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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Todays moth: Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia) Found in North America down to Southern Colombia! Wingspan around 7.5cm! family Erebidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Todays moth: Aurivillius oberthueri Found in the Congo (RDC), Malawi and Zambia! Wingspan 10cm - 11cm! family Saturniidae #moths #mothposting

Sourced from https://www.silkmothsandmore.com/species/saturniidae/aurivillius/aurivillius-oberthueri

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Todays moth: Carmenta aurora They can be found in Chile! Most likely in nearby Argentina too! Family Sesiidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Todays moth: Castnia eudesmia They are endemic to Chile! Family Castniidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Todays moth: Red-belted Polymixis (Polymixis rufocincta) Found from Souther Europe to Georgia! They are quite small Family Noctuidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Todays moth: Orange Striped Oakworm (Anisota senatoria) Found in Eastern USA! Family Saturniidae, subfamily Ceratocampinae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Todays moth: Faint Owl Moth (Cometaster pyrula) Found in Eastern and Southern Africa! Family Erebidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Todays moth: Eastern Marbled Emperor (Heniocha dyops) Found across Southern Africa and Tanzania! family Saturniidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Todays moth: Hypopyra carneotincta Found in Botswana and South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique! family Erebidae #moths #mothposting

An iNaturalist map for the moths observations

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Todays moth: Lichen Tigermoth (Teracotona rhodophaea) Found in Africa! Namely Botswana, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia and Zimbabwe Family Erebidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Todays moth: Cavorting Emperor (Usta terpsichore) They're found in quite a few African countries! Angola, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe! Fully grown caterpillars can reach 8cm! family Saturniidae #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Todays moth: Bar Maiden (Thyretes caffra) Found in Southern Africa! Family Erebidae #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Todays moth: Rothschildia Aurota Found in some parts of South America! Wingspan around 15cm! Family Saturniidae #mothposting

Sourced from https://www.silkmothsandmore.com/species/saturniidae/rothschildia/rothschildia-aurota

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Todays moth: Zebra Ermine (Paralacydes vocula) Found in South Africa and Tanzania! family Erebidae #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Todays moth: Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth (Acherontia lachesis) Found in most parts of Eastern Asia! Wingspan can reach 13cm! Family Sphingidae #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Todays moth: Grey Swallowtail Moth (Micronia aculeata) Found in Myanmar, India and Sri Lanka! Wingspan ranges 4.2cm - 5cm! Family Uraniidae, subfamily Microniinae #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Todays moth: Leucanella apollinairei Found in Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia! Family Saturniidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Todays moth: The Eri Silk Moth (Samia ricini) They're a domestic polyhybrid, created by humans through selective breeding They are completely domesticated and can not be found in the wild Family Saturniidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Todays moth: Hualapai Buckmoth (Hemileuca hualapai) Ranges from Southcentral Arizona and Sonora to Mexico! Wingspan 5cm - 7.7cm! family Saturniidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Todays moth: Autumn Emperor Moth (Perisomena caecigena) Found in South-Eastern Europe! Wingspan 6-9cm! Family Saturniidae #moths #mothposting

Sourced from https://breedingbutterflies.com/perisomena-caecigena-autumn-emperor-moth/

Sourced from https://www.zoo-ekzo.ru/en/node/4126

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Todays moth: Dark Bordered Beauty (Epione vespertaria) Found in Western Europe and within Asia along the palearctic region! Wingspan ranges 2.5cm - 3cm! family Geometridae #moths #mothposting

Male and female Dark Bordered Beauty Moths by Roy Leverton

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Todays moth: Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella) Found in Europe, New Zealand and parts of Asia! Wingspan 0.6cm - 0.9cm! Family Glyphipterigidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Todays moth: Niceteria macrocosma Found in Australia! Wingspan around 4cm! family Geometridae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Todays moth: Mottled Purple (Eriocrania sparrmannella) Found in Europe! Wingspan 1cm - 1.3cm! Family Eriocraniidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Todays moth: Red-tailed Specter Moth (Euerythra phasma) Found in the USA! Wingspan between 3.1cm - 4cm! family Erebidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Todays moth: Orange Mint Moth (Pyrausta orphisalis) Found in North America! Wingspan 1.5cm - 1.7cm! family Crambidae #moths #mothposting

Sourced from https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Pyrausta-orphisalis?page=3

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Todays moth: Callambulyx amanda Found in SouthEast Asia! From Burma to Singapore! Family Sphingidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Todays moth: Morgan's Sphinx (Xanthopan morganii) Found in Southern and Central Africa! Their tongues can reach 30cm! Family Sphingidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Todays moth: Frosted Phoenix (Titanomis sisyrota) Once thought extinct, these moths are found in New Zealand! "Taxonomists are currently unable to place this moth within an existing family." Wingspan 3cm - 7cm! #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Todays moth: Erasmia pulchella Found throughout Southeast Asia! Wingspan 7cm - 8cm! Family zygaenidae, subfamily chalcosiinae #mothposting

Sourced from https://wobam.co.uk/product/erasmia-pulchella-thailand-2/

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A rather lovely Northern Emerald (Prasinocyma rhodocosma) These moths can be seen around most parts of Australia, the exception being South Australia where these moths have not been recorded. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Top view of a moth that has green wings with purplish-brown markings across them in an almost symmetrical pattern

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Not the documented caterpillar for this species but as a Flannel moth it would have a similar 'coat' Please do not touch them, they are venomous. Rashes, nausea and vomiting are some of the possible repercussions!

Southern Flannel Moth Larvae (Megalopyge opercularis)
© Ginger Wyatt

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Todays moth: Megalopyge perseae Found in Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru! Family Megalopygidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Todays moth: Adetomeris erythrops Found in Chile and Argentina! Family Saturniidae, subfamily Hemileucinae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Todays moth: Citheronia beledonon Found in south western Mexico! Family Saturniidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Todays moth: Turbulent Phosphila Moth (Phosphila turbulenta) Found in North America, mainly eastern USA! Family Noctuidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Todays moth: Clown Face Tiger Moth (Idalus herois) Found in Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil! Family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae #moths #mothposting

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Aussie Moths @wa-moths.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A few warmer days over the last week has brought a few more moths into our Perth Hills garden, including this beautiful but undescribed Dinophalus species. This is only our 3rd record of this species over the last 3 years #teammoth #ausinverst #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Top view of a large moth resting with its wings spread. The wings are grey turning to pale brown at the edges and with thin black stripes across them

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Todays moth: Giant Peacock Moth (Saturnia pyri) Found in Southern Europe! Wingspan 10cm - 20cm! Family Saturniidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Todays moth: Yellow Scallop Moth (Anomis erosa) Found in North America (minus Canada), and seen in parts of South America! Wingspan 2.7cm! Family Erebidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Todays moth:Japanese Silk Moth (Antheraea yamamai) Native to Japan but they have been exported elsewhere! Wingspan 11cm-15cm! Family Saturniidae #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Todays moth: Green Drab (Ophiusa tirhaca) Found in Southern Europe, Southern Asia, Australia and parts of Africa! Wingspan 5cm! Family Erebidae #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Todays moth: Princely Tiger Moth (Chrysocale principalis) Found from Mexico to Honduras! Family Arctidae #moths #mothposting

Observation by Juan Carlos Garcia Morales

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Todays moth: Philareta treitschkei Found in Turkey the Caucases, the Balkans, Iran and the Levant (from Lebanon and Israel! Family Noctuidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Todays moth: Ridings' Fairy Moth (Adela ridingsella) Found in Eastern parts of Canada and the USA! Family Adelidae They are small #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Todays Moth: Splendid Royal Moth (Citheronia splendens) Found from Mexico to Southern Arizona! Wingspan ranges 10cm-15cm! Family Saturniidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Todays moth: Hologram Moth (Diachrysia balluca) Found in Canada and the USA! Most commonly in Eastern/North Eastern areas! Family Noctuidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Todays moth: Virginian Tiger Moth (Spilosoma virginica) Officially found in North America! Though there are a notable number of sightings in Argentina on iNaturalist! Family Erebidae, Subfamily Arctiinae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Todays moth: Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth (Parasa indetermina) Found in Eastern USA! Wingspan ranges 2.3cm-3cm! Family Limacodidae #moths #mothposting

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Todays Moth @todaysmoth.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Todays moth: Fall Cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria) Found in the USA! Wingspan 2.5cm! Females are wingless! Family Geometridae #moths #mothposting

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