#magpie sphinx

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[antiqueanimals]

The Entomologist's Text Book. Written and illustrated by John Obadiah Westwood. 1838.

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Leopard moth (Zeuzera pyrina)

Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth (Hemaris fuciformis)

Spurge hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae)

Pease blossom (Periphanes delphinii)

Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata)

Longhorn moth (Nemophora degeerella)

(Argyresthia brockeella) (no known common name)

[lenoratheyinglet]

Sphinx!

This was a lot of fun to try and do- ended up binging through Skin Deep recently and found a form that fits really well...  She's gonna become an OC of some kind!  To at least keep it unique I went with a combination of Mountain Lion and an Australian Magpie! Expect more of this...  Skin Deep is a creation of Kory Bing!

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[mc-260627]

Ampelope deep state manifesting 796.59 voters out of thin air for this singular poll against objectively better thunderhead savanna enemy and my dear Tumblr mutual dire vulture

[princessmagpie]

CHARACTER DESIGN ADOPT: SPHINX!

I just posted my very first adoptable design to Ko-fi!

Please check out the store page for more information :>

Sharing this post is very much appreciated! Thank you so much <3

[catboii]

((old and new progress shot

literally just tracing the old screenshot (with some adjustments) but this time I'm sticking to outlined bc lineless is just rly hard (I'm stuck in no real art style limbo) and this is too uhhhh what's the word. ambitious! yeah. way too ambitious. it was supposed to be a lineless experiment where I was ALSO trying to work out how to shade/colour with overlay or smth. but it was.... not going how I hoped.

I did kinda like how it was looking the last time I worked on it. I got quite a bit further than the screenshot I took. I did some experimental shading, had the other wing mostly coloured in and the tail blended. I think I even had some of the face defined somehow,,, I ALSO redid the feet like 5 times over bc I didn't like the way they were looking. but I lost the progress and only have the screenshot with the sketch layer turned on. so. trying to turn it into a positive, at least I can fix anything that was bugging me but I got too far to change c:

(there's also another screenshot, that I forgot to turn back on for the progress shot, of an even earlier face sketch that I liked better but it wasn't flipped and fixed so that's why it's a little wonky and needs fixing)

[andalorii]

27. Black or White - the Magpie Sphinx

adding another winged cat to the mix. Sure, it's got some reds, but I figured it was black/white enough and also I will take any excuse to draw a winged cat.

[libraryofmoths]

Moth of the Week

Hornet Moth

Sesia apiformis

The hornet moth is a part of the family Sesiidae or the family of clearwing moths. They get their common name predictably from how they mimic the appearance of the hornet. This type of mimicry is called Batesian mimicry, which is when a harmless species mimics the appearance of a unpalatable or defended species to protect themselves from predators. It was first described in 1759 by Carl Alexander Clerck under the name Sphinx apiformis.

Description This moth uses what called Batesian mimicry to resemble the hornet so predators do not want to eat it for fear of being stung. The adult moths have clear wings with yellow and striped black bodies. The number of stripes varies, females have two stripes while males have three. They are about the size of a hornet with the same jerky flight pattern when disturbed. The only difference is the hornet moth has more yellow and lacks the waist between the abdomen and the thorax.

Wingspan Range: 34 - 50 mm (≈1.34 - 1.97 in)

Females are larger than males

Diet and Habitat The larvae eat several species of poplar trees such as apsen (Populus tremula), black poplar (Populus nigra), and goat willow (Salix caprea). They prefer trees surrounded by heavy vegetation as those kinds show more evidence of infestation from larvae burrowing into trees. Adults do not eat.

This moth ranges over mainland Europe, Great Britain, and parts of the Middle East. It had also been introduced to America and Canada. They prefer open habitats such as parks, hedgerows, golf courses, quarries, fens, pond edges, and pits.

Mating The female moths attract males using special posterior glands to emit pheromones, usually soon after emergence. The male doesn’t seem to have any courtship behaviors as the two sexes are likely to begin mating as soon as they come into contact. Both males and females mate multiple times with different partners before the female beings laying her eggs.

Females prefer to lay eggs on old or isolated trees surrounded by vegetation. Females can lay from hundreds to thousands of eggs and exhibits no parental care. When comparing the number of eggs laid to the number of adults emerging per year, it is clear the large number of eggs laid is to make up for the large mortality rate between the egg and adult stages.

Predators This species of moth is primarily preyed on by magpies and great tits. Interestingly, these birds do not eat hornets despite eating this moth. An explanation for this is since these birds don’t eat hornets, the mimicry is less effective as they have any bad experiences with insects of this coloration. In fact, it can be suggested that the black and yellow coloration has the opposite effect: once the birds realize this moth is harmless and can be easily seen, they begin to actively seek them out.

Fun Fact The hornet moth is seen as a pest in the eastern United Kingdom due to a large dieback of poplar trees from larvae burrowing into them. However this dieback is not inherently caused by the larvae but instead from drought and human influences, which the larvae increase the effect of.

(Source: Wikipedia, Butterfly Conservation)

[dovalore]

dustfeather sphinx | magpie sphinx | spiffy sphinx | brave sphinx | sphinx battlelord | summer sphinx | spring sphinx | autumn sphinx | winter sphinx | platewing sphinx | false sphinx

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[froggybrainz]

HIII are there any animals you associate your ocs with?? :33

Ok so this one is gonna be a bit long but here we go!

First off, I see Entity as a sphinx cat. Yes, a naked angry cat, now go get them a blanket they're cold!

Satan, on the other hand, I see being more of a Magpie or lil brown owl instead of a crow or raven. Death was a raven but not him.

Luc, being a albino Burmese python, fits with him being a snake 🐍

I will also associate him with bugs such as centipedes too! (Look out for bugs in my fic)

Konstantin, I can see as a German shepherd or Akita. He's a foot soldier at the Foundation, so he's gotta be brave and protective. (Even tho he fails....)

Icarus was supposed to be the anti christ but ended up being too much of a sweet heart for that, so he's a brown goat.

Not one ounce of bitterness behind those eyes what makes you think he'll end up like his dad/parent *nervous laughing*

Bernie, my sweet, sweet gorl you're a cute lil bunny 🐰

Cute sweet and will die under stress (me to Bernie me too 😔)

Alex is a brown border collie. She's not much now, but with a lil push of motivation, she'll run real fast! (Entity's gonna chase her....alot...)

[lenoratheyinglet]

Lexie - A!

Sometimes you just gotta "A" you know  I really enjoy drawing her, something about how Sphinxes look thats super appealing  expect more Lexie 

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[juanchoslugar]

La primera tira oficial de esta serie, vayan a darle cariño al creador original.

Autores: @raph13th y @dualsoul1423

[demonsmoocher]

Look ik that merfolk AU won the poll but I’ve been struck with ✨ideas✨ for wing AU so here’s a very bare bone Wings AU outline.

Huntr/x: all supposed to be “angels” of some sort. Not necessarily biblical angels, but an angel-adjacent figure meant to protect humanity. Winged humanoids essentially, very controlled & stable forms/transformations

Rumi: “Angel” (half harpy) - unsure what she’s based on?? Maybe azure winged magpie or oriental magpie

Mira: Angel - based on Eurasian Sparrowhawk (?)

Zoey: Angel - based on turtle dove (?)

Bobby: he’s just a guy :]!! But if he were a bird person- he’d be an innocent Swan Maiden who’s prob a warbler or smth

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Saja Boys: essentially a mix of other more controversial birdfolk who seek to harm humanity or are otherwise posing danger. They’re here to suck souls & are probably all realistically part siren but I imagine bloodlines outside of angels are usually very mixed so they’re all sirens + whatever I list here

Jinu: harpy - based on Eurasian Magpie

Abby: idk what bird man but he’s prob based on an Eurasian Jay ?? Possibly angel hybrid

Baby: idk what sorta bird man here either but he’ll be based some sort of tit that can be found in Korea

Romance: “Swan” Maiden - pheasant (?)

Mystery: sphinx type critter- an actual bird monster man- based on rock pigeon

[ismaele-fr]

Bought a Guidewing from @magpie-sphinx 🎏 meet Koinobori, the Ancura's archipelago postmaster !

[multiplebirthinwebcomics]

Multiple Births

Round 1 Poll 1

Read Paranatural

Read Ava's Demon

No propaganda yet for those contestants