my favorite moth family because it just DOES NOT MISS. every single moth this family puts out is a win. contains such wonderful creatures as
the white-lined sphinx, which is about the size and shape of a hummingbird and hovers in midair to sippy from flowers
the elephant hawkmoth, which is colored like a frickin pokemon
the poplar sphinx moth, amongst which gynandromorphs are unusually common (intersex moths!), as pictured here
the oleander hawkmoth, which looks like someone spilled green and purple paint all over it and eats mostly poisonous plants
the gardenia bee hawkmoth, who imitated a bee so hard that their wings are clear and they got fuzzy butt pompoms
the narrow-bordered bee hawkmoth, who is doing much better at looking like a bee
the willow herb hawkmoth, who looks so. perfectly green. love this thing
the levant hawkmoth, who’s got a sleek rose gold type coloration
the eyes pink and green hawkmoth. the silhouette, the colors, the pattern. no notes
and of course, everyone’s favorite…
the delightfully goth death’s head hawkmoth
this little dude may be the icon of spooky fans everywhere but he also can bark!
many more lovely sphinx moths exist, and they can be found worldwide, so go. look up your local sphinxes. plant their favorite foods. and tell them you love them.
This rug is available, asking 600 usd plus ship. it will have a border which you can choose the color of out of my stock of yarn if you purchase tonight (Jan. 22nd, 2024) it will be completed with this batch of rugs this week!
one of my passions is intaglio printmaking. which is essentially a process of scratching away at a copper plate to make lines that are then etched in with acid. you card ink onto the plate and it settles into the lines you created with the acid and then you can print it. it’s a very complicated process and that is a very short version of it. but I’ve been working a series of mock pinned insects that I’m drawing and creating through intaglio prints, cutting out, and then attaching onto another piece of paper raised up to mimic the look of pinned insects. I also use an old school newspaper letter press machine to hand set the common name and scientific name of the bugs. wanted to show it off so these are the first two I made. a deaths head hawmoth and a stag beetle. I’m working on a cicada rn. let me know if you wanna know more I love talking ab it. 🖤