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@todaysmoth.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 10:15 PM

Todays moth: Tulip-tree Silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera)

Found in Eastern USA!

Wingspan 8cm - 11cm

Family Saturniidae

#moths #mothposting

© William Wise Photography (c) Diane P. Brooks© n8turnerd
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 10:05 PM

Todays moth: Coenobasis amoena

Found in Africa! Most sightings are in the South

They are a type of slug moth!

#moths #mothposting

(c) Thijs Valkenburg(c) fubr(c) Sunčana Bradley
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 11:34 PM

Todays moth: Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)

Found in North America down to Southern Colombia!

Wingspan around 7.5cm!

family Erebidae

#moths #mothposting

© rickmalad on iNat(c) Alex on iNat© becksnyc on iNat(C) Asturnut on Wikipedia
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 10:10 PM

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-oberthueriSourced from https://www.silkmothsandmore.com/species/saturniidae/aurivillius/aurivillius-oberthueri
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 11:17 PM

Todays moth: Carmenta aurora

They can be found in Chile! Most likely in nearby Argentina too!

Family Sesiidae

#moths #mothposting

(c) Lorenz Carrasco © orlandomontes © orlandomontes
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 12:12 AM

Todays moth: Castnia eudesmia

They are endemic to Chile!

Family Castniidae

#moths #mothposting

(C) Bryan Caro San Martín on FlickrObservation by matias saa © Javier Perez Cid© Osmair
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 10:37 PM

Todays moth: Red-belted Polymixis (Polymixis rufocincta)

Found from Souther Europe to Georgia!

They are quite small

Family Noctuidae

#moths #mothposting

© Jason Grant© Fotis Samaritakis(c) Luca Sattin© Sokolov Yuriy Ivanovich
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 11:19 PM

Todays moth: Orange Striped Oakworm (Anisota senatoria)

Found in Eastern USA!

Family Saturniidae, subfamily Ceratocampinae

#moths #mothposting

(C) Christine Young(C) Christine Young(c) Jenn Forman Orth© Rodney Lee
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 10:11 PM

Todays moth: Faint Owl Moth (Cometaster pyrula)

Found in Eastern and Southern Africa!

Family Erebidae

#moths #mothposting

(c) Bernard DUPONT© RCSwart © mia-kessel
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 12:23 AM

Todays moth: Eastern Marbled Emperor (Heniocha dyops)

Found across Southern Africa and Tanzania!

family Saturniidae

#moths #mothposting

(c) Grant Reed© lourens-swanepoel© Esi Bossman(c) Wolf-Achim and Hanna Roland
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 11:04 PM

Todays moth: Hypopyra carneotincta

Found in Botswana and South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique!

family Erebidae

#moths #mothposting

© Jonathan Newman© GLENN STOCKIL© scottfrichardsonAn iNaturalist map for the moths observations
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 12:21 AM

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

(c) Christine Sydes (c) botswanabugs(c) Christine Sydes(c) Christine Sydes
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 12:55 AM

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

(c) dhfischer(c) qgrobler© Timo M. (c) Sharon Louw
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 11:29 PM

Todays moth: Bar Maiden (Thyretes caffra)

Found in Southern Africa!

Family Erebidae

#mothposting

(c) michel candel(c) Bernard DUPONT © botswanabugs© Sunčana Bradley
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 10:10 PM

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-aurotaSourced from https://www.silkmothsandmore.com/species/saturniidae/rothschildia/rothschildia-aurota(C) Sven Damerow / Getty ImagesSourced from https://www.silkmothsandmore.com/species/saturniidae/rothschildia/rothschildia-aurota
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 12:08 AM

Todays moth: Zebra Ermine (Paralacydes vocula)

Found in South Africa and Tanzania!

family Erebidae

#mothposting

(c) magriet b (c) Brian du Preez (c) Jade Xann(c) Alfredo Rei Lobo DasNeves
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 11, 2026, 10:57 PM

Todays moth: Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth (Acherontia lachesis)

Found in most parts of Eastern Asia!

Wingspan can reach 13cm!

Family Sphingidae

#mothposting

(c) CC黎明© Natthaphat Chotjuckdikul(C) Mosmas(c) Abyssss
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 10:36 PM

Todays moth: Grey Swallowtail Moth (Micronia aculeata)

Found in Myanmar, India and Sri Lanka!

Wingspan ranges 4.2cm - 5cm!

Family Uraniidae, subfamily Microniinae

#mothposting

(c) Nuwan Chathuranga© Prashantha Krishna M CObservation by Haneesh K M
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 9, 2026, 10:27 PM

Todays moth: Leucanella apollinairei

Found in Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia!

Family Saturniidae

#moths #mothposting

(c) SpyingNaturalist© Lepidoptera Colombiana 🇨🇴© Lacey Hoosier
@todaysmoth.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 12:21 AM

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

Found on Flickr (C) Resenter1(c) David Marquina Reyes(c) friend1047
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