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Cecropia Moth (detectivegluck.files.wordpress.com)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by acockworkorange@mander.xyz to c/absoluteunit@sh.itjust.works
 
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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This post has moth but no lamp, a rarity these days

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

the lamp is providing the lighting

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Probably the biggest moth I've ever seen. Also beautiful colours

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

~~It is the biggest species. Up to 30 cm wingspan.~~

Edit: this was written when I thought this was an Atlas moth.

[–] elevenbones@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 11 points 5 months ago

One banana, one peach and six blackberries.

[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I hate to be a jerk, but that's not an atlas moth. I'm my opinion, cecropia moths are much, much prettier than atlas moths. And this one is gorgeous!

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 9 points 5 months ago

Not a jerk at all, I just was curious what the biggest moth was and then searched for images.

But I think you're right.

[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago

Mothra after eating a mini-mushroom be like

[–] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 months ago

These dudes hang out in my shed and scare the shit our of me when they suddenly blast off.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

So beautiful and soft, it looks like embroidery!

Oh! I looked, if you want to embroider a cecropia moth but aren't up for doing it freehand, there's patterns out there! You'd need to know the technique for getting the red part realistically furry.

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago
[–] SalamenceFury@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago
[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

Username tracks!

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Everyone be like wow but it's just a person with really tiny hands.

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I thought those were nails and I was like wtf? But knuckles.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

Butt knuckles?