#mothua

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i need the moths to smooch even if theyre from different aus technically

[bunnyechipse]

Felt deeply inspired to do a hyper realistic moth Huahua and flower prince Xie Lian doodle(shhhhh this IS hyper realistic, trust)

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immediately wanted to draw my own au because crown prince of flowers xl is so pretty and moth king hc is so fuzzy,,,,,,,,

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who called him a moth on one of my drawings like a month ago?? you got this stuck in my head

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Mothualian Master Post!

just because i want to be able to share with yall!

admittedly, its very hard to put everything together and there's going to be a lot of links to bluesky so im sorry about that!!! ill keep trying to update this tho!!

there are no bug pics in this post!!!

NEW ITEMS ARE IN PINK! last updated: 10/3/2025

tag: #mothualian / #mothhualian / #realistic mothualian (feel free to use if you like!) (or block it, idm!!!) there is now (the start of) a website with all this information condensed into: welcome to the mult-iverse

this tag encompasses all the au variations i play with:

moth!hc / flower crown prince!xl (#white flowers)

moth!xl / butterfly!hc

moth!xl / butterfly!hc MODERN CYBERPUNK REMIX (#cyberpunk mothualian)

moth!hc / moth!xl (#hot moth on moth action)

butterfly!hc / flower crown prince!xl

moth god!xl / maned wolf!hc

any other combination of these, as long as someone is a moth or butterfly lolol

Things Consistent in All AUs:

If he's a moth, HC is a Crecopia moth. (#mothua)

If he's a butterfly, HC is a red scarlet peacock butterfly. (#flutterhua) He disguises himself as a rosy ermine moth when he's "Xiao Hua." (#mothlang) During his period as "Wu Ming" in the cyberpunk AU, he is disguised as a black-bodied peppered moth.

Thank you DH for this INCREDIBLE reference of butterfly HC's tattoos and wing patterns for both moth and butterfly. (mild nsfw and body horror cw for bug legs)

XL is a white silk moth. (#mothlian)

MQ is a black blue spicebush swallowtail butterfly.

FX is a comet moth.

JW is a dotted grey moth AND a white orchid mantis (this form is usually reserved for BWX).

QR is a luna moth.

HX is a giant water bug.

SQX and SWD are water striders / gliders. The wings gene skipped SQX's generation, leaving them without them while SWD has wings.

Yushi Huang is a type of bee (undecided).

Lang Qianqiu is a hornet.

Hua Cheng's mother was a white wood butterfly or a scarlet peacock like him.

Xie Lian's mother (Min Ying 闵莺) is a white silk moth like Xie Lian. Xie Lian's father was a giant emperor moth.

Mu Qing's mother (Mu Lin 慕琳) is a common black house spider. Mu Qing's father was a black blue spicebush swallowtail like him.

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Moth! Hua Cheng / Flower Crown Prince! Xie Lian

cw: occasional nsfw, nothing else its the feel good au #white flowers

fics:

[ White Flowers ] by @colddelinquent

my art:

[ mothua ]

[ prince!xl + moth!hc ]

beloved received art:

[ bunnyechipse 1 ] [ bunnyechipse 2 -- REALISTIC MOTHUALIAN ]

[ chaotic-fever-dream ]

[ ghostily ]

relevant bsky posts / lore:

[ the basis for tiny gege]

[ tiny gege and his pet wraith moth ]

[ some moth hc information ] (nsfw text in replies)

[ the specifically nsfw mothua stuff ]

[ mothuas tongue lolol ]

MILD NSFW [ eepy flower prince ]

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Moth! Xie Lian / Butterfly! Hua Cheng

co-authored with @colddelinquent !! cw: canon typical content such as stalking by bwx, cannibalism, violence, body horror

fics:

[ A Butterfly Lord Finds a Lost Moth ] by @snow-tempest

[ A Lost Moth Kisses a Butterfly Lord ] by @snow-tempest

[ Xianle Cotton on Ao3 ] by rinichey

my art:

[ mothlian ]

[ san lang hiding as a moth ]

[ tiny butterfly mu qing and moth feng xin ]

[ tiny mothlian and butterflyhua ]

[ mothlian and moth san lang ]

[ mothlians long long tongue ]

[ gege and butterflies ]

[ prince mothlian ]

mild nsfw [ they put those tongues to Use ]

beloved received art:

[ sparkpup ]

[ marleepup ]

[ knife 1 ] [ knife 2 ]

[ ifisayjess ]

[ mossymage ]

[ bunnyechipse 1 ] [ bunnyechipse 2 ] [ bunnyechipse 3 -- REALISTIC MOTHUALIAN ] [ bunnyechipse 4 ]

[ sao 1 NSFW ] [ sao 2 ] [ sao 3 ] [ sao 4 -- REALISTIC MOTHUALIAN ] [ sao 4 ]

[ tannukii ]

[ dh 1 -- best butterfly / moth hua cheng ref MILD NSFW ] [ dh 2 ] [ dh 3 ]

[ ghost socks ]

[ ghostily 1 ] [ ghostily 2 ] NEW!

[ artiacinsomnist ]

[ cheerforrevenger 1 ] [ cheer 2 ] [ cheer 3 ]

[ lissy ]

relevant bsky posts / lore:

[ the beginning of moth xl ]

[ how butterflies hide their wings vs. moths, lots of world building ] (includes irl moth and butterfly pictures in second post!)

[ wheres mothlians fuzz? ]

[ mothlian does glassblowing im working it in i swear ]

[ talking about jw, bwx and some backstory ]

[ the importance of the collars/cuffs to moths ]

[ san lang cleans geges wings ]

[ mantis bwx is a nightmare + tapping into bug traits ]

[ more mantis bwx discussion -- REALISTIC BUG ART IN THREAD ]

[ the red string in mothualian? needs more thonks ]

[ xl's emotional support wraith butterfly and bwx being evil ]

[ moth coffin,,,,, ]

NSFW [ heheheh moth tongues and wing flapping ]

[ some fengqing musing ]

[ the butterfly / moth divide -- genetics -- some fxmq backstory ]

[ soft hualian about xl's antennae ]

[ qi rong and bug cannibalism -- gross warning ]

[ moth lanterns ]

[ mothualian odds and ends ] NEW!

there's stuff from dms i havent grabbed or formatted into a thread im so sorry ill get it someday i promise

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Moth! Xie Lian / Butterfly! Hua Cheng but Modern Cyberpunk

cws: implied recreational drug use in the form of lights

#cyberpunk mothualian

my art: [ newborn hc is soggy ] beloved received art:

relevant bsky posts / lore:

[ hc gets born, sees god and then meets him again in a club some years later ]

[ light usage and the effect it has on bugs ]

[ hua cheng's wing piercings, eye and workshop ]

[ 'beloveds' as the people who help you out of your chrysalis / cocoons ]

[ xie lian has a rough time adjusting to the city ]

[ xie lian's hair and fluff in this au ] NEW!

[ the huggiest hug ever hugged - and unconscious touching ] NEW!

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Moth! Hua Cheng / Moth! Xie Lian

this is when i just started going insane

#hot moth on moth action

my art:

[ mothualian ]

[ more mothlian and protective mothua ]

beloved received art:

[ artiacinsomnist 1 ] [ artiacinsomnist 2 ]

[ catwif3 ]

[ biki 1 ] [ biki 2 ]

[ bunnyechipse REALISTIC BUG ART CW ]

relevant bsky posts / lore:

[ what started it all ]

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