Hop over to my Etsy shop for a closer look at this moth pendant and a handful of little charms. Each moth was made with a stamp or impression die, so custom variations are possible. Message me to get something made just for you! Visit my latest stories for links.鉁岋笍馃 #mothjewelry #hawkmoth #atlasmoth #charms #recycledfashion #upcycledgifts (at Langley, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYG2J3vDaU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Orthinoptera alexandrae is the biggest butterfly in the world, it's wingspan is 11 inches! The atlasmoth is still the biggest lepidoptera in the world tho
They're swallowtails! This is significant to me personally because swallowtails are really common where I live and birdwings feed on the same vine (pipevine) which a species of swallowtail around here eats (the pipevine swallowtail)
Pipevines are also poisonous so it's theorized that birdwings are poisonous as well!!
Most birdwings live in the rainforests of New Guinea but there's one species that lives on mainland Australia (orthinoptera richmondia)
A few weeks ago I agreed to re-home 2 freshly hatched atlas moth caterpillars. They've gone from tiny dots to big delightful blorbs already, but they have a lot more growing to do yet! 馃悰馃悰馃尶馃尶馃挌馃挌
Life is created with us and without us. Embrace it, express it, love it. #atlasmoth #moths #mothsandbutterflies #creation #mothernature #naturebrilliance #life #nature_perfection #insects_of_our_world (at Catalina Foothills, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL8Cor5L4IoyylgOOQwrVapqaDhPxpIMeEBwuk0/?igshid=1d6htaumug1wn