Lepidopteran Geek

[ID: Header is a photo of a polyphemus moth with wings fully extended. Profile photo is a picture of a male North American cardinal with his head tilted slightly to the side, looking at the camera. /End ID] | hey, I'm Finn (they/he/xe)! i've been obsessed with bugs, birds, herps, and anything to do with nature since i was little. this sideblog is here to dump some of my own photography as well as reblog photos, educational resources, and general nature-related content. all photos on original posts are taken by me unless stated otherwise. currently in the process of sorting out photos, adding image descriptions to recent posts, and re-posting older photos with ID's so i'm currently on hiatus from new posts!!

[wild-saber1337]

MY GOD WHAT HAVE I FOUND XD

I'm not sorry for having you know this exists XD

[strayheat]

mlm this wlw that what about mlb. man loving bug

[depsidase]

[papilionigae]

[ID: Two pictures from two angles of an adult mourning dove sat on its nest with a nestling-age baby next to it. The parent is glaring at the camera in both images. /End ID]

we have baby mourning doves! this was the only one out front that I could get a clear shot of but there's at least two in there.

[ID: An adult mourning dove flaring out its wings as it runs along the roof of a house. /End ID]

bonus of the other parent very angrily doing its broken wing display to get me away from the nest

[astraldemise]

do you think the process of metamorphosis hurts ? does the transforming creature inside the pupa understand whats happening to it ? do you think theyre scared ? do you think theyre afraid ?

[one-whole-rat]

this is so metal and most would call this poetry but reasonably i know from being on this hellsite long enough that you’re just gay and really into bugs

[astraldemise]

😔

[papilionigae]

[ID: A hand holding out two adult central newts. /End ID]

the journey is tough ahead, traveller. here, take these

[papilionigae]

[ID: A spring peeper frog with its throat fully inflated and singing. /End ID]

went herping tonight hoping to see some spotted salamanders but these guys r always a fun surprise !!

[rubicunda]

it amazes me when other entomologists can spot the difference between these kinds of moths; i have a hard enough time deciphering seasonal Actias forms

[papilionigae]

was anyone gonna tell me that there r multiple morphs of dark-eyed juncos or was I just gonna have to struggle w that for months wondering why the fuck half of the juncos I see look Very Different??

[vulture-jack]

to tiger swallowtails just never sit still or is that only my personal experience with them

like i see them all the time but theyre almost always doing like 15 mph  in every direction at once and never landing for more than a nano second 

[thesketchmo]

Tbh the only time I’ve ever seen a swallowtail rest for longer for a few seconds was after mating and at the end of their lifespan 😅. They just never stop doin their own thing

[vulture-jack]

Tiger swallowtail identification guide

[homo-sex-shoe-whale]

Gays have one of two relationships with bugs:

1. Dramatically climbs onto a chandelier if there’s a cockcroach on the floor

2. Weird bug freak who grabs spiders with their bare hands

[saturniidays]

um excuse me i think u mean the wonderful loving gay bug friend who tenderly moves spiders to places where they would be happier

[papilionigae]

[ID: Three photos of a female falcate orangetip butterfly perched on a small white flower. It’s a small, mostly white butterfly with a black marbled pattern on the outside of its wings and one black dot on the inside of the upper wing. In the first image, it has it’s wings fully open and facing the camera. In the second image, it is partially turned away from the camera to that you can see the inside of one wing and the outside of the other. The third image is taken from the side and it’s wings are fully closed, showing one full side of the outside of its wings.]

Falcates are such delicate little guys. They're just so tiny.

[papilionigae]

[ID: Seven images of various different cricket frogs. The first one is all brown and is sitting partially submerged in water. The second is another solid brown one that is sitting on the side of my hand. The next shows one that has a few green spots on it sitting on some grass that is partially submerged in water. The next frog is in this grassy area as well, but this frog is solid grey-ish brown. The next is another one with green speckles that is also sitting in shallow water. The final two pictures are of the same frog sat on a small stick. This one has a reddish-orange stripe down its back. In the first one, the stick is held out of the water and in the second it's sitting in shallow water. /End ID]

Lots of little guys!! I absolutely adore cricket frogs, it's just so much fun to see all the variance in these dudes. Not to mention that they're just cute

[papilionigae]

[ID: A male goatwing butterfly sitting on some leaf litter. Its wings are held partially open, showing a shockingly bright orange color. /End ID]

A little flash of color among the leaves! It's hard enough to catch up to a goatweed, much less get an open-wing picture.

[papilionigae]

[ID: Three images of a barred owl sitting in a tree during the day. In the first image, it is sat at full height and is looking towards the camera. In the second image, it's leaned forward and looking down at something on the ground to its left. In the last image it's sat up and is glancing down directly below itself. /End ID]

Not a bug, but this guy was too good not to share! This Barred owl was just hangin out in a small tree out in a field

[tiredhermit]

You’re Goddamn Right!

[dragontribeadventures]

Me

[bugsaremypassion]