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Imagine your in the woods and you see this face looking at you from the bushes
this is someone I drew back, but here's a detailed face drawing of Morphus! I'll yap a bit later about them
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Imagine your in the woods and you see this face looking at you from the bushes
this is someone I drew back, but here's a detailed face drawing of Morphus! I'll yap a bit later about them
What do you know about wingless moths?? I saw a photo of one once and it was just the cutest fuzzy nugget! But this was ages ago and I don't remember if the caption said anything explaining it
Wingless moths are generally the females of certain species. They don’t need wings because the males come to them. All they have to do is lay eggs! The Orgyia genus of tussock moths is a great example. Here’s a female rusty tussock, Orgyia antiqua:
Photos by awenninger
I would literally die for her
Superhero OC sketches
I’m realizing I might like the color blue
The mother White-marked Tussock Moth is wingless! Her little vestigial wings look like rabbit mouse ears. Here she is spreading a protective foam over her eggs which will become the crazy colored decorated furstrip caterpillars (above) of this family.
William Harper - Evanston, September 2020
Female Northern Winter Moth Operophtera fagata Source: Here
#1278 - Iropoca rotundata - Irapoca Moth
Seen by Jeff Pows, over on the East Coast. Another moth, this time in the Lymantriidae, in which the female is plump, fluffy, and wingless. The males are pretty fluffy as well, but have fully developed wings.
The caterpillars have been found on a variety of gum trees.
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Anonymous submitted: I think this is a flightless moth! Any idea what species? From western Massachusetts
It is indeed a flightless female, but I don’t recognize the species, I’m afraid! I’v never seen one with a solid black stripe down the back like this. Anyone else recognize her?
If no one here can suggest an ID, I’d recommend submitting to either iNaturalist or TheEntomologyGroup on Facebook!
She’s very adorable either way! Thanks for sharing!
***Update: A spring cankerworm moth, which is a geometer!