast = light rain showers<br>Reality - 3hrs of downpour.<br>Fair mothing night despite the heavy rain.</p><p>Part 1 (part 2 later)</p><p>Top of the pops last night:</p><p>1) Cream-spot Tiger (top left)<br>2) Waved Umber (top right)<br>3) Peppered Moth (bl)<br>4) Marbled Brown (br)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/mothsandbutterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsandbutterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MothsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MothsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/britishwildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>britishwildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/cute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cute</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a></p>
telliottmbamsc<p>Monarch (Danaus plexippus)<br>Driftless Area, Dane County, WI, USA<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/butterfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butterfly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <br>196aaa3</p>
Albert Cardona<p>The Meadow Longhorn moth (Cauchas rufimitrella) on its host plant flower, the cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis). Larvae will feed on its seeds.</p><p><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/280307817" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">80307817</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a></p>
Jon Sullivan<p>Here's the titoki moth. Its caterpillars only eat the titoki tree, which has its southern limit on Banks Peninsula, NZ. Today, on <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/iNaturalistNZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalistNZ</span></a>, bythepark uploaded this photo of a titoki moth in Riccarton Bush, which is the only old growth forest left in Christchurch city (not the Christchurch District, as that includes all of Banks Peninsula beyond the city).</p><p>The only titoki moths on <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> from the region are from Riccarton Bush and a native forest reserve on Banks Peninsula filled with titoki.</p><p>The obvious explanation is that the moth doesn't disperse well and it's been restricted to these sites for a long time. However, the last remaining titoki in Riccarton Bush were supposed to have been killed by severe frost in 1895. All the titoki there now are descendants of trees from the North Island planted in 1929.</p><p>What does this moth know about Riccaron Bush that we don't? It's a puzzle.</p><p><a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations/280099612" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.nz/observations/28</span><span class="invisible">0099612</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/mothodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothodon</span></a></p>
hastingsmothman<p>A bit breezy and the continuing full moon kept <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> numbers low again. Best of the bunch were:</p><p>1) Treble Lines</p><p>2) Pale Prominent</p><p>3) Iron Prominent</p><p>4) Heart &amp; Dart (the very first moth species I found in my moth box when I first started)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/mothsandbutterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsandbutterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MothsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MothsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/britishwildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>britishwildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/cute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cute</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a></p>
hastingsmothman<p>Close to full moon and clear skies this weekend so not expecting huge <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> numbers, but had my first ever Coxcomb Prominent, which was nice. Only two others visited with it. So here we have </p><p>1) Coxcomb Prominent<br>2) Chocolate Tip<br>3) Yellow-barred Brindle</p><p>...and that was it!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/mothsandbutterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsandbutterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MothsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MothsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/britishwildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>britishwildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/cute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cute</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a></p>
Bath Nature<p>Green Hairstreak today, near <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Bath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bath</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Somerset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Somerset</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>.<br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UKWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKWildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insect</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Butterfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Butterfly</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepidoptera</span></a></p>
Nico V<p>Orthosia incerta (Hufnagel, 1766) and Orthosia gothica (Linnaeus, 1758).</p><p>Snapped a couple weeks ago and published on my Flickr account under <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/CC0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CC0</span></a> <a href="https://flic.kr/ps/2xCzT8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flic.kr/ps/2xCzT8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Noctuidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Noctuidae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Noctuinae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Noctuinae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Orthosiini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orthosiini</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Orthosia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orthosia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Pentax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Mywork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mywork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>An unknown caterpillar, probably a moth caterpillar, spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore on 27 Dec 2024. It was small, and had attached objects to its body, probably a disguise to look like debris.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256479625" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">56479625</span></a> ].</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moths</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepidoptera</span></a></p>
Donald Hobern<p>Major updates this month to <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/GlobalLepidopteraIndex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalLepidopteraIndex</span></a>:</p><p>Mimallonidae completely updated (127 additional <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/species" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>species</span></a>) including all recent literature.</p><p>Notodontidae updated to new subfamily classification (<a href="https://doi.org/10.5479/si.28912337" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.5479/si.28912337</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>).</p><p>Genus Simplicia (Herminiinae) updated to match new revision (<a href="https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5631.3.2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5631.</span><span class="invisible">3.2</span></a>)</p><p>229 additional species (and hundreds of names and combinations) have been added this month.</p><p>These updates will flow into this month's <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/CatalogueOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CatalogueOfLife</span></a> and then into <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://biodiversity.social/@gbif" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gbif</span></a></span> and other online platforms.</p><p>For more information, see:</p><p><a href="https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/55434/about" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">checklistbank.org/dataset/5543</span><span class="invisible">4/about</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/classification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classification</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a></p>
John Dal<p>Twenty-plume Moth, with wings more like a birds feathered wing, with 6 plumes on each forewing, hence its scientific name Alucita hexadactyla. UK's only member of this family, and it's larva feeds on Honeysuckle. Both common and beautiful. about 2cm across.<br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/PlumeMoth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlumeMoth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a></p>
Magdalena<p>Polyommatus icarus not only making its first appearance during this season but getting straight down to business. Right now this species is significantly outnumbered by their close relative P. bellargus, so they have to work harder to boost their own population again to justify their English name.<br><br><a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/Lepidoptera" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#Lepidoptera</a> <a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/Butterfly" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#Butterfly</a> <a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/CommonBlue" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#CommonBlue</a> <a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/Insects" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#Insects</a> <a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/Nature" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#Nature</a></p>
michael<p>latest feature in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CurrentBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentBiology</span></a> out now: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Butterflies</span></a> in decline means we should worry about less popular <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> too. <br><a href="https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-trouble-with-butterflies.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2</span><span class="invisible">025/05/the-trouble-with-butterflies.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a></p>
Enrique Gil Alcubilla<p>Buenos días con esta Satyrium spini. Especie distribuida por el centro y sur de Europa. Presente en la mayor parte de los macizos montañosos de la Península Ibérica. Como plantas nutricias de las orugas se han citado, entre otras, Rhamnus, Frangula, Arctium, Crataegus, etc."<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insectos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insectos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mariposas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mariposas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/butterfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butterfly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturaleza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturaleza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fotografia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fotografia</span></a></p>
michael<p>my features published in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CurrentBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CurrentBiology</span></a> this year, issue 9: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Butterflies</span></a> in decline means we should worry about less popular <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> too. <br><a href="https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-trouble-with-butterflies.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2</span><span class="invisible">025/05/the-trouble-with-butterflies.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a></p>
Foo Chuan WeiPapilio memnon from Damuan Recreational Park, Brunei.<br> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270630925" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270630925</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bougainvillea?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bougainvillea</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/borneo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borneo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/brunei?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brunei</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bruneimuara?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bruneimuara</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/butterfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#butterfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/damuanpark?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#damuanpark</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/flowers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flowers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lepidoptera?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lepidoptera</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/papilio?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#papilio</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/papiliomemnon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#papiliomemnon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/papilionidae?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#papilionidae</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a>
Peter Barnes<p>Cross line wave moth (Traminda aventiara) Such beauty in superb camouflage <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MacroMonday" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MacroMonday</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23macro" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23moths" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moths</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23lepidoptera" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lepidoptera</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23insects" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EastCoastKin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EastCoastKin</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23PhotographersUnited" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhotographersUnited</a></p>
Alex Wild<p>The enemy. So pretty. So hungry. Eating my tomatoes and looking gorgeous. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hornworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hornworm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a></p>
hastingsmothman<p>A little cooler last night, so fewer numbers in and around the moth box, but still attracted:</p><p>1) Pale Prominent (an excellent woodchip mimic)</p><p>2) Lunar Thorn (a fallen leaf mimic)</p><p>3) Poplar Grey (spot the owl eyes)</p><p>4) And if you missed him earlier... the hilarious Spectacle</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/mothsandbutterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsandbutterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MothsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MothsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/britishwildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>britishwildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/cute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cute</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a></p>
hastingsmothman<p>Last night I had two similar, but different species, with the most amazing <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/faces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>faces</span></a></p><p>Top - Spectacle<br>Bottom - Dark Spectacle (albeit a faded specimen)</p><p>Difference is Spectacle has more defined band &amp; stigmata on the forewing whereas Dark Spectacle is more plain charcoal grey with redder cross lines. Both have <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/spectacle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spectacle</span></a> faces</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/MothsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MothsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/britishwildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>britishwildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/cute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cute</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a></p>
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