One male and one female Polyphemus emerging today shows the strong dimorphism of the antenna #MothWatch2018
February 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
One male and one female Polyphemus emerging today shows the strong dimorphism of the antenna #MothWatch2018
This is the first time during #MothWatch2018 that I’ve found them soon enough after emergence that their wings are still soft! They look like beautiful, delicate cloth draped down!
February 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is the first time during #MothWatch2018 that I’ve found them soon enough after emergence that their wings are still soft! They look like beautiful, delicate cloth draped down!
#MothWatch2018 has slowed down a lot, but this Polyphemus emerged today. Check out the transparent windows in her wings and her cute little face!
February 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
#MothWatch2018 has slowed down a lot, but this Polyphemus emerged today. Check out the transparent windows in her wings and her cute little face!
#MothWatch2018 update - Polyphemus male showed up to mate! Side note: cats are really really interested in moths
February 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
#MothWatch2018 update - Polyphemus male showed up to mate! Side note: cats are really really interested in moths
#MothWatch2018 update! I was away yesterday and came back to a whole bunch of eggs laid all over the container!
February 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
#MothWatch2018 update! I was away yesterday and came back to a whole bunch of eggs laid all over the container!
Tonight on #MothWatch2018 a female Promethea goes into the mating cage, and a Pink-striped Oakworm Moth gets released!
February 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Tonight on #MothWatch2018 a female Promethea goes into the mating cage, and a Pink-striped Oakworm Moth gets released!
7 hours later and they’re still quite entangled wow #MothWatch2018
February 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
7 hours later and they’re still quite entangled wow #MothWatch2018
Exciting update from last night for #MothWatch2018 - a male Cecropia showed up to see the female! He may have smelled her pheromones from a mile away.
February 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Exciting update from last night for #MothWatch2018 - a male Cecropia showed up to see the female! He may have smelled her pheromones from a mile away.
These two were freshly emerged when I got home tonight. I’m just realizing that every day for the next few weeks I may come home to a surprise! #MothWatch2018 #InsectsAreAwesome
February 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
These two were freshly emerged when I got home tonight. I’m just realizing that every day for the next few weeks I may come home to a surprise! #MothWatch2018 #InsectsAreAwesome
Tonight on #MothWatch2018 - releasing a male Io moth and seeing if a female Cercropia can call in any males from the neighbourhood!
February 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Tonight on #MothWatch2018 - releasing a male Io moth and seeing if a female Cercropia can call in any males from the neighbourhood!
It’s possible these 2 already mated before I put them out though. #EntomologyTwitter would they stop releasing pheromones if that was the case? #MothWatch2018
February 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It’s possible these 2 already mated before I put them out though. #EntomologyTwitter would they stop releasing pheromones if that was the case? #MothWatch2018
#MothWatch2018 update from last night: two Luna moths did not manage to attract any mates on their second night out. They were released early this morning. Good luck ladies!
February 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
#MothWatch2018 update from last night: two Luna moths did not manage to attract any mates on their second night out. They were released early this morning. Good luck ladies!
Last night’s first trial was some Luna Moths (Actias luna). The two females did not manage to attract any suitors. I’ll try again tonight and then release them either way. #MothWatch2018
February 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Last night’s first trial was some Luna Moths (Actias luna). The two females did not manage to attract any suitors. I’ll try again tonight and then release them either way. #MothWatch2018
The males are attracted by pheromones the females release, and come check them out. They can come from surprisingly long distances! #MothWatch2018
February 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The males are attracted by pheromones the females release, and come check them out. They can come from surprisingly long distances! #MothWatch2018
Someone awesome has gifted me with a bunch of cocoons of large moths to rear and release! I will be keeping the females overnight in a mating cage to see if there are males of the same species in the area. Follow along at #MothWatch2018
February 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Someone awesome has gifted me with a bunch of cocoons of large moths to rear and release! I will be keeping the females overnight in a mating cage to see if there are males of the same species in the area. Follow along at #MothWatch2018