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You could say... HAPPY SATURNIDAY 😂

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March 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
mavisbickle.bsky.social
Update: Sid & Joan moulted again
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June 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Happy #Saturniday!

Io #Moth ( Automeris io ) portrait.

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A macro photo of the front of a bright yellow orange moth resting on light blue painted wood. The moth's body is covered in fuzzy hair-like scales. One thick front leg is lifted, resting on a pine needle that runs along the right of the photo. The moth's feather-like antennae which emerge from above its black eyes. are held along the side of it's head and body, nearly hidden The wings which sweep towards the top of the frame have gray leading edges.
March 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Happy #Saturniday *.

Southern Pink-striped Oakworm #Moth, Anisota pellucida, resting on the shiny black metal of a lamp pole.

#fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro.

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A photo of afuzzy orange moth from the front as it rests on a black metal lamp pole, it's image reflected in the shiny surface. The moth's head, legs, and thorax are covered in bright fuzzy orange scales. Its wings, darker orange have a single white spot each near the leading edge.
March 28, 2026 at 6:53 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Happy #Saturniday friends. This is a Luna Moth, Actias luna, that visited last Summer and posed nicely for some portraits.

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A photographic portrait of a Luna moth from the front side as it rests on a white sheet.. The luna moth's legs are covered in brownish fur-like scales, its body covered in mostly white fuzz, but some brown just at the face under its black eyes and yellow feathery antennae. There is a line of brown along the moth's wing's leading edge, the rest of the wings are a pale green with brown eyespots just out of focus.
May 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Happy #Saturniday!

The Io #Moth, Automeris io, is one of my favorite moths and a semi-frequent visitor to the bug light. This #FocusStacked shot from 2024 is one of my favorites, definitely a #portfolio shot. Not entirely sure what the small moth is...

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A photo of a bright yellow/orange moth from the front as it rests on a white sheet. The Moth's legs, head, and body are covered in fur-like scales. The forewings are yellow/orange and have some darker stripes and spots. The rear wings have a deep orange area which surrounds large dark eye-spots. A tiny brown moth rests to the moth's right.
April 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Happy #Saturniday from the Polyphemus Moth, Antheraea polyphemus.

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

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A macro photo of the face of a fuzzy brown moth. The moth's legs and face are covered in brown fur-like scales. Large yellow feathery leaf-shaped antennae emerge from above its dark eyes. The wings have a grayish brown leading edge which transitions to an orange brown. A photo of the moth from above, it's wings spread. The forewings are orange brown with pink stripes near the root, and a small yellow eyespot just forward along the middle of the wing. A dark purple line is just forward of the trailing edge. The hind wings have black shading and feature magnificent black and yellow eye-spots, thought to mimic the eye patterns of owls, used to deter predation.
March 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
Not only is it Caturday, it's #Saturniday! In which I celebrate by sharing photos of the magnificent Silk Moths of family #Saturnidae. Here is a Luna Moth, Actias luna which which visited last year and posed for a #Mothtrait

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A photo of the head and forebody of a pale green, brown and white luna moth. The luna moth's legs are yellow lower down, transitioning to brown closer to the body and are covered in fur-like scales. The body is covered in white hairs, The moth's face has some brown markings, and large feathery antennae extend from just above the moth's black eyes. The leading edges of the wings are mostly brown with some green peeking through. The wings are a pale lime sort of green and just out of focus 2 small eyespots can be seen.
July 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
luxomancer.bsky.social
It's time for a #Saturniday post!

This magnifcent #Moth is the Imperial moth, Eacles imperialis. This one visited my #BugLight last summer and was a fantastic model.

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A photo of a yellow and orange moth's face as it rests on light blue painted wood. The moth has brownish legs which have fur-like scales on the upper portions. Its face is yellow and its eyes are black. Yellow feathery antennae emerge from just in front of the eyes and sweep back along the body. Its head and forebody are covered in yellow fuzzy scales. its wings, outstretched to the left and right of the frame and a rusty orange color with yellow speckling. The moth viewed from above with its wings outstretched. THe upper wings are dark rusty orange close to the body, and yellow at the upper tips. two dark brown figure eight shaped eye-spots are visible at the middle upper area. The hindwings are mostly yellow with some rusty speckling along the bottom, a dark brown eye-spot towards the middle and some mottled brown and yellow closer to the body which is also mottled brown and yellow.
August 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM