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first oil painting !
what type of moth is this
I wanna draw something but I can’t remember and google isn’t helping too much
For the past month or two I’ve been trying to come up with Swap designs for Vaggie and Alastor. It’s been a slow and agonizing process. I feel like there’s an easier way to do this.
Moth Of The Day #106
Urania Swallowtail Moth / Green Page Moth
Urania fulgens
From the uraniidae family. They have a wingspan of 70-85 mm. They tend to inhabit tropical environments. It is found in Central and South America.
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth, Hemaris thysbe, family Sphingidae, East Fork State Park, southern Ohio, USA
photographs by Gayle Pille
Moth Of The Day #107
Chinese Character
Cilix glaucata
From the drepanidae family. They have a wingspan of 18-26 mm. They tend to inhabit hedgerows, scrub and open woodland as well as gardens. They can be found in Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa.
Hummingbird moth time of year!
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
July 11, 2023
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Tinicum, Pennsylvania
Moth Of The Day #112
Clouded Silver
Lomographa temerata
From the geometridae family. They have a wingspan of 22-30 mm. They tend to inhabit gardens, hedgerows, fens and woodland. They can be found in most of Europe.
Moth Of The Day #115
Magpie Moth
Nyctmera annulata
From the erebidae family. They have a wingspan of 35-50 mm. They tend to inhabit northern heather moorland but also fairly frequent in garden, allotments, hedgerows and woodland. They can be found mainly in New Zealand.
