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Rainbow lanternfly*, Pyrops pythicus, Fulgoridae

Photographed in Indonesia by Nicky Bay // Website // Facebook

Shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!

*This is NOT the invasive-in-the-US spotted lanternfly. This species is native to where it was photographed.

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Chilean stag beetle, Chiasognathus grantii, Lucanidae

Found in Chile and Argentina

Photo 1 by aguaraguazu, 2 by edu_bal, 3 by austral_blizzard, 4 by oebarker, 5 by phygelius, 6-9 by mgargiulo, and 10 (female) by mgargiulo

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Hose-nosed weevil, Antliarhis zamiae, Brentidae. Found in southern Africa.

Females use their long, hose-like rostrum to bore into seeds to lay their eggs. Males have much a much shorter snout, seen in photo 6.

Photos by colin25

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Pink moths!

1. Geometer moth, Lythria cruentaria, photo by denzanova

2. Pink marbled, Eublemma purpurina, photo by nakarb

3. Rosy maple moth, Dryocampa rubicunda, photo by larrymcdaniel

4. Primrose moth, Schinia florida, photo by fynkynd

5, Pink prominent, Hyparpax aurora, photo by jformanorth

6. Small elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila porcellus, photo by sknyazev

7. Roseate emperor moth, Eochroa trimenii, photo via Real Scientists

8. Suraka silk moth, Antherina suraka, photo by jonathan_kolby

9. Leucanella flammans, Saturniidae, photo by Andreas Kay

10. Western sheep moth, Hemileuca eglanterina, photo by trpaprocki

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Today’s One Nice Bug is a single photo of this green sweat bee absolutely lost in the sauce in Vienna, Virginia! :)

Photo by Judy Gallagher