Hi guys! I love moths. A lot. First time using this forum wow! I need more people to talk to people about them… Let me know if you love moths! I really like them and I need to talk about this guy specifically! [image] This is the Brighton Wainscot! I personally really like them… Their wings really…

Oh nice! That’s really cool! I remember carefully scooting them to a good, clear view, and photographing with my old 2009 camera which couldn’t zoom more than 2X without the photo quality plummeting. Those were the good old days :)

I know! This was also with very little zoom. I have a oldish camera, a Nikon P100 (released 2010, so it’s older than me!), where you must get close and lessen the zoom if you want good quality. Most butterflies and all moths allow me to get close though, I have bird photographs, but they aren’t as c…

I think this one might be an unusual find for Baker County, FL. Apple Sphinx Moth [large]

I want to love moths. I enjoy finding them and photographing them. I love when I get id confirmation on the ones I find. I don’t love that so many of them go without id confirmation. They also go without comment so you never know why they aren’t getting id confirmation. Here is just one example of m…

So you love moths! You just express annoyance at the fact that very little other people seem to love moths as well. I totally agree; most of the moths I have found never got to research grade–some are still at ‘butterflies and moths’!

I love the colours in this moth: [image]

Post a link to your observations and I will look at them when I get back from Ecuador and see if I can help out.

[IMG_6962] [IMG_6960] Some of the members of the genus Antiblemma that I have found at my house. Who couldn’t love moths if the just took a look?

I find day-flying moths a little weird, because they are like Night-herons. Here are the two main day-flying moths that I have here: [image] Blue Tiger Moth at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263841903 . [image] Blue-spotted Forester Moth at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2629…

@LostInCR - thank you so much that is very kind. Here is the link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=47157&user_id=cheriphillips&verifiable=any I did Butterflies and Moths it is the only way I know to make sure all the moths are included.

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I love the colours in this moth:

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