This moth is outta this world, cause it's a Comet Moth (Argema mittrei)! ☄🧚‍♂️ Here are some fun facts: • They come from Madagascar, giving them their other common name: the Madagascan moon moth. • Like all giant silk moths (Family: Saturniidae), these moths lack a functioning digestive system. They rely completely on the fat reserves from when they were munchy caterpillars. • These moths have a very cool cocoon which is covered in holes. It is suspected that the holes allow rainwater to drain,

It’s National Moth Week! To celebrate, here are two different angles of luna moths as they painstakingly cut their way out of the silk cocoons they built as caterpillars and overwintered in as pupae! Adult luna moths (Actias luna) have a unique way of emerging from their cocoons using sharp “spurs” at the base of their wings. Most of their giant silk moth cousins rely on an enzyme known as cocoonase, which they secrete in order to melt perfect escape holes from their cocoons. Luna moths use this

157K views · 6.1K reactions | She has an itch! How sweet are these moths, she’s a Bombyx Mori domestic silk moth. They can’t fly either so they’ll just happily sit with you #silkmoth | Jumping spider & Moth life | Facebook

46K views · 3.2K reactions | This is a giant silk moth it’s sciency name is Polyphemus Moth it has a short life span and when it’s completed its purpose it rests while it waits to join back to creator. #polyphemusmoth #whichbetty #silkmoth #giantsilkmoth #pnw #naturecontent #greatoutdoors #beautifulbritishcolumbia #protectplanetearth #gaia #earth #nature #entemology #learning #educational #educationalcontent | Elizabeth Burdock | Facebook

Atlas Moth lifecycle! The transformation is incredible 🐛 wait to see the moth | Jumping spider & Moth life