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Jim 🇺🇦 @pom137.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

For #flyday a black swallowtail landing on a flower. Taken many moons ago. #butterfly #bugsky #insects #swallowtails #nature #wildlife #eastcoastkin 🦋 🌎

A black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) landing on a flower with a background of plants. Best guess is it's a female based on markings.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

You're looking at Manduca neglecta, a sphinx moth that currently has only 45 observations on iNaturalist!

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Currently, this is one of only TWO iNaturalist observations of this stunning bee (Exaerete trochanterica)! You never know what you might find out there. 📷 kennedy-borges-road on iNaturalist 📍 Brazil 🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations... #ObservationOfTheDay

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Gray @grays.art · 12/01/2026

Florida Mangrove Skipper (Phocides batabano ssp. okeechobee) 10-19-25 Barefoot beach, Bonita Springs, Florida Often hiding beneath a leaf, this photo is upside-down. #macroMonday #eastcoastkin #macro #photography #macroPhotography #florida #native #insects #Lepidoptera #butterflies #nature #art

Butterfly with iridescent blue highlights atop a mangrove leaf

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BERGΛMΛX @bergamax.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The Candy Mantis (Rhombomantis longipennis) is a large and visually striking shield mantis found in Southeast Asia. 🟢🟣⚪️ Its name was inspired by its distinct "cotton candy" colors, although other color variations may exist. Photography by うすばね @cider_mantodea [IG] #Insects #nature #photography

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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I was fortunate enough to have successfully bred a pair of Orchid mantises. This nymph was one of their offspring, which I sold along with the hundreds of others. 🍀💲 #naturephotography #nature #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #prayingmantis #insects #eastcoastkin #photography

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