Comments on: World's Weirdest Moths http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:34:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: darimrav http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-2/#comment-1860826 darimrav Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:00:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-1860826 These moths are amazing and beautiful. (I came across this page looking for info about hornets.) These moths are amazing and beautiful. (I came across this page looking for info about hornets.)

]]> By: pat keane http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-2/#comment-1860476 pat keane Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:08:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-1860476 Hello...i'm Pat in england...could u please tell me a little info about the Hawk moth..has i'v found a Hawk moth caterpillar it's the 1st time iv ever seen 1...ie how long is it a caterpillar an how long it takes to change..Thankyou Pat keane.. Hello...i'm Pat in england...could u please tell me a little info about the Hawk moth..has i'v found a Hawk moth caterpillar it's the 1st time iv ever seen 1...ie how long is it a caterpillar an how long it takes to change..Thankyou Pat keane..

]]> By: trees http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-2/#comment-1795501 trees Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:18:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-1795501 cool moths ! down here in aotearoa we have the puriri moth like a very small green bird ,really cool to find! we also get the gum emperor moth originally from aussie i think .the caterpillars make great pets- so exciting waiting for them to hatch. we had one hatch that damaged his wing so i used a drop of superglue on it. worked beautifully!bionic moth flying off into the night fantastic cool moths ! down here in aotearoa we have the puriri moth like a very small green bird ,really cool to find!
we also get the gum emperor moth originally from aussie i think .the caterpillars make great pets- so exciting waiting for them to hatch. we had one hatch that damaged his wing so i used a drop of superglue on it. worked beautifully!bionic moth flying off into the night fantastic

]]> By: nightshade43 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-2/#comment-1769732 nightshade43 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:58:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-1769732 Have you heard of the bone moth? it is capable of drilling through bones to lay their eggs! they live in africa but are harmless to people. You have a nice selection of moths, especially the vampire moth. Have you heard of the bone moth? it is capable of drilling through bones to lay their eggs! they live in africa but are harmless to people.

You have a nice selection of moths, especially the vampire moth.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-2/#comment-1467575 Jonathan Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:54:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-1467575 This is cool as fuck. I like learning new things and appertaining the beauty of our world. This is both XD This is cool as fuck. I like learning new things and appertaining the beauty of our world. This is both XD

]]> By: Wolfgang http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-2/#comment-1298955 Wolfgang Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:45:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-1298955 As a collector these images interest me very much, some I have while others like th IO and White Witch frustrate me because I want them. As a collector these images interest me very much, some I have while others like th IO and White Witch frustrate me because I want them.

]]> By: Douglas Hoyt http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-2/#comment-1213156 Douglas Hoyt Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:23:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-1213156 I once saw a Hummingbird Hawkmoth at 14,000 feet on Mt. Harvard in Colorado. It was very large moth, the size of a regular ruby throated hummingbird and that is what I thought it was at first. In the cold climate where it lived, I guess it had to be pretty big. I see these Hummningbird Hawkmoths every year around my butterfly bush, but they are tiny compared to the one in Colorado. I once saw a Hummingbird Hawkmoth at 14,000 feet on Mt. Harvard in Colorado. It was very large moth, the size of a regular ruby throated hummingbird and that is what I thought it was at first. In the cold climate where it lived, I guess it had to be pretty big.

I see these Hummningbird Hawkmoths every year around my butterfly bush, but they are tiny compared to the one in Colorado.

]]> By: lisasimson http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-2/#comment-1142228 lisasimson Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:29:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-1142228 cool. kind of boring, though. cool. kind of boring, though.

]]> By: AmyE http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-1034448 AmyE Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:45:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-1034448 oops! I found my picture and it was an emperor moth with a 5-inch wingspan. I saw it in San Marcos, TX in 2002. Until then I had no idea moths could be interesting. Your site is even more of an eye opener. oops! I found my picture and it was an emperor moth with a 5-inch wingspan. I saw it in San Marcos, TX in 2002. Until then I had no idea moths could be interesting. Your site is even more of an eye opener.

]]> By: AmyE http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-1034337 AmyE Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:17:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-1034337 Oh wow I finally see the species that I think I saw and photographed in Texas: the white witch. I hope I still have the picture. It was so still I was able to run back into the house and get a ruler to put next to it. It was so amazing I thought nobody would believe me if I didn't take the picture. If I can find it I'll send it to you. Thanks for this page. It's amazing. Oh wow I finally see the species that I think I saw and photographed in Texas: the white witch. I hope I still have the picture. It was so still I was able to run back into the house and get a ruler to put next to it. It was so amazing I thought nobody would believe me if I didn't take the picture. If I can find it I'll send it to you.

Thanks for this page. It's amazing.

]]> By: Mike Latham http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-973816 Mike Latham Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:21:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-973816 A rare moth has unveiled itself from deep <a href="http://www.buccleuch.com/latestnews/content/mothunveiled" rel="nofollow">within the woodlands of Bowhill Estate.</a> The rare Cloaked Pug (Eupithecia abietaria) was one of 34 species found by local moth enthusiast Malcolm Lindsay while running a National Moth Night event in conjunction with Buccleuch Ranger Service in the grounds of Bowhill House. The Cloaked Pug was thought to have died out in the UK in the early 20th century. However in recent years a very few records of the species have been noted in large coniferous woodlands across the UK. This is only the second Borders record (the first was in 1981). A rare moth has unveiled itself from deep within the woodlands of Bowhill Estate.

The rare Cloaked Pug (Eupithecia abietaria) was one of 34 species found by local moth enthusiast Malcolm Lindsay while running a National Moth Night event in conjunction with Buccleuch Ranger Service in the grounds of Bowhill House.

The Cloaked Pug was thought to have died out in the UK in the early 20th century. However in recent years a very few records of the species have been noted in large coniferous woodlands across the UK. This is only the second Borders record (the first was in 1981).

]]> By: elaine http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-935867 elaine Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:42:58 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-935867 I don't have an exotic moth problem--just a small version that acts like miller moths but it is not that season! These are about 5/8in.long,almost black whose wings fold into an oval shape-not wide like millers. They awaken to light so I leave the TV on all night--and put the soapy water near it. I vacuum up LOTS during the day. they stay in my bedroom, but I don't know where they come from..My closet? Windows are not open and screens are tight. I find them behind furniture and indark spots. Where do they come from??? manyh thanks. I don't have an exotic moth problem--just a small version that acts like miller moths but it is not that season! These are about 5/8in.long,almost black whose wings fold into an oval shape-not wide like millers.
They awaken to light so I leave the TV on all night--and put the soapy water near it. I vacuum up LOTS during the day. they stay in my bedroom, but I don't know where they come from..My closet? Windows are not open and screens are tight. I find them behind furniture and indark spots. Where do they come from??? manyh thanks.

]]> By: ProDigi http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-793086 ProDigi Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:19:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-793086 I have monkey moth photos. Here are the links: http://www.flickr.com/photos/prodigi/2147138037 http://www.flickr.com/photos/prodigi/2147137495 http://www.flickr.com/photos/prodigi/2652022095 I have monkey moth photos. Here are the links:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/prodigi/2147138037
http://www.flickr.com/photos/prodigi/2147137495
http://www.flickr.com/photos/prodigi/2652022095

]]> By: Rika A Munny http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-788154 Rika A Munny Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:03:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-788154 You have a dA, too, Moth Lover?? You must tell me your username! I've got one as well, it's rikaartistic.deviantart.com. My love for moths has actually gotten me to make two characters who are very moth-like. I've dubbed them Mottegiest. (German for Night Moth) I've based one off of the Blue Moth companion on WoW, and the other off of the Rosie Maple Moth. Unfortunately I made her pink in places she should be yellow. Dx But I'd love to see those pics! You have a dA, too, Moth Lover?? You must tell me your username!

I've got one as well, it's rikaartistic.deviantart.com. My love for moths has actually gotten me to make two characters who are very moth-like. I've dubbed them Mottegiest. (German for Night Moth) I've based one off of the Blue Moth companion on WoW, and the other off of the Rosie Maple Moth. Unfortunately I made her pink in places she should be yellow. Dx

But I'd love to see those pics!

]]> By: Betty Williams http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-746785 Betty Williams Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:29:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-746785 i saw a pink moth one time with a rust orange body and haven't seen any since. do you know what kind it could be? thanks, i saw a pink moth one time with a rust orange body and haven't seen any since. do you know what kind it could be? thanks,

]]> By: Moth Lover http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-623152 Moth Lover Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:25:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-623152 My family just saw a leopard moth today! I took it home and took pictures of it. They turned out so detailed! It was quite the siting! I even posted them on my deviantART account! My family just saw a leopard moth today!

I took it home and took pictures of it. They turned out so detailed!

It was quite the siting! I even posted them on my deviantART account!

]]> By: Rika A Munny http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-577687 Rika A Munny Wed, 28 May 2008 00:32:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-577687 Ohh, I just love moths! I remember when I was younger (I'm still young xP ) I was outside at night with my parents. We were at a tennis court, visiting my grandparents at thier cabin, and I actually caught a Luna Moth! I was ecstatic! I had actually known about Luna Moths for a long while before then, so when i actually got to see one in real life, I was so amazed! They're truly beautiful moths. I used to really like butterflies, but now it seems moths are my favorite insect! It's amazing how much the Hummingbird and Hornet moth look like what they're mimicing! I also remember when I caught, either a Cecropia or Asian Silk, moth on a night of fireworks in my town. I was still very young back then. Compared to the Luna Moth, though, it wasn't as dazzling. It's a shame some moths don't live more than a few weeks. Usually it's most brilliant and dazzling of moths, too. Oh! Rose Maple moth?! I've actually caught one before! Thier colours are so vibrant! They're a bit clashy and remind me of Trix yogurt! Haha! Ah, yes. I miss seeing such beautiful and unique critters. I hardly ever get the chance to catch a common treefog now-a-days. ): And they're everywhere in my town! Croaking away and what-not. But the topic is about moths, not amphibians. xP The only moths i see now-a-days are plain and obnoxious. All they do is fly in our faces, lay thier eggs in any food my sister may have left open, and spawn, creating more vermins! As if our wasp problem was enough... (We also get quite a lot of spiders. Yeech! Gives me the chills just thinking of them! ) Thank you so much for posting these up. I'm almost left begging for more, though! Lol! Ohh, I just love moths! I remember when I was younger (I'm still young xP ) I was outside at night with my parents. We were at a tennis court, visiting my grandparents at thier cabin, and I actually caught a Luna Moth! I was ecstatic! I had actually known about Luna Moths for a long while before then, so when i actually got to see one in real life, I was so amazed! They're truly beautiful moths. I used to really like butterflies, but now it seems moths are my favorite insect!

It's amazing how much the Hummingbird and Hornet moth look like what they're mimicing!

I also remember when I caught, either a Cecropia or Asian Silk, moth on a night of fireworks in my town. I was still very young back then. Compared to the Luna Moth, though, it wasn't as dazzling.

It's a shame some moths don't live more than a few weeks. Usually it's most brilliant and dazzling of moths, too.

Oh! Rose Maple moth?! I've actually caught one before! Thier colours are so vibrant! They're a bit clashy and remind me of Trix yogurt! Haha!

Ah, yes. I miss seeing such beautiful and unique critters. I hardly ever get the chance to catch a common treefog now-a-days. ): And they're everywhere in my town! Croaking away and what-not. But the topic is about moths, not amphibians. xP The only moths i see now-a-days are plain and obnoxious. All they do is fly in our faces, lay thier eggs in any food my sister may have left open, and spawn, creating more vermins! As if our wasp problem was enough... (We also get quite a lot of spiders. Yeech! Gives me the chills just thinking of them! )

Thank you so much for posting these up. I'm almost left begging for more, though! Lol!

]]> By: Pebbles http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-529255 Pebbles Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:24:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-529255 Thank You So much for putting up such a wonderful site ,, we just recently moved to the Georgia and are pretty deep into the woods and a few nights ago we had a visit from a Hornet Moth,sadly it was killed because we didnt know at the time while it was flyin around in our house dive bombing the baby that it was a moth and harmless, now that we know we will be much more careful.Then the following night we where enjoying the breeze comign threw the screen door and heard this knocking, at first we thought, its just the dog thumpin on the door to be let in, till we realized the dog was in side, here it was the prettiest moth we had ever seen and huge, we where able to snap some pics of it hangin onto the side of thehouse and some of its under belly as it hung out on the screen, thank you for this site as we have learned it was a Luna Moth , very pretty and sad that it doesnt live so long , it hasnt been back since the other night so we are hopin it found itself a mate. As soon as i am able to get my digi cam unloaded I will be back to post the pics of the Luna Moth we where able to take. Thank You So much for putting up such a wonderful site ,, we just recently moved to the Georgia and are pretty deep into the woods and a few nights ago we had a visit from a Hornet Moth,sadly it was killed because we didnt know at the time while it was flyin around in our house dive bombing the baby that it was a moth and harmless, now that we know we will be much more careful.Then the following night we where enjoying the breeze comign threw the screen door and heard this knocking, at first we thought, its just the dog thumpin on the door to be let in, till we realized the dog was in side, here it was the prettiest moth we had ever seen and huge, we where able to snap some pics of it hangin onto the side of thehouse and some of its under belly as it hung out on the screen, thank you for this site as we have learned it was a Luna Moth , very pretty and sad that it doesnt live so long , it hasnt been back since the other night so we are hopin it found itself a mate. As soon as i am able to get my digi cam unloaded I will be back to post the pics of the Luna Moth we where able to take.

]]> By: Lemurness http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-519420 Lemurness Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:56:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-519420 One of my absolute favorite moths has to be the Madagascan Sunset Moth, Chrysiridia rhipheus. They're so beautiful- It's hard to believe they're moths, not butterflies! Here are some photos: http://www.ribbitphotography.com/images/photos/07050921PD_moth.jpg And another: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Chrysiridia_madagascarensis.JPG/800px-Chrysiridia_madagascarensis.JPG So beautiful! Madagascar really is full of amazing animals! (: One of my absolute favorite moths has to be the Madagascan Sunset Moth, Chrysiridia rhipheus. They're so beautiful- It's hard to believe they're moths, not butterflies! Here are some photos: http://www.ribbitphotography.com/images/photos/07050921PD_moth.jpg
And another: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Chrysiridia_m adagascarensis.JPG/800px-Chrysiridia_madagascarensis.JPG

So beautiful! Madagascar really is full of amazing animals! (:

]]> By: rawr http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-514413 rawr Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:06:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-514413 I still think butterflies are prettier. large and furry body of the moth is what makes them so creepy. I still think butterflies are prettier. large and furry body of the moth is what makes them so creepy.

]]> By: carole http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-381320 carole Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:07:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-381320 i am very sad now. i need a coverup tatoo cos i hav my childhood Xsweethearts name on my ass and i wanted a death head hawkmoth of which u claim is "the most popular moth in the world"> that makes it as readily available 2 every1 as much as he was.is there nothing new original unique or exclusive in this god damned world!!!! i feel so forlorn and depressed now i am very sad now. i need a coverup tatoo cos i hav my childhood Xsweethearts name on my ass and i wanted a death head hawkmoth of which u claim is "the most popular moth in the world"> that makes it as readily available 2 every1 as much as he was.is there nothing new original unique or exclusive in this god damned world!!!! i feel so forlorn and depressed now

]]> By: Jesuss http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-305704 Jesuss Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:09:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-305704 Nature is the most amazing. Fiction just doesn't compare Nature is the most amazing. Fiction just doesn't compare

]]> By: dylan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-287618 dylan Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:09:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-287618 very cool. looking at these causes great daydreaming. very cool. looking at these causes great daydreaming.

]]> By: dan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-283928 dan Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:01:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-283928 What about the comet moth of Madagascar? http://www.butterflyutopia.com/BIG/163B.jpg What about the comet moth of Madagascar?
http://www.butterflyutopia.com/BIG/163B.jpg

]]> By: Josh http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-266946 Josh Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:21:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-266946 Awesome varieties of moths and even awesomer photos! Awesome varieties of moths and even awesomer photos!

]]> By: a boyscout http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-262458 a boyscout Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:03:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-262458 I'm a fan of the Rosy Maple moth. They are in abundance (2nd after Forest Tent Caterpillar Moths) at my boyscout camp. They have a very pretty pink and yellow colouring. I'm a fan of the Rosy Maple moth. They are in abundance (2nd after Forest Tent Caterpillar Moths) at my boyscout camp. They have a very pretty pink and yellow colouring.

]]> By: Juan Carlo Rodríguez http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-258769 Juan Carlo Rodríguez Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:01:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-258769 Great list. I love moths. The only one I feel was missing is the only one with a cooler name than the Death-head's: the Tiger moths of the family Arctiidae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_tiger_moth). These are absolutely beautiful moths, as much as the prettiest butterflies. Great list. I love moths. The only one I feel was missing is the only one with a cooler name than the Death-head's: the Tiger moths of the family Arctiidae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_tiger_moth). These are absolutely beautiful moths, as much as the prettiest butterflies.

]]> By: Relentl3ss http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-254579 Relentl3ss Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:37:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-254579 You missed one--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothra You missed one---

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothra

]]> By: Dollhouse http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-254041 Dollhouse Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:33:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-254041 Gorgeous... I did bump into one of these guys one night - http://www.otariwiltonsbush.org.nz/uploads/images/Puriri%20moth%20009%20web.jpg BRIGHT green, lives as a moth for 2 days after being a caterpillar for 5 years. Gorgeous... I did bump into one of these guys one night -
http://www.otariwiltonsbush.org.nz/uploads/images/Puriri%20moth%20009% 20web.jpg
BRIGHT green, lives as a moth for 2 days after being a caterpillar for 5 years.

]]> By: john http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/comment-page-1/#comment-253593 john Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:19:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/15/worlds-weirdest-moths/#comment-253593 Weird, creepy, cool and puzzling Weird, creepy, cool and puzzling

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