#beautiful bugs

[ikemoths]

I LOVE THESE GUYS!!!!!

The green silver lines moth, oh my god, they have SUCH a good colour palette! i encourange anyone to use these guys as an inspiration for art cause they're sooo unique and pretty!!

these guys are tiiiiny at 3.5cm, so you gotta make sure to look out for them if you wanna spot them, especially if you're looking for them while out :P

They live in europe and northern asia, so you goddamn know next season when they fly (june-july) i'll be trying to spot them

and to make it even better, they're not even a pest of anything! just an all around beautiful moth :3 i love them so much!!

[bog-bitch]

Male Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sonorina), which is in my totally unbiased opinion one of the most underrated insects.

[miss-lamamia]

Found a cicada that's about to molt 💚💚💚

[swampwizards]

Found this handsome fella this morning!

Hyalophora cecropia

[spellbooking]

when you start your 10th playthrough and your ass is down, down, down by the river yet again

[kavaleyre]

“After 200 years, you can forget how much color there is in the world.”

[beesinthisbar]

there is a woman in my lemon tree that i believe has been the architect of many very beautiful and effective gnat-trapping webs. she's very shy, please don't look too closely at her, but if she thinks no one is looking she will stretch out like an elegant lady. her backside is smooth like a horshoe crab. she is my queen. i love her so much. i wish i knew her name

[cemeterything]

me trying to explain to people that being likable and/or funny and/or sympathetic and/or physically attractive are not rewards you get for being a good person but simply side effects of being a person with no inherent moral weight and that characters who are "bad people" having these qualities does not mean that the author endorses all of their actions or wants the audience to root for them

[time-woods]

EMOTIONAL WIN ! ! the bug lets his emotions make decisions for once !

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #222

Madagascan Sunset Moth

Chrysiridia rhipheus

From the uraniidae family. They have a wingspan of 7-11 cm. They inhabit a wide variety of habitatsd, from deciduous forests to rain forest regions. They are endemic to Masagascar.

Image sources: [1] [2]

[ikemoths]

Brimstone Moths :3

These cute pastel yellow moths are pretty unmistakeable, they're small but vibrant in colour :) there is one species of butterfly somewhat simmilar to them, but: - theyre butterflies - they fly during the day while brimestone moths fly at night

they pose no agricultural threat so they're just sweet lil guys for us to admire!

[miss-lamamia]

I love them so much 💚💚💚

[oooocleo]

have a peep.. ill make a proper post about it when i have time, but i'm very much hoping to be able to make regular bug fae lore updates part of my patreon perks in the coming year.. i hope thats something folks are interested in! & it'll also help me make steady progress w/ it haha

[seabeck]

Snail and sand

[lycomorpha]

I got in one (1) night's moth-ing before the weather turned again, but fingers crossed for tomorrow 💖🦋

Until we're past the gales, here's some super-cute moths from previous years to remind you that:

- moths are beautiful

- they pollinate ur plants at night

- their caterpillars are essential food for baby birds

- they're a crucial part of many ecosystems, with life cycles connected to those of trees and wildflowers, birds, and lots of other invertebrates

The moths in the pics are: small emerald, blood vein, small blood vein, tree lichen beauty, box tree moth, orange swift, scorched wing, riband wave & willow beauty, brimstone moth.

Thank you from the Moth Promotional Board ✨🦋✨