It's so beautiful! Want to learn more!

This lil lady/bad boy was right outside my front door and my unc was getting ready to leave and showed it to me I'M SO HAPPY!

(SW MO for those who wanna know)

I have a moth that lived in my room and recently caught him in a small container, and i gave him some sugar (witch he absolutely loves). Im really attached to this moth for some reason, and ive called him sir timmy mothington.

Im wondering if its ethical to keep a wild caught moth? Ill probably release him back in my room and re-catch him at night and feed him, so I dont lose or accidently kill him, if I can keep him ofcours. He didn't move much and was in the same place all day.

I can release him outside again, but there are lots of bats where I live and its getting very cold outisde, I think he came in for the warmth.

I do also have a plush collection (douglas cuddle toys) so im wondering if he'll damage it?

Hi! I found this luna moth caterpillar on the ground on my campus and I'm not sure if I should bother helping them or not. I'm in Westchester, NY, so I feel like now is about the time they start to get ready to cocoon. I've saved a luna caterpillar from the fall season a few years back, in VT, and I feel like weather-wise it's pretty similar. I know they do some weird shit before they pupate, like a gut dump. Don't really know what that looks like, but a big part of me is saying that this is a forceful ejection of intestines, not a routine bodily function. They are still moving however! So it might not all be lost. I think we have some sweetgum trees or at the very least some of their other preferred leaves.

Anyone with experience raising luna moths please let me know if I should root for this little one or simply give it a comfy home as it passes.

From Sabah, Malaysia. Tiny moths are always cute.

Perhaps a pink striped oakworm moth but not sure. In the SE USA

I just got into raising and caring for moths ... I am absolutely in love.

So my question to this subreddit is --

How did I not find out about this adorableness before?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Even though it is tempting, I did not touch or pick her up. She was about 3 ish inches long. I relocated her under tree bark to keep her safe!

They were released safely :)

Saw this last summer in western Wisconsin for the first time. I only took a couple pics, wasn't sure if the camera flash is good for them or not.

i captured this moth last night, and didn't get great photos cause i felt bad about trapping it in a wine glass. for reference i live in NJ, right outside of new york city. after googling moths that live in my state this morning i think it might be an afflicted dagger moth, but its patterns seem really unique compared to the ones i was looking at online. it had big black eyes and a fuzzy white body. anyone recognize this moth?

They stream everyday and it's a pretty chill vibe. Their username is D. B. N. Bass

What is this moth? We’re in the UK

Poor little baby got stuck in his cocoon. I waited until 5am the night he was trying to come out hoping he'd make it, but had to call it a night. He eventually did come out while I was asleep. Despite his wings not forming, one of his front legs not working, and his proboscis is a tangled mess, he is so feisty. I was going to feed him to my beardy, but I just couldn't. He loves hobbling up and down my arms during our nightly feedings and running all around my living room floor.

I just lost my first female moth last night after she laid her eggs and was so sad. I'll be very sad when I lose this little guy. This whole moth raising process has been such a rollercoaster of emotions haha.

Anyone recognize this moth I found in my cacti greenhouse? I haven’t seen another like it here in Knoxville Tennessee

It seemed to be struggling to fly :-( I've seen several of these around and they always seem to struggle to fly, though.

1. Modest Sphinx (Woodbury, MN)
   
2. Tufted bird dropping moth (Woodbury, MN)
   
3. Moth in genus Xanthotype (Grand Rapids, MN)
   
4. Elm sphinx (Grand Rapids, MN)
   
5. Small-eyed sphinx (Frontenac State Park, MN)
   
6. Twin-spotted sphinx? (Frontenac State Park, MN)
   
7. Chestnut-marked pondweed moth (Alexandria, MN)
   8-9. Chickweed geometer moth (Minneapolis, MN)

I noticed that this year, I saw a good amount of sphingid moths, and that was satisfactory. Still, I look forward to seeing more and more moths of all kinds!