ArandaMothsComposite image from #AutomatedMothTrap operated in #Aranda, #ACT, #Australia over night of 4 to 5 Jun 2026.
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Global #Lepidoptera Index updated. Feeds into #CatalogueOfLife & @gbif.
Names updated:
Eriocottidae: 107
Noctuidae: 42
Phiditiidae: 35
Erebidae: 29
Sphingidae: 16
Drepanidae: 9
Lecithoceridae: 7
Notodontidae: 6
Apatelodidae: 2
Geometridae: 2
Hepialidae: 2
Psychidae: 1
Major sources:
Park et al. 2026, Six new species of Coproptilia Snellen, 1903 (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae: Lecithocerinae) from Vietnam, https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5802.3.4
Composite image from #AutomatedMothTrap operated in #Aranda, #ACT, #Australia over night of 3 to 4 Jun 2026.
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Composite image from #AutomatedMothTrap operated in #Aranda, #ACT, #Australia over night of 2 to 3 Jun 2026.
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MagdalenaThis is what happens when I leave my usual lens at home and grab another one that's better suited for plant shots. This small skipper couldn't believe it, either.
#Lepidoptera #Butterfly #SmallSkipper #Nature #Macro #Germany
#Lepidoptera #Butterfly #SmallSkipper #Nature #Macro #Germany
hastingsmothmanFirst moth box since my holiday and frustrated I missed the heatwave, which would have been bumper. But back to cool, clear nights again, so not much doing.
FOUR-SPOTTED FOOTMAN
Lithosia quadra
Only the females have four spots, and even then, only three are visible. This is a male.
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #spring #June #conservation #biodiversity #alttext
Composite image from #AutomatedMothTrap operated in #Aranda, #ACT, #Australia over night of 1 to 2 Jun 2026.
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Composite image from #AutomatedMothTrap operated in #Aranda, #ACT, #Australia over night of 31 May to 1 Jun 2026.
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Diego PastorZygaena sp. (fam. Zygaenidae)
[ES] Subo la foto porque es la primera Zygaena que logro fotografiar este año y tenía muchas ganas, pero la verdad es que es malísima. No me dejó hacerle más que cuatro fotografías y a cada cual peor. Pero ahí está.
La división de los lepidópteros en "mariposas" y "polillas" es artificial y carece de base científica, prueba de ello es esta familia de polillas de hábitos diurnos, coloración vistosa y antenas engrosadas hacia el final. Su coloración tan llamativa ("aposemática") indica que son tóxicas, pues son capaces de sintetizar cianuro.
Aquí hay información muy interesante sobre las zygaenas: https://juan-e-isa.blogspot.com/2017/05/zygaena-la-mariposa-que-envenena-con.html
Edición: Cambio la identificación porque la especie que había puesto no está presente en la mitad suroccidental de la península.
[EN] I know the photo is really bad, but this is the first Zygaena I get to photograph this year and I feel excited about that. This is a moth that flies during the day, shows bright colours and whose antennae swell at the end. So... is this a moth or a butterfly?
Its bright colours are a warning about its toxicity (this is called aposematism) because they are able to synthetize cyanide.
Here you are interesting information (in Spanish) about the genus Zygaena: https://juan-e-isa.blogspot.com/2017/05/zygaena-la-mariposa-que-envenena-con.html
2026/05/31, distrito de/district of Castelo Branco (Portugal)
Edit: The species I had assigned it to doesn't appear in the South-western half of the Iberian Peninsula, so let's leave it just as Zygaena sp.
Equipo/Equipment: Canon EOS 400D + Tamron SP 90 mm f/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1
ISO 1600, s 1/250, f/8,0. A pulso/Handheld.
#lepidoptera #zygaenidae #zygaena #ZygaenaViciae
#polilla #mariposa #moth #butterfly #moths #butterflies #arthropods #insects #bugs #bichos
#macro #macrophotography #macrofotografía
[ES] Subo la foto porque es la primera Zygaena que logro fotografiar este año y tenía muchas ganas, pero la verdad es que es malísima. No me dejó hacerle más que cuatro fotografías y a cada cual peor. Pero ahí está.
La división de los lepidópteros en "mariposas" y "polillas" es artificial y carece de base científica, prueba de ello es esta familia de polillas de hábitos diurnos, coloración vistosa y antenas engrosadas hacia el final. Su coloración tan llamativa ("aposemática") indica que son tóxicas, pues son capaces de sintetizar cianuro.
Aquí hay información muy interesante sobre las zygaenas: https://juan-e-isa.blogspot.com/2017/05/zygaena-la-mariposa-que-envenena-con.html
Edición: Cambio la identificación porque la especie que había puesto no está presente en la mitad suroccidental de la península.
[EN] I know the photo is really bad, but this is the first Zygaena I get to photograph this year and I feel excited about that. This is a moth that flies during the day, shows bright colours and whose antennae swell at the end. So... is this a moth or a butterfly?
Its bright colours are a warning about its toxicity (this is called aposematism) because they are able to synthetize cyanide.
Here you are interesting information (in Spanish) about the genus Zygaena: https://juan-e-isa.blogspot.com/2017/05/zygaena-la-mariposa-que-envenena-con.html
2026/05/31, distrito de/district of Castelo Branco (Portugal)
Edit: The species I had assigned it to doesn't appear in the South-western half of the Iberian Peninsula, so let's leave it just as Zygaena sp.
Equipo/Equipment: Canon EOS 400D + Tamron SP 90 mm f/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1
ISO 1600, s 1/250, f/8,0. A pulso/Handheld.
#lepidoptera #zygaenidae #zygaena #ZygaenaViciae
#polilla #mariposa #moth #butterfly #moths #butterflies #arthropods #insects #bugs #bichos
#macro #macrophotography #macrofotografía
Jonny ClarkOne of two #PaintedLady #butterflies in Dad’s garden today.
#nature #wildlife #invertebrates #insects #lepidoptera #butterfly @ukbutterflies #shotoniphone
