Mastodawn

3-Apr-2026
Secret night operations between #moths and colored-nectar flowers
Nocturnal #hawkmoths found to pollinate #flowers that produce colored #nectar for the first time

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1122197 #science #ecology #pollinators

Secret night operations between moths and colored-nectar flowers

Researchers Soma Chiyoda, Ko Mochizuki, and Atsushi Kawakita from the University of Tokyo have discovered that nocturnal hawkmoths are the main pollinators of Jasminanthes mucronata, a plant species native to Japan that produces black nectar. This is the first time that a colored-nectar flower is confirmed to be mainly pollinated by nocturnal insects. The discovery thus promotes further research into this so far unexplored ecology. The findings were published in the journal Ecology.

EurekAlert!

Your Autistic Life FR/EN/ES 1d ago

#moths #autism #AutismAcceptanceMonth #meme

hastingsmothman 2d ago

#MothOfTheDay is a little spring beauty. Thought I had just the usuals last night, but then this was on the wall nearby

STREAMER
Anticlea derivata

A geometer moth (ie, lies flat against a surface). More flighty and won't sit on fingers like noctuids! Pretty common and larvae feed on dog-rose.

#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #spring #April #conservation #biodiversity #alttext

Rudie V.3d ago

Sadly extinct now, but the Sloane's urania moth has to be the most stunning moth I've ever seen, the rosy maple moth notwithstanding. #Moths #Lepidoptera

danthebugman 3d ago

Check out this awesome Luna moth some students noticed at school this morning! 😍 #lepidoptera #moths #mothsandbutterflies #mothstodon #MothsOfTheFediverse #lunamoth

Don Ray 3d ago

#Moths #Pollinators #Bees #Iowa #Flowers #NativePlants

On the #DailyWalk, I noticed that the wild plums have suddenly started blooming. Two warm (hot) days hurried them along.

The pollinators have also noticed -- in this case, a bee and small moth.

Ryan Hodnett 6d ago

Eastern Tent Caterpillars (Malacosoma americana)

#TentCaterpillars #Caterpillars #Lepidoptera #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Insects #Moths #Animals #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

Resolviendo la incógnita 🌐6d ago

La polilla Galleria mellonella es capaz de detectar frecuencias de hasta 300 kHz, el doble que la segunda polilla más sensible y superior a la de cualquier murciélago, al que, debido a la física, no le serviría ni emitir ni oír ultrasonidos de mayor frecuencia. 📷cjackson #insectos #insects #Lepidoptera #polillas #moths

Jonny Clark 6d ago

A lovely little Pine Beauty in the moth trap at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre yesterday 😎

#nature #wildlife #invertebrates #insects #lepidoptera #moths #mothsmatter #pinebeauty #NorthernIreland #wwt #WWTCastleEspie

hastingsmothman Mar 24

Still struggling a bit with very low night time temperatures, early season and lack of species diversity. Today's #MothOfTheDay is another early season regular. Small, compact, plain but appealing white pepper appearance

SMALL QUAKER
orthosia cruda

Very common. Larvae feed on sallow.

#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #spring #March #conservation #biodiversity #alttext