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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I finally finished this Luna commission. I can safely say that Actias luna is the most popular moth in North America. I have painted it often, but each one is unique. The painting is 30X40 acrylic on canvas.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

It’s another Moth Face Friday! Going back to last March we gaze into the face of Kent’s geometer.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

The large and glamorous Luna moths are always early spring visitors here in Virginia. I never tire of seeing them. These two male Actias luna showed up the same night at my UV lights. If you examine them closely you can see the subtle differences between them. Moths are indeed unique individuals.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

It’s the first Moth Face Friday of the year. This is my first moth face photo of last year. It was early March when Common Oak Moth paid a visit. Phoberia atomaris.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Moth Face Friday comes around again! This captivating and charming face belongs to Pine Devil. Citheronia sepulcralis is hardly a “devil”, but as a caterpillar it has a much more forbidding visage.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I dreamed about Mothing last night. I was in China and there were hundreds of moths. Most of them unknown to me. Sphinx moths. I woke with feelings of awe. I won’t be in China, but anticipating spring here in Virginia. This painting is Huckleberry Sphinx- Paonias astylus. 30X40 acrylic on canvas.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Moth Face Friday! This beautiful fluffy creature is a male Io moth- Automeris io. They are frequent visitors each summer.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Moth Face Friday! This is The Hebrew. These are very common in the summer at my place. The host plant is black gum. Yes, I have those in abundance. From this angle it looks more like a demented clown. Polygrammate hebraeicum.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Moth Face Friday again! A famous and charming moth here is the Rosy Maple Moth. This is one of my favorite photos from a few years ago. Such a photogenic little critter. Dryocampa rubicunda.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Another Moth Face Friday comes around. Enjoy this Luna face from last spring. Actias luna will be back in March or April. Now they are cocooning in the dead leaves.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Moth Face Friday! I am going back to this past spring for faces now. Since I posted an Actias luna painting just a few days ago I was drawn to this gorgeous luna face.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

My Luna commission is finally done. This is one of the most beautiful and iconic moths that we have in North America. It elicits feelings of awe and wonder when it appears. I have painted it countless times. Actias luna- 30X40 acrylic on canvas.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

There was little action at the moth sheet last night. There were many Dot Lined Whites-Artace cribrarius. As usual there were lots of males and only one female. It was nice to get a photo of a pair side by side. The male is on the left and female on the right. Pre dawn on 10/19 inVA.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

I just finished a commission of Pondside Crambid-Elophila icciusalis. This tiny moth is beautifully patterned. I see these occasionally at my UV lights each summer. I am sure this painting will brighten up a room. It is 30 X40 acrylic on stretched canvas.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

It’s another Moth Face Friday! This colorful character is Banded Tussock Moth or is it Sycamore Tussock Moth? You really can’t tell them apart.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Here we are at another Moth Face Friday. This is the face of a favorite of mine. Harrris’ Three Spot- Harissimemna trisignata.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

For Moth Face Friday I selected the Showy Emerald showing off as it strutted toward me. Dichorda iridaria.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Three of my paintings found a new home last weekend. Go to: mothpaintings.com to see what else I have on hand.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I was lucky to spot this gorgeous creature along the path to my studio this morning. Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth- Parasa indetermina was busy devouring some wild blueberry leaves.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

This is the last week to see my show “Drawn To Light” at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, VA.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Happy Moth Face Friday! Here is the charming and colorful face of the Huckleberry Sphinx. Paonias astylus is one that doesn’t come around often.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Imperial Moths steal the show in July. Last night I had 9 of them at my lights. I like doing group shots to illustrate the size differences. The group contains Spiny Oakworm Moth -Anisota stigma, The Hebrew- Polygrammate hebraeicum, and Eacles imperialis.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

National Moth Week got off to a great start at The Quarry Gardens At Schuyler last night. Thanks to Rachel and Devin for hosting a wonderful event. Here are photos of the moth-ers rather than moths. Conditions were excellent for moths and we saw so many.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

It’s Moth Face Friday! National Moth Week also starts. A festive time for moth lovers. This is Eacles imperialis- The Imperial Moth. A large and common moth during July.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

It’s July when these magnificent moths make their first appearance. They are large and very common at my place. These two males were the first of the season for me. Imperial moths- Eacles imperialis showed up about midnight 7/10 in the piedmont region of Virginia.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Moth Face Friday is back with my painting of a Rosy Maple Moth. This evening is also the opening reception for my show “Drawn To Light” at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, VA. Be there from 5:30-7:30 to say hello. After dark I will have a UV light set up. You may even see these in person.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

For Moth Face Friday I present a painting of The Giant Leopard Moth face. This painting with many other moth paintings is hanging at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville. “Drawn To Light” will be there through 8/17. The opening reception is on 7/11.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Get to McGuffey Art Center in downtown Charlottesville, VA to see my show “Drawn To Light”. It will be there until 8/17 with the opening reception on Friday 7/11. Thanks to the gallery committee for the good installation.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Get to McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, VA.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The most unusual moth last night was Pink Prominent- Hyparpax aurora. I liked this group shot with a couple of very common Rosy Maple Moths- Dryocampa rubicunda. It’s fun to compare the pink and yellow moths. 6/27 In the piedmont region of Virginia.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The face of a male Polyphemus Moth for Moth Face Friday.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Moth Face Friday comes around again. This is the colorful face of The Neighbor- Haploa contigua. A moth I see every summer here in the piedmont region of Virginia.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I just completed this painting of Pearly Wood Nymph- Eudryas unio. A year ago was my first sighting of this lovely little moth. I saw two individuals. This painting will be in my July show at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, VA. It is 30X40 acrylic on canvas.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Moth face Friday is here again. There were several good choices this week. I kept coming back to this intriguing and mysterious looking face. Drab Prominent- Misogada unicolor.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

A new painting of Huckleberry Sphinx Moth AKA Paonias astylus. I usually only see one of these each summer here in VA. This painting will be displayed in my show at McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, VA in July. The painting is 30X40 acrylic on canvas.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

As a defensive measure some Tiger Moths blow bubbles when annoyed. Here is Apantesis anna with a nice bubble. No doubt I was being annoying.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I like doing group shots for size comparison. Polyphemus, Anna Tiger, and Dot Lined White.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

It’s Moth Face Friday. This moth I am only willing to call Haploa species. It doesn’t exactly conform to any familiar patterns. It also was very reluctant to cooperate with my photo efforts. It looks a bit like “contigua”, but is distinctly yellow.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

It’s Moth Face Friday once again. This one is sporting a wild hairstyle. Pink Prominent AKA Hyparpax aurora was seen last week at my place. It has been too chilly for successful mothing lately. Here’s hoping for some warmer temps.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

It’s wonderful to complete another moth painting. This is Funerary Dagger- Acronicta funeralis. I only see one or two of these each summer here in the piedmont region of Virginia. It is a distinctive little moth. The painting is 30X40 acrylic on canvas.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

It’s Moth Face Friday again! This lovely face belongs to a female Automeris io. The females are darker in color than the males and vary from brown to mauve shades. I see far fewer females than males at my UV lights.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

The mothing line up this morning 5/18 in the piedmont region of Virginia: Pink Prominent- Hyparpax aurora, Automeris io- female, Tuliptree Silk Moth- Callosamia angulifera- female, and The Angel- Olceclostera angelica.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

A new painting done! This is Red Fringed Emerald- Nemoria bistriaria. A common moth here in the piedmont of Virginia. The painting is 30X40 acrylic on canvas.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

My latest painting landed in a home. I love when my customers share the installation photos.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Moth Face Friday! This handsome face belongs to a Luna boy. Actias luna.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I liked this photo of a Silver Spotted Fern Moth next to a Luna “tail”. Gorgeous moths in different sizes. Callopistria cordata and Actias luna. 5/11 in the piedmont of Virginia.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Another Moth Face Friday comes around. This week the featured moth is The Bad Wing. Is it bad? Not really. The wings have a distinctive elongated look because the hind wings are unusually small. Dyspteris arbortivaria.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

The Beggar and Colorful Zale showed up on 5/5 in Virginia’s piedmont. Eubaphe mendica and Zale minerea.

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Deborah Davis @mothpainter.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Three Prominents at the lights 5/5 in the piedmont region of Virginia. Clostera albosigma, Datana angusii, and Dasylophia thyatiroides.

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