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hastingsmothman
@hastingsmothman@mastodon.green  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

#MothOfTheDay is a stunner.

You may recognise it from my profile pic, but one came to visit the #moth box last night. The gloriously beautiful #green and black mosaic of:

MERVEILLE DU JOUR
Griposia aprilina

Larvae feed on oak.

One of my absolute favourite moths of the year.

#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #naturalworld #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #autumn #october #conservation #biodiversity #alttext

A 2.5cm arrowhead shaped moth on a finger.  It is a striking mosaic of sage green and black. It has two wiry antennae pointing left and right. It's wings are slightly blurred in the bottom corners as it is vibrating to warm up in preparation for takeoff.
A 2.5cm arrowhead shaped moth on a finger. It is a striking mosaic of sage green and black. It has two wiry antennae pointing left and right. It's wings are slightly blurred in the bottom corners as it is vibrating to warm up in preparation for takeoff.
A 2.5cm arrowhead shaped moth on a finger. It is a striking mosaic of sage green and black. It has two wiry antennae pointing left and right. It's wings are slightly blurred in the bottom corners as it is vibrating to warm up in preparation for takeoff.
Overhead shot of a 2.5cm moth on terracotta. It is arrowhead shaped and chunky. It is strikingly marked in bright sage green and black mosaic all over. It has black and white horizontal striped legs.
Overhead shot of a 2.5cm moth on terracotta. It is arrowhead shaped and chunky. It is strikingly marked in bright sage green and black mosaic all over. It has black and white horizontal striped legs.
Overhead shot of a 2.5cm moth on terracotta. It is arrowhead shaped and chunky. It is strikingly marked in bright sage green and black mosaic all over. It has black and white horizontal striped legs.
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Petra van Cronenburg
@NatureMC@mastodon.online replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@hastingsmothman A real beauty! 😍
If I could knit better, I would use this pattern and these colours!

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Catherine Rowan Jones/Ivy Fox
@HederaVulpes@expressional.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@NatureMC

My thought exactly! What a pattern and texture, such colours! It is #knitspiration indeed.

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Delphi
@Delphi@mastodon.scot replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

@hastingsmothman

There's just no need to invent patterns when nature already does it so beautifully🙂 blobcat_knit

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