#lepiodoptery

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Moth Of The Day #249

Ghostly Silkmoth

Ceranchia apollina

From the saturniidae family. They can be found in Madagascar.

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Could you do Mittonia Hampsoni please? Thanks a ton!!

Moth Of The Day #258

Mittonia hampsoni

From the pyralidae family. They can be found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Moth Of The Day #150

Polka-dot Wasp Moth

Syntomedia epilais

From the erebidae family. They have a wingspan of 45-51 mm. They inhabit neotropic areas, all across North and South America.

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Moth Of The Day #184

Ingrailed Clay

Diarsia mendica

From the noctuidae family. They have a wingspan of 28-36 mm. They inhabit woodland and moorland. They can be found through most of Europe.

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Moth Of The Day #165

Dew Moth

Setina irrorella

From the erebidae family. They have a wingspan 22-36 mm. They inhabit rocky coasts, shingle beaches and calcareous grassland inland. They can be found in the Palearctic from Ireland, then through Europe and east to northern and central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.

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can I request a moth from Brazil? 👀

Moth Of The Day #175

Azochis gripusalis

From the cambridae family. They are found in Brazil. They have semihyaline wings, which means they are almost glass-like.

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hi!

do you know any books or sources where I can read more about moths and/or lepidoptera?

I made a post on some book your can read, you can find it here! As for websites, some I find extremely useful are Butterfly Conservation, Mothidentification, and the youtuber Bart Coppens!