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Gaël CovainÉcaille Chinée (Euplagia quadripunctaria), sur Eupatoire à Feuilles de Chanvre / Eupatoire Chanvrine (Eupatorium cannabinum)<br> <br> Citadelle de Lille, août 2022<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/euplagiaquadripunctaria?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#euplagiaquadripunctaria</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/écaillechinée?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#écaillechinée</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/euplagia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#euplagia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/erebidae?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#erebidae</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/lepidoptera?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lepidoptera</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/lépidoptères?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lépidoptères</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/citadelledelille?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#citadelledelille</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/boisdeboulognelille?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#boisdeboulognelille</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/hautsdefrance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hautsdefrance</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insectedefrance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insectedefrance</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insectesdefrance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insectesdefrance</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insecte?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insecte</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insectes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insectes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a>
Nico V<p>Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Published under <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/CC0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CC0</span></a> here <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2qW7Qnb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flic.kr/p/2qW7Qnb</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Not the rarest by any means but it stayed still long enough 😜</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/Nymphalidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nymphalidae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Satyrinae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satyrinae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Satyrini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satyrini</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Parargina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parargina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Pararge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pararge</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/Butterfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Butterfly</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>
Magdalena<p>[04-04-2025]<br><br>Excusing the delay by blaming Vernissage for changing URL's and my main browser not properly clearing its cache. Other than that, A. io's strong last season continues into the first half of this season.<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/Peacock" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#Peacock</a> <a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/CherryBlossoms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#CherryBlossoms</a> <a href="https://vernissage.photos/tags/Nature" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" target="_blank">#Nature</a><br></p>
hastingsmothman<p>Mild night produced 14 <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a> of 5 species. Still the usual quakers and drabs, but had a mint Hebrew Character, and probably my very earliest Bright-line Brown-eye - not the prettiest of moths, but this is particularly early in the year to be seeing them. Another few weeks and numbers/diversity will pick up and species will change.</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/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</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/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</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/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a></p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New moth from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a>:</p><p>Sinarella jinggangshana</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/77B6DDF2-C5A6-5873-9DAB-1FA2C7E83897" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/77B6DDF</span><span class="invisible">2-C5A6-5873-9DAB-1FA2C7E83897</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e139845" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e139845</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/BioDataJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BioDataJournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SinarellaJinggangshana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SinarellaJinggangshana</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</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/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/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</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/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</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/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/mothsmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mothsmatter</span></a></p>
Cyanocitta<p>As the sun sets on this Thursday, I took a flashlight lit photograph of a Pipevine Swallowtail beginning to emerge.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butterflies</span></a></p>
Ryan Hodnett<p>Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SpeckledWood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeckledWood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ParargeAegeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParargeAegeria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ArtWithOpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtWithOpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Darktable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Darktable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CCBYSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCBYSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Butterfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Butterfly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Butterflies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AnimalPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>
hastingsmothman<p>More Common Quakers (pic 1) and Clouded Drabs (pic 2), but first sighting in 2025 of an Early Thorn, one of the leaf-mimic moths. Not as bright and colourful as some of the thorn moths in the height of summer but nice to see one nonetheless (pics 3 &amp; 4). See how the light affects its colouration. 3 &amp; 4 are the same moth.</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/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/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</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/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</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/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a></p>
Donald Hobern<p>I only use the front-facing camera on my phone for video-conferences. I never take selfies - who needs to see that ...</p><p>But this <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Colombian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colombian</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/PlumeMoth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlumeMoth</span></a> (no species identification yet, but I did get some real photos of it) came indoors with me after I checked my <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> light last night.</p><p>I currently maintain the global species list for this family of moths:</p><p><a href="https://pterophoroidea.hobern.net/catalogue.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pterophoroidea.hobern.net/cata</span><span class="invisible">logue.php</span></a></p><p><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/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a></p>
Donald Hobern<p>One of the <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/moths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moths</span></a> that came to UV light in <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/VillaDeLeyva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VillaDeLeyva</span></a>, <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colombia</span></a> last night.</p><p>This is Phrygionis platinata (<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/Geometridae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geometridae</span></a>, <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Ennominae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ennominae</span></a>). This was one of the commoner species that appeared.</p>
Francisco LitardoA Clipper (parthenos sylvia) butterfly on an Orange Zinnia flower.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</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/butterfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#butterfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/clipperbutterfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#clipperbutterfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/orangezinnia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#orangezinnia</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/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lepidoptera?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lepidoptera</a>
sohkamyung<p>A Metalmark Moth, Saptha beryllitis, spotted at Springleaf Nature Park, Singapore on 14 Dec 2024. With a flash and the correct angle, you can get brilliant metallic colours reflecting from its body and wings.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255061533" 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">55061533</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/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</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/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>
hastingsmothman<p>Light rain and cloud meant a few more moths (and a bumble bee!) came out to play at 'Chez Mothman' last night.</p><p>Still no real species diversity yet, but, compared to last year, <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> numbers seem encouraging. May/June/July will tell for sure.</p><p>First sighting in 2025 of the very unfairly named CLOUDED DRAB. Yes, like me, he's plain and unexciting, but undeserving of such an unflattering moniker.</p><p><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/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</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/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</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/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>A Pointed Ciliate Blue (Anthene lycaenina) spotted at Springleaf Park Connector, Singapore on 14 Dec 2024. A moderately rare butterfly, and I usually have to check the field guide to identify the butterflies in this family (the Blues).</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255061501" 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">55061501</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/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</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/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/Butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Butterflies</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepidoptera</span></a></p>
hastingsmothman<p>Milder night last night so chanced the <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> box. Still early in the year so very few species / numbers yet (roll on May/June). More Common Quakers (x4) &amp; Early Grey (x1). Also first sighting in 2025 of Oak Beauty and Small Quaker. Moths on my finger today are...</p><p>1) Oak Beauty (top left)<br>2) Small Quaker (top right)<br>3) Common Quaker (BL)<br>4) Early Grey (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/MothsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MothsMatter</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/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/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifephotography</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/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/alttext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alttext</span></a></p>
Ashes and Dust<p>For <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/MothMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MothMonday</span></a> I present Nessus Sphinx (Amphion floridensis). I have soft spot for Sphinx (aka Hawk) Moths - their pollination relationship with flowers is pretty cool. Ok I may be biased given it was the subject of my masters thesis, but still.<br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/manitoba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manitoba</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/sphingidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sphingidae</span></a></p>
Brighton Wildlife<p>Comma (Polygonia c-album) <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23butterfly" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#butterfly</a> photographed by <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/pkster101.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@pkster101.bsky.social</a> in Brighton. Look out for them this weekend! <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Brighton" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Brighton</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Wildlife" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Biodiversity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Nature" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</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=%23gardenwildlife" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardenwildlife</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23brightonwildlife" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brightonwildlife</a></p>
ArandaMoths<p>Composite image from <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/AutomatedMothTrap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutomatedMothTrap</span></a> operated in <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/Aranda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aranda</span></a>, <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/ACT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACT</span></a>, <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> over night of 12 to 13 Mar 2025.</p><p>High-resolution (7740 × 4760) copy at: <a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54383629450_6b8108f4e5_o.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">live.staticflickr.com/65535/54</span><span class="invisible">383629450_6b8108f4e5_o.jpg</span></a></p><p><a href="https://amt.hobern.net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amt.hobern.net/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dhobern@scicomm.xyz</span></a></span> <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a></p>
telliottmbamsc<p>Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele)<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>_F2A0675aaap2 copy.jpg</p>
Nico V<p>Pararge aegeria (Linnaeus, 1758)</p><p>Snapped back in Sept. 2023, Bois de Vincennes, Paris, France</p><p>Published under <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/CC0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CC0</span></a> here <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2ppn7XJ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flic.kr/p/2ppn7XJ</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/Macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macro</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/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</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/mywork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mywork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Butterfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Butterfly</span></a></p>