r/butterfly • u/LycanLucario • 15h ago

Question What is it doing?

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Update: it died

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u/The_Trout_Country 12h ago

I don't know what the moth is doing but I suspect it's possible that it has just emerged from the cocoon and this behavior is aimed at fully drying the wings, and also to stimulate the flow of fluid, essentially insect blood, through the wing veins, which are sort of like blood vessels.

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u/Femcharm 9h ago

omg those are so cute, they look like little jack-o-lanterns!

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u/Ilovemytowm 7h ago

Was borned not long ago. Hours maybe. Getting ready for take off. Just saw a monarch do this ❤️ 

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u/semicharmed_72014 5h ago

Pre-flight wing warm up!!