Got another visit from the amazing twig-moth that is the pale prominent! 😁 So happy that they seem to be having a good year, gives me hope.

OMFGs. I'm so excited.

Look at this absolutely legendary pale prominent moth that visited. Behold, one of the greatest twig-moths of all time!

Behold it! It's lil face!

Epic twig/bit of old stem mimicry. Perfect. No notes. What an absolute joy to see.

I cannot love this moth enough, camo bugs are my favourite bugs ever.

Look at this good fuzzy Little Guy. Nut-tree tussock moth AKA the original flying kitten. The pollinating tabby cat of the nighttime skies 🦋🐈🐾 (Moths are important pollinators - they're the night shift, clocking in when the bees go to bed.)

Poplar hawkmoth, I repeat, poplar hawkmoth. The Poplar hawkmoths have landed. 🦋🐾

Sometimes the world feels bleak, but moths keep me going.

I've been a bit remiss with my moth posting lately, I'll try and share some more to make things a tiny, fluffy speck better.

[Siren wailing]... Big pink hawkmoth season is upon us. I repeat, big pink hawkmoth season. This is not a drill.

This is an elephant hawkmoth, warming up its wings & taking off. It's caterpillars are also magnificent chonks, and they eat rosebay willow herb (AKA fireweed in the US I think?) This is a perfect reason to do less weeding. Keep some weeds, get big pink hawkmoths like this one.

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My favourite micro moths are back!

So tiny.

So livid.

It's the furious grass veneers!

Furious garden grass veneers in this case, I think. Look at the rage in those tiny lil eyes. This is why I keep some long grass in my patch. Do less mowing, get adorably furious moths.

Please enjoy this small blood vein moth. An A+ peachy moth pal to improve your day.

It's been a craptastic couple of weeks for mothing, but the weather is changing now 💖🦋🐾

I'm grateful to have an amazing GP. I know not every spoonie has such good medical experiences & don't take it for granted.

Anyway, thanks to all the good clinical practitioners who make managing chronic illnesses a team effort, & who avoid the ableist shitslide. 💖

& may we all remember our meds.

Buff tip moth. Another species from yesterday's trap. It's the best broken twig mimic, A+ camo, also has adorably flat fluffy face. Perfect moth pal, no notes.

Great prominent moth. Look at this fluffy beast. Behold it!

Flying kittens.

I rest my case, I will not be taking questions.

This moth feeds on oaks. Look after your local trees and you look after flying kittens. (And also all the birds that eat their caterpillars, and all the other good bugs that live in trees!)

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Finally put the last of the Insecta Deck ruby edition in my online shop here.

All the tucks have minor flaws so I'm selling them at a discount. I hate sending out things that aren't perfect but y'know what? I'd hate it more if these decks sat around forever & no-one ever played with them, just cos of small dinks in't tuck boxes!

Insecta deck was a fully illustrated poker deck I made in 2018-2019, with a different order of insect representing each suit.

I made the art for each card face in colour pencil, & drew each insect individually (no copy-pasting of bugs, even on the high number cards.)

Here are the receipts for that. (Also why am I like this, this is why my eyeballs hate me lol!)

Here's the link to the original Kickstarter for this deck, for anyone who wants to know more about the project.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1872216491/insecta-ruby-deck-minor-flaws-limited

Good morning friends - lime hawkmoth, this is not a drill, I repeat, lime hawkmoth!

It's InverteFest week and look at this chonky jet-plane-looking pal that dropped by the moth trap! Here it is in the classic tail-up "you woke me TF up when??" pose. Sorry little buddy. Wouldn't fly off, so we coaxed it on to a tree & I'm hanging around so that it doesn't get picked off by a bird (although it's reasonably well hidden, but I worry... I have coffee and mini-eggs though, so it's all good.)

Moth trapping is a way to record and release local insects, no moths are hurt and they all get released afterwards (I try to put them somewhere well hidden though because of hungry birbs.)

Super-fluffy muslin moth being super-fluffy.

The twig is because if a moth is wedged in an awkward corner of the trap, it's safer to persuade it onto a pencil or twig or summat. Avoids touching their delicate wings. Also gives you a good view of their fluffy trousers.

A+ good fuzzy moth pal, would recommend.

Behold the adorableness of this nut-tree tussock moth and let your Monday be improved.

Moths are important pollinators who take over the night shift when bees go to bed. Look how fluffy it is - basically a tiny flying kitten that pollinates your garden!

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It's Monday, please enjoy this extremely fluffy brindled beauty to improve your day. Basically a tiny flying tabby kitten. 🦋🐾

The Herald is an unmistakable and friggin delightful moth.

They putter about early in the year, but not many stop by the light. Happy to see this little buddy drop in! Here's some sketches I made of this species.

Caterpillars of this mothy pal eat willows & poplars. The web of connections between trees, moths that eat the leaves, birds that eat moth larvae and live in trees, and all the other interconnected wildlife... It's so vast. If you enjoy seeing moths like this, take care of trees as much as you're able.

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Red-green carpet being photobombed by a common quaker.

I don't know whether carpets are called that because they're patterned like carpets, or cos they're very flat. But you could base a pretty fkn fancy carpet pattern on thissun.

Another one with caterpillars that eat oaks, & also mountain ash. Look after local trees & you look after bugs, birds, fungi, lichen, and all the other wildlife connected to them.

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