Can anyone tell me what’s happening here? About 6-7 cm in length. Was concerned it was stuck on a spider web so carefully dislodged it but it climbed right back up to the same place. It was gone later in the afternoon. No eggs or anything I could see. #insects#entomology#moths
This week in part 8/8 in our ‘Life in the Meadow’ series, presented by @JWentomologist and created by @robbieoutside discover the incredible beauty of #moths associated with #meadows. Which moth has a witch’s face on its wings?Watch here to see the video-https://t.co/meJhS3Jt8p
That's an interesting work.
They show that the intricate scale layer on moth wings, forms a 'metamaterial ultrasound absorber' that is 111 times thinner than the longest absorbed wavelength.
Three new species and one new subspecies of tiger moths discovered in the Western Ghats.
Read this.
#moths#lepidoptera#newspecies@ZoologicalI
https://t.co/kJ1f0ZwrTA
A December Moth in my garden this morning, though actually the name is a bit confusing as they’re commoner in November. (And November Moths happen to be more numerous in October...) #teammoth#moths@norfolkmoths@BC_Norfolk@NorfolkWT
for those interested, those moths were photographed in Cuzco district on the road to Manu, Peru. There were beetles too, but work first, take pictures later..
We'll continue to bring Wildwood to you and give you facts about UK’s wildlife through #lockdown💚
Our house photographer Dave took this beautiful pic of a Pale Tussock #Moth
Caterpillars often hatch in Autumn and bury into the soil to enter a hibernation-like stage till spring