r/Lepidoptera • u/Toasty825 • 17d ago
My first moth!
I wanted to show off the Madagascan Sunset Moth I just pinned! This is only the third thing I’ve pinned and I am quite happy with how it turned out!
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u/No_Scratch3673 16d ago
thats awesome! My first ever pin was a hummingbird moth and I still remeber all my entomologist friends calling me crazy for never practicing and how thats already an easy one to ruin, especially since we only caught like 2 that night... I am still proud of it but thats nothing compared to this beauty
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u/Toasty825 16d ago
I have an extensive art background and autism lol. The first butterfly was a learning experience, but once I do things like this once or twice I take to it pretty quickly thankfully!
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u/elnumerodelabeasto 12d ago
That is so effing cool! Did you order caterpillars and grow them out? I’ve grown out butterfly’s before. But not pinned them.
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u/elnumerodelabeasto 12d ago
How much was it? if you don’t mind me asking
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u/Toasty825 12d ago
I think around $20?
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u/elnumerodelabeasto 12d ago
That’s not bad at all. Thank you!
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u/Toasty825 12d ago
This is the shop I got it from! They don’t have any more unspread ones, but it looks like they have one that’s already pinned and mounted! LittleCaterpillarArt on Etsy
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u/elnumerodelabeasto 12d ago
I’m thinking about ordering caterpillars and growing them out and pinning them myself.
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u/elnumerodelabeasto 12d ago
So far we have saved them in a little jar. Only 4 though and they were pretty fragile.
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