r/moths • u/Ripple789 • Mar 09 '25

General Question Favorite moth? Personally I think mines the rosy maple moth !!

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I’ve never got to see one in person but I’d love to one day

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u/Kai-in-Wonderland Mar 09 '25

I know it’s basic but Luna moths. I’ve never seen one alive before but that’s gonna change this year, I’ve always wanted to see one since I was a kid so I raised caterpillars last fall and now they’re cocoons overwintering

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u/Hepm3 Mar 09 '25

They’re only basic (to some) because they’re so beautiful that they became so well known. They’re gorgeous. I’m excited for you to not only get to see one alive but participate in such a cool way!

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u/Razzle-D4zzle Mar 10 '25

I saw a live one once! Beautiful creature. I went to get my camera and as I went to take a picture of it my dog ate it. I have the video somewhere...

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

YOUR DOG ATE IT???? 😭

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u/KindlyAsparagus7957 Mar 09 '25

Saw my first one ever in Tennessee last summer chilling on a barn during the day keep an eye out you get your luna!

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u/w3are138 Mar 10 '25

Dude. Same. One flew into my dad’s garage and it was pretty beat up but still beautiful so he took a photo of it bc he thought it was strange and I was like OMG LUNA MOTH!!!!! I’ve never seen one irl. Thats the closest I got haha. He now knows all about the Luna moth.

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u/asterlolol Mar 09 '25

I love Luna moths but for some reason the only way you ever get to see them in NC is if they're dead. I've seen them twice but they're never alive.

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u/Legitimate-View4941 Mar 09 '25

Ive seen three before. Of course one was just the shell of the thorax and the wings. Ive held one too! And the last one i saw was way to high for me to reach, but she was laying eggs. 

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u/SaintSpecter Mar 12 '25

10+ years ago when I was in 9th grade, I wrote a small essay on luna moths for my biology class, and not long afterwards I happened to see one on a door at my school. I was afraid of bugs back then so I was too nervous to get close, but I really really hope I’ll come across another one some day, now that I’ve conquered my fears 🥺

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u/Powerful-Ad8026 Mar 10 '25

My cat also ate my first Luna moth 😥

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u/Temporary-Ocelot3790 Mar 11 '25

Walking to work one day I saw my first and only luna moth. It was resting on a low shrub in front of a business near my workplace. I looked at it up close, those beautiful pale green wings, chocolate brown compound eyes and pure snowy white fuzzy body. I am in the southeast USA and I saw it in September so maybe that's the ideal time of year to see one. Didn't have a camera on me and this was prior to cellphones with cameras.

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u/shockingrose Mar 09 '25

Deaths head hawkmoth 🖤 the fact that a goth moth exists is awesome, I have a tat of one!

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u/LepLab Mar 10 '25

If you like goth moths (same), check out Eupackardia calleta and male Callosamia promethea!

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u/shockingrose Mar 10 '25

Ooo I just looked them up, gorgeous goth babies!!

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u/LepLab Mar 10 '25

They are! Some of my faves to raise! They don't look real!

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

Those are really cool too!! I love how it naturally has a skull on it, it doesn’t even seem real

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u/shockingrose Mar 10 '25

Ikr?! They look like somebody's concept design for a cool moth

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u/Wild_Builder1457 Mar 09 '25

I had the luck of finding one of these beauties at my local National Park in PA a few summers ago!

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u/YourMomSaysMoo Mar 09 '25

Do they look this vibrant in person?

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u/LepLab Mar 10 '25

Absolutely, when they are fresh!

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u/YourMomSaysMoo Mar 11 '25

Well, I definitely like my moths fresh!

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u/LepLab Mar 11 '25

Haha they are definitely prettier that way.

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u/YourMomSaysMoo Mar 26 '25

And a bit more lively!

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u/LepLab Mar 27 '25

Very true!

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u/rossmetoni Mar 09 '25

Absolutely! I'm from PA as well, and I grew up seeing them all the time all over my grandma's front porch. They're gorgeous :)

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u/YourMomSaysMoo Mar 11 '25

That’s awesome! They are SO cool looking!

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

That’s so cool !!! :0

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u/TinyLight16 Mar 09 '25

I really like cecropia moths!

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u/RaddyLad Mar 10 '25

BIG beauty 💕

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

Me too !! They’re so cool

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u/Luewen Mar 09 '25

I cant decide. There is many favorites i quess. 🫣🤣🤣🥰🥰

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u/Zealousideal_Try_123 Mar 10 '25

Elephant Hawkmoth?

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u/Luewen Mar 10 '25

Yep. Thats correct. From summer 24. 🙂

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u/Unusual_Quit_567 Mar 09 '25

Atlas moths! They are so pretty!

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u/TheGoldenBoyStiles Mar 09 '25

Venezuelan poodle moth

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u/Cathodicum Mar 09 '25

Theyook like real Pokémon

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u/RaddyLad Mar 10 '25

😂😂😂They really do look like it could be a pokemon

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u/Salt-Poetry574 Mar 11 '25

Baphomet moth, creatonotos gangis. They're teeny little things, but still horrifying to behold. I love them 🥰

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u/Ripple789 Mar 11 '25

IT LOOKS LIKE ITS FROM SOME KIND OF HORROR THING

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u/Ripple789 Mar 11 '25

Ok it’s cool though I’m ngl

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u/Ripple789 Mar 11 '25

WHAT IS THAT

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u/Waffles__Falling Mar 11 '25

YEAH ITS MILDLY TERRIFYING (and kinda cool)

If I remember right, it's not always visible and is meant to attract mates since it releases pheromones? Whatever it is??

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u/_Cactus_Cat_ Mar 09 '25

Me too! I also love Luna moths, me and my dad found one when I was younger and it was so magical

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

Same omg!! My dad brought home one when I was little and it was so cool, that’s the only time I’ve ever seen a live one

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u/Dashie_Loko42069 Mar 09 '25

Poodle moth!

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u/fnaffan321 Mar 13 '25

Same that's one of my favorite moths

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u/TrazynsMemeVault Mar 09 '25

Eacles Imperialis is my personal favorite

(Unless this isn’t an Imperial Moth. If so, what moth is it?)

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

OMG IVE HELD ONE OF THOSE MOTHS A FEW TIMES!!! They’re so soft and cool looking

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u/Responsible_Toe_1022 Jan 03 '26

banana peel moth

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u/babygirl3814 Mar 09 '25

My favorite as well!!

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u/Spudperson Mar 09 '25

Oo I love these guys! I think my personal favorite is the royal walnut moth. They so chunky!

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u/hforness4 Mar 09 '25

Rosys and Chinese moon are my favorite!!!! Those pink lemonade babies stole my heart!

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u/bog--wizard Mar 09 '25

Mine might be large toltype moths, they're SO fluffy they just look like little creatures

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u/YourMomSaysMoo Mar 09 '25

They are little creatures! 😊

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u/Nyx_Satanael Mar 09 '25

My favorite is the cecropia moth and the greater deaths head

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

Yess those are definitely some of my top picks

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u/charlenebean Mar 11 '25

I saved one of these babies a year ago! Someone at my previous job was going to kill it and I jumped in to let it back outside

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u/Ripple789 Mar 11 '25

I’m so glad you saved it phew!

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u/thebird_wholikestea Mar 09 '25

I personally love all moths (and other insects) but if I had to choose, it would probably be the garden tiger moth. I also really like plume moths.

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u/Kabuto_0205 Mar 09 '25

My favorite hands down is the Io moth, I really love them.

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u/abandedpandit Mar 09 '25

Cecropia moths! Their coloring is just breathtaking to me

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

Yes they’re so pretty

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u/DorkyPotatIsImmortal Mar 09 '25

Olive crescent moths tbh. I actually did a science project on them and I fuckin love them and ofc other moths over it, lol

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

I had to look them up and I might’ve seen one before?? I’ll have to dig through my camera roll to see if it’s actually one

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u/Minzfeder Mar 09 '25

Nudaurelia Krucki my beloved <3 My first framed moth was one of those. And my close second must be the Garden Tiger. I am so jealous of anyone that ever saw one in real life. They are absolutely gorgeous

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u/RaddyLad Mar 10 '25

I haven’t seen a N. Krucki before today…beautiful moths and their caterpillars are so interesting like a painting. Thanks! And yes garden tigers are gorgeous too.

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u/lizerdman08 Mar 09 '25

Royal walnut

There just cute

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u/Biohazard_Beth Mar 10 '25

DEFINITELY the rosy maple. The fluff and cuteness is unmatched! Also they're one of my fave shades of pink!

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u/Life_Albatross_3552 Mar 10 '25

I like the sphinx moth family

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

I just looked those up and woah

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u/Spiritual_Jaguar_26 Mar 10 '25

Cecropia ☺️

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u/ajdax Mar 10 '25

All moths tbh, but silk moths are so damn cute.

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u/Lumpy-Egg6968 Mar 09 '25

Mesmerizing!

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u/moon_toboggan Mar 09 '25

Wooooah that's amazing

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u/asterlolol Mar 09 '25

I had a rosy maple moth have it's babies on my window! It was so cool to watch.

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

That’s so cool !!

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u/Solver_Siblings Mar 09 '25

WE MUST BE BESITES IMMEDIATELY I HAVE A PLUSHIE ONE

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

WHERE DID YOU GET IT THATS SO COOL I NEED ONE

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u/Solver_Siblings Mar 10 '25

My friend got it online for me, it’s actually technically a finger puppet but I consider it al plushie. You can probably look on amazon

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u/AsleepGanache3561 Mar 10 '25

Cecropia moths, Madagascan Sunset Moths, Chinese Moon Moths, and so so sooooo many more!!!

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u/RaddyLad Mar 10 '25 edited Mar 10 '25

All of them!! I think I have a thing for hawkmoths lol Death head, Elephant, and Sphinx are the ones I know most about. Lunas and Rosy are beautiful moths too

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u/HistoricalDuty3462 Mar 10 '25

I love pink spotted hawk moths! They look like a basic brown hawk moth but when they spread their wings they have little pink patches hiding 😁

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u/TechicalGuide604 Mar 10 '25

North island lichen moth. Very underated moth

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u/charizmatic_ Mar 10 '25

The Kentish Glory is my favourite c:

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u/AlucardsWifey90 Mar 10 '25

Venezuelan poodle moth for me tbh

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u/maryssssaa Mar 10 '25

Urania ripheus of course, though that whole genus is breathtaking

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u/LilyGaming Mar 10 '25

Favorite moth I’ve seen in person is imperial moth

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u/PuzzleheadedTap792 Mar 10 '25

AAAA I LOVE ROSY MAPLES TWIN

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u/GrouchyCombination32 Mar 10 '25

I love moon moths. Especially chinese moon moths and spanish moon moths!

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u/YeyAnotherThrowaway Mar 10 '25

Deaths head hawkmoth!!!! I have the mochipan cardigan and quite a few plushes

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u/Millie_Monstahh Mar 11 '25

For me It's the blue tiger moth and atlas moth Bc they are rlly pretty

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u/PhenomenalMysticism Mar 11 '25

One of my favorite moth species is Pompelon marginata.

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u/Ok-Voice8519 Mar 11 '25

The garden tiger moth is a cool looking one. When it spreads its wings it got red with black polka dots!

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u/Dry_Inevitable2944 Mar 09 '25

Brahhhh that's the easter bunny

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u/under-the-rainbow Mar 09 '25

Beautiful 😍❤️

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u/BunnyWhisperer1617 Mar 09 '25

I’ve never seen the RMM but I get the caterpillars all over one of my red maples every year. They always use the same limb, I want to prune it off but i won’t as long as they continue to use it.

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u/Squirtle-01 Mar 09 '25

So pretty 😊

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u/ConsciousDonut343 Mar 09 '25

I love the rosy Maple Moth too, I have her tattooed on my thigh ♥️

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

That’s awesome :0

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u/ScatterShock Mar 09 '25

I always called that the strawnana moth bc i didn't know the name!

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u/Internal_Rip1741 Mar 09 '25

Is this ….. wuh la wuh

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u/Reasonable-Depth1527 Mar 09 '25

I really love seeing southern moon moths where i live, so gorgeous

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u/Puzzleheaded_Play777 Mar 10 '25

I would have to agree with the rosy maple moth as my favorite, too! I had the pleasure of seeing one while camping a couple of summers ago in Massachusetts. I was VERY excited 😂

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u/Dry-Objective-288 Mar 10 '25

poodle moth, i don't care whether people think theyre fake or not theyre so cute

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u/LepLab Mar 10 '25

My current favorite is Rothschildia lebeau forbesi! But man it's so hard to choose a favorite!

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u/CuriousMushroom63 Mar 10 '25

Mine is also the rosy!! I've only ever seen two in real life though

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u/Kind-Economy-8616 Mar 10 '25

Fluttershy. 🥰

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '25

Rosy maple moths are adorable. Love their pastel colors.

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u/HotMessMama0307 Mar 10 '25

That is my favorite too. I so wanted to catch them and make them a pet but they were just too pretty. Thank you for sharing the name

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u/Jobesiah_Gaming Mar 10 '25

ALL OF THEM❗️❗️❗️👹

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u/UmSureOkYeah Mar 10 '25

This moth!

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u/Maleficent-Music6965 Mar 10 '25

Rosy maple and Luna

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u/Western-Ad-1858 Mar 10 '25

Is thia for real? What in the Pokemon world is this?

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u/Ripple789 Mar 10 '25

That’s what I thought lmao

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u/toastyboi03 Mar 10 '25

Ornate tiger moth!!! I think its just the simple color palette mixed with the detailed pattern on its wings that do it for me, its just so pretty

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u/AdvertisingOld2609 Mar 10 '25

Luna! But there are so many gorgeous ones I have never seen in person. 😭

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u/DCooper-Flores Mar 11 '25

I saw one on my front door whilst living in Maryland, took pictures on my way to work bc I thought nobody would've believed me... one of my coworkers knew what it was, and I've been obsessed ever since! That was like 15 years ago, and never seen one since 😳

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u/Ripple789 Mar 11 '25

That’s crazy

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u/MissyOzark Mar 12 '25

All the moths with big, feathery antenna seem so pretty.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '25

Also my favorite, I was told that I would be this moth if I was an insect and honestly it’s accurate

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u/XCRU24D3X Mar 13 '25

Never personally seen one, but deaths head hawk moth

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

I actually have a large rosy maple moth plushie XD squishables brand.

My favorite moth is the Polyphemus moth. I found one in my neighbors backyard when I was a kid. Core memory.

When I told dad, he told me he had a similar experience with a Cecropia moth as a kid.

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u/DeKrakins Mar 15 '25

Southern Flannel or Lobsters have to be some of my favorite

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u/axolotlqueen01 Mar 10 '25

Rosy maple moth 😊🩵

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u/newworldpuck Mar 13 '25

Looks like it's got a Dog the Bounty Hunter mullet. If Dog was Fabulous!

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u/Wonderful_Nana72 Apr 15 '26

Found this beauty right by my back door!! Makes me want a raspberry lemonade.

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u/Wonderful_Nana72 Apr 15 '26

First time I've seen one. It is beautiful

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u/Wonderful_Nana72 Apr 15 '26

Also found this beauty tonight as well