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I don’t have a specific love interest when it comes to arthropods and I’m not at all riled by the term ‘bug’ loosely used to describe them all by the general public.
Which is why I’ve taken to introducing myself as a… ‘happy bugger’.
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I’ve never tried using a light trap as I’m more of dumb luck moth observer. What that has steered me more towards though is a moth list that is heavily biased towards micros and other slightly larger, not so showy species.
I like the challenge of finding ‘beauty’ in the les obvious or even modest places. Like this.
Or by moving in to discover details barely visible at all, like say, this:
And even their leftovers, like this:
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I live in a place where there are quite a bit of lights, but there are lots of grassy areas where moths live i guess
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I now know how @austin_ajit feels. I am currently in Gandhinagar, which is a city. A relatively green city, but a city nevertheless. A good bunch of birds here, but I’m rattled by the absence of moths!
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I was on the hunt for Jersey Tiger Moths this year as there seemed to be a bit of a boom in numbers. I found this one being used as a rug in a spider’s web. As usual I had the wrong lens on the camera and the spider ran inside before I could switch to macro. I still like the photo though. The rug really ties the web together.
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Might have gotten a new one last night, #1160 for the yard - Acleris negundana.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321518309
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I finally got a few lil moths!
FINALLY!
Behold, the five fellows:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321810098
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321810441
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321810490
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321810834
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/321810929
Plus , the adult of the absolute chonk of a caterpillar I uploaded here before:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/322600458
and lastly, this lil fellow:
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I saw this beautiful Sundowner Moth. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/322064319
And this awesome leaf-like moth. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/322064311
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I love that your beautiful moths are thoughtfully posing on surfaces that are more colorful than mine, which are generally resting on my gray house under an incandescent porch light
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292852986
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/286544074
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/322754379
Copiopteryx semiramis from my house. I see it every few months but it is always fun to see.
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Ooh! That triggered the memory of my favorite childhood book, The Wonders of Life on Earth, which I still have. Chapter 2, “The Stratagems of Defense,” focusing on the insects of Brazil. On page 56, a picture of an identical-looking moth. The caption:
LONG WING-TAILS worn by this dawn-flying silk moth produce a slight rustling noise in flight. Dawn-flying bats, hunting by reflected sound, probably sieze the tails, ripping them off, thereby permitting the moth to escape.
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I love the fact that there are several other moths around it, and they look so tiny compared to it!
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Well, in late October in the North Temperate Zone, lepidoptera (and insects in general) are becoming scarce. Today was noticeably chillier, with a cold wind. Still, as I was looking closely at the rolled up leaves on a wild grape, I happened to see this Bent-lined Dart.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/323274389
This species is known to be a late-flyer, per the taxon page: “from September to November depending on the location.” I wouldn’t be surprised if this turns out to be my last lepidopteran for the year. We will see.
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Aww! What a cute pose! 
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I have that book and its companion, “The World We Live In”! Your comment inspired me go back and look and now I’ll probably do a page-by-page walk through childhood memories.
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Hi shubii an amateur and expert on Asian actias species (basic, I know but there liked for a reason)
I’ve only been studying entomology for two years now and I don’t know that much (apart from actias) lol
You might recognize me from Inat as I’m the top identifier of Asian actias and I check back everyday hoping to see an observation of my beloved actias chapae 
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pyrausta are fairies
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