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super cool silk moth i found!!
65 upvotes, 6 comments. Sidechat image post by Anonymous in Photography. "super cool silk moth i found!!"
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Anonymous 11w

Ooh that looks like a female Promethea silk moth!! She’s so pretty

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Anonymous replying to -> murdermushroom 11w

Saturniids are my absolute favourite

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Anonymous replying to -> murdermushroom 11w

oooo tyy! :D

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Anonymous replying to -> murdermushroom 11w

i’m curious, how do you tell male from female?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 11w

It varies from species to species, but with this species it’s pretty obvious cos if I remember correctly the males are a very dark bluish purplish colour

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 11w

Just googled it, and yeah, the males have this super dark colour lol

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