Todays moth: Thrift Clearwing (Synansphecia muscaeformis) These tiny guys are found in most of Europe! Wingspan ranges 1.5cm-1.8cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Yellow Shell Moth (Camptogramma bilineata) Found in Europe and Asia along the Palearctic region! Wingspan 2.2cm-2.5cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Hearsey's Owl Moth (Brahmaea hearseyi) Found in Southeast Asia! Wingspan can reach 20cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Painted Schinia Moth (Schinia volupia) Found in the USA! Wingspan ranges 2cm-2.2cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Common Plume (Emmelina monodactyla) This absolute freak is found in Asia, Europe, and North America! As well as northern parts of Africa and South America! Wingspan ranges 2cm-3cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Four o'Clock Moth (Dysphania numana) Found in northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, and nearby areas of Indonesia! Wingspan is around 8cm! #moths #mothposting

This little fellow officially closes Saturniidae week, it was a lot of fun trying to find silkmoths on the obscure side

Todays moth: Paradirphia semirosea Found in Central America! Ranging from southern Mexico to Panama! Wingspan ranges 6cm-8cm! #moths #mothposting

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Todays moth: Marno's Marbled Emperor (Heniocha marnois) Found in South Eastern Africa! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Polythysana rubrescens Another obscure Saturniidae, these dudes are found in Chile and parts of Argentina! #moths ##mothposting

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Todays moth: Rinaca zuleika A relatively obscure moth, found in India and West Bengal, within the Himalayan Mountains! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Zaddachi's emperor moth (Bunaeopsis zaddachii) Found sparsely distributed in Central Africa! Wingspan around 10cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Sulawesi Moon Moth (Actias isis) Only found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The wing trails measure around 20cm! The males are red with yellow markings whilst the females are predominantly yellow! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Rinaca Anna An obscure Saturniidae moth found in South-East Asia! Wingspan around 7cm! #moths #mothposting

A highly melanistic Tau Emperor spotted on iNaturalist, not typical for the species Sighting by the amazing shinkarenko!

Todays moth: Tau Emperor Moth (Aglia tau) Found in Europe and Central Asia! Wingspan ranges 6cm-8.5cm! #moths #mothposting

Saturniidae Week! All moths featured are going to be belonging to the Saturniidae family

Todays moth: Purple Plagodis Moth (Plagodis kuetzingi) Found in Eastern USA and Canada, these dudes are uncommon! Wingspan is around 2.5cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Doratoptera nicevillei These tiny fellows are native to India! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Fisher’s Estuarine Moth (Gortyna borelii) Found sparsely in Europe, I believe this moth may be rare! Wingspan is around 2.5cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Black and White Tiger Moth (Ardices glatignyi) Found in Australia! They fit on top of your fingertip! #$MOTHS #mothposting

Todays moth: Forest Splendid Ghost Moth (Aenetus eximia) Found in Australia, mostly down south! The larvae spend their lives inside of tree trunks and roots! Wingspan ranges 5cm-8cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Scalloped Hook-tip (Falcaria lacertinaria) Found in Europe and near Asia! Wingspan ranges 3cm-3.5cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: The Vermiculous (Cerocala vermiculosa) Found in Southern Africa! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Green-banded Urania (Urania leilus) Found in tropical South America! These colourful fellows are dayflying Wingspan is around 7cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Epiphora albidus Not much info on these dudes, they're likely found in Central Africa! They are quite big! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: The Ornate Tiger Moth (Apantesis ornata) Found in Western USA! Wingspan ranges 3.2cm-4.2cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: The White Ringed Atlas (Epiphora mythimnia) Distributed across Southern and Central Africa! Wingspan ranges 10cm-13cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: The Beautiful Tiger (Amphicallia bellatrix) Found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia! Wingspan is around 6cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Ghostly Silkmoth (Ceranchia apollina) Found in Madagascar! Wingspan may be around 8cm-10.5cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Blue-spotted Jewel Moth (Cyclosia midama) Found in South Eastern Asia! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Eudaemonia argus Found in western and central African countries! I couldn't find a credible source on wingspans but I estimate they're around 5cm (width) #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: The Small-eyed Sphinx (Paonias myops) Distributed across North America! Wingspan ranges 6cm-7cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Oberthür's silkmoth (Loepa oberthuri) Found in southeastnern China! Wingspan ranges 11cm-15cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: The East African Sunset Moth (Chrysiridia croesus) Found in East African countries! Similar in looks to the Madagascan Sunset Moth Wingspan ranges 7cm-9cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: The Harris' Three-Spot (Harrisimemna trisignata) Found in the USA and Canada! Wingspan ranges 3cm-3.6cm! #moths

Uresiphita ornithopteralis - Tree Lucerne Moth This is one of the more common visitors to our Perth Hills moth light over the past few weeks. At rest they seem like a boring brown moth, but then they flash those bright yellow hindwings. #teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist

Todays moth: The Scorched Carpet Moth (Ligdia adustata) Found mostly in Europe and neighbouring areas! Wingspan ranges 2.5cm-3cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Leucanella viridescens Found in Central and South America! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: The Ceanothus Silkmoth (Hyalophora euryalus) Found along North America's Western Coast! Wingspan ranges 9cm-13cm ! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: The Malachite Moth (Staurophora celsia) Found in Central Europe and around the Palearctic region! Wingspan ranges 3.6cm–4.6cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: The Wahlberg's Emperor (Nudaurelia wahlbergii) Found in Africa, predominantly in South Eastern locations! Wingspan ranges 8cm-13cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: The Spanish Moth (Xanthopastis regnatrix) Found on both American continents! #moths #mothposting

NEW MOTH

Todays moth: The Tolype Moth (Tolype velleda) This fuzzy critter is most commonly found in North America! Wingspan ranges 3.2cm–5.8cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: Ramadasa pavo Another moth lacking a common name, these moths are found in South-East Asia! Wingspan ranges 4.5cm-5cm! #moths #mothposting

Todays moth: The Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) Found in North America! Wingspan 4cm-5.5cm! Colours can vary between individuals! #mothposting #moths

Todays Moth: The Australian Bag Moth (Cebysa leucotelus) Found in Australia and New Zealand! Females are larger, blue, and notably flightless! Notably the larvae form a protective bad around themselves, similar to other bag moths! #moths #mothposting