Art time again! This time it's yours truly, Sunny: Butterfly Edition and Sunny: Moth Expansion Pack. Day and night. Moth and butterfly. The Sunny Sky and the Light in the Darkness. Lepidoptera, together and apart.
Don't remember who first mentioned that name for me, Peter Marren perhaps? It's cited on the Wikipedia page and on Lepidoptera .eu under the "local names" tab. lepidoptera.eu/species/1135
Congratulations! My name is Ida and I love to paint Lepidoptera! So moths and butterflies^_^ I was kinda surprised to learn that there is no clear rule on what would be classified as a moth or butterfly. And the fourth image is of this Ornamental girl, the personification of Ornamental Art^_^
Migrant Lepidoptera (GB & Ireland) is now live on Bluesky! Please follow and repost if you're interested in moths and butterflies. #migrantmothuk#teammoth#mothsmatter
Yeeeeeee pin club drop pin club drop ...God help me that with all these beautiful, well designed labours of love from @blacksmoke1033.bsky.social, obviously the thing I love the most is the DOOT DOOT skulldog sticker.
Bronze Coppers flying in coastal marshlands in MD. A species of conservation concern for us. #lepidoptera
I was just about to snap a pic of this flower when a Copper Butterfly stopped by for a sip of nectar. It even brought its own straw. Photo-bombed by a Lepidoptera!
Found him...them Robinson, H. S., & Robinson, P. J. M. (1950) "Some notes on the observed behaviour of lepidoptera in flight in the vicinity of light-sources together with a description of a light-trap designed to take entomological samples" Entomologist's Gazette, 1(1), 3–15.
First time finding this caterpillar on my tomatoes. Possibly a corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea). Thanks for corrections. #caterpillar#larva#moth#lepidoptera#insects#entomology#tomatoes#pests#gardening
