The Old Dog Presents: The Moth Madness Photo Contest!
Are moths just butterflies ugly cousins? No way! There are many beautiful moths and your challenge is to find and photograph them!
I saw this aptly named Jersey Tiger Moth Euplagia quadripunctaria and it got me thinking!
Before We Start Here is How to Recognize a Moth
Are you unsure as to the difference between a moth and a butterfly? Here's a quick guide to help you out.
Source: Chart is from thoutco.com
Here Are A Few Cool Facts About Moths
- Moths outnumber butterflies by a ratio of 9 to 1
- The smallest moth has a wingspan of 2 mm and the largest a wingspan of 28 cm
- Most moths are nocturnal but many are active during the day.
- Moths are often mistaken for butterflies, bees or hummingbirds!
What We're Looking For
In this contest we want to see beautiful moths! Let's prove that moths are not just butterflies ugly cousins!
Here Are The Contest Rules
- Show me a photo of a beautiful moth!
- Post your photos in the comment section below
- The photo must be yours NOT one that you find on the internet.
- Maximum of 2 entries per person
- If you make a post promoting the contest I'll try and give it an upvote as well
- There will be at least 5 prizes of 1 Steem each but a total of 10 Steem in prizes
- The contest closes in 7 days
I recently had another 5 Steem donation from @dswigle for me to use in my contests. I'll include them in the prizes for this contest so we'll have a total of 10 Streem to give away! Thanks again @dswigle!
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Until next time,
@kus-knee (The Old Dog)
The lappet Moth (Gastropacha quercifolia) is a moth of the familiy of Lasiocampidae. In 2017 I had the great luck to breed this moth for the first time. An extraordinary animal, which is worth to be put in the best light.
Fabulous! Thanks for joining us!
Great shot, man: congrats! 👏
@dswigle what a great shot!
I love this one!
it pays me a visit every now and then
still does despite that the lavenders in the backyard are all dried and wilted
apparently it also loves the fuschia there :)
edit : my vote goes on this one Old Dog :D
Tip!
OK great!
That’s a great shot! We love seeing those in our garden!
I am always excited when I see them and NEVER have the camera! They are too quick. I will say the first time I saw one, I thought it WAS a hummingbird!
Highly rEsteemed!
Good one!
Oh, I thought that moths are not interesting at all until I saw some amazing species. Here is my first entry - perheps the most beautiful moth I have ever encountered and photographed. I think it is fall webworm.
Wow that is one beautiful moth great find !!
Thank you! I saw it just once at the entrance of my working place. It was not spectacular from a distance, because the spots were seen just when I did the close-up.
It does look gorgeous i love it's furry head !!
Fantastic!
Thank you.
I used to find a ton of really cool looking and huge moths out in Arizona. Moths are great! I'm cool with most insects... except for mosquitoes -- those guys suck!
I'd like to add black flies to the not appreciated list!
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BEERtoken. Enjoy it!Wow, it was just a few days ago when I took my probably first ever close up of a moth :)
It is the box tree moth - Cydalima perspectalis.
Thanks for hosting this very original contest @kus-knee.
Pure beauty: thanks, @phortun!
Thank you :)
Thank you and a fresh !BEER taken! ;)
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This beauty flew to our veranda at night. She is very large and beautiful.
Cream-spot Tiger (Arctia villica) is one of the most beautiful moths in the family of Arctiinae.
A great find to which I can only congratulate!
Here’s a man that knows his moths!
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Very cool contest @kus-knee!
This settled on the wall of our back porch where I found it a few mornings back, after we accidentally left the light on overnight.
I like the way the wing patterns look almost like a desert sandstone pattern. A little research suggests this is a "Barred Hooktip." I played around with it a little more, and ended up with a post, as well:
https://steemit.com/creativity/@reddragonfly/art-and-photography-a-common-moth-turned-really-creepy-and-surreal
Great find and a great opportunity to build knowledge about the world around us!
Pro tip for how to take a picture of a moth.
Step one: wait until it's dark outside.
Step two: turn on single light in house. Does not matter if its neon, incandescent or led. Does not matter how bright or weak it is.
Step three: open door and wait 10 minutes.
Step four: quickly slam door shut. House is now filled with moths.
Step five: select prettiest moth out of the dozens if not hundreds that are now in your home. Take photo and submit.
Step six: try to get rid of remaining moths from inside home. Good luck suckas!!!!! Lololol
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Nice recipe for both success and failure!
Mine isnt as interesting as some that are posted but for fun
Very nice!
Ahahhahahh, that's a crazy funny howto!
I am not sure but i do think this is a moth giving the size of the wingspan and coloring i call it the Tiger Moth he or she was happily resting in my garden :)))))
Entry No - 1
Never seen such moth. It is amazing.
Neither have i , i wanted to take it home it was so pretty !!
Gorgeous!!!!
Thank you @kus-knee i wanted to take it home it was so pretty !!
I couldn't find one. But here's a photo of my wall where there easily could have been one.
If I'm honest, I'd be a little worried about the health of this platform if I won
Good to see you here @trafalgar. I LOVE you humour! I must say that your push for the new voting curve is working out for the better despite my initial worries!
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