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The magician (yes that’s the real common name), Marialma magicaria, Geometridae

Found in mountainous areas along the northwestern coast of South America

Photo 1 by franklinhowley and 2-3 by indianacristo

Abstract colors BG 

Saw a pink moth today....

(Chickweed geometer, for those wondering)

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Leopard moth (Zeuzera pyrina)

Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth (Hemaris fuciformis)

Spurge hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae)

Pease blossom (Periphanes delphinii)

Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata)

Longhorn moth (Nemophora degeerella)

(Argyresthia brockeella) (no known common name)

Unknown moth (genus Ectropis?)

Eucyclodes gavissima or, as it’s much more catchily known, the oriental orange banded green geometer moth! A strong contender for my favourite moth.

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Careful not to sneeze on the Peppered moth! This species gets its name from its distinctive speckles-- black spots on a white background. The pattern helps it blend in with the trees it rests on, and varies greatly according to the average color of trees in a population's territory. In fact, the distinct differences have often been used as an example of natural selection and evolution! At the turn of the century, the light-colored trees this species used became blackened by soot, and so naturalists were able to observe the population's colouring shift over time to reflect their new surroundings.

(Images: Two peppered moths (Biston betularia) one light morph and one dark morph-- against a light and dark tree background by John S. Hayward)

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[PHOTOS TAKEN: SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2023 | Image IDs: Two photos of a reddish brown geometer moth caterpillar, also known as an inchworm, walking across a slightly dirty white metal surface, bunching up and then stretching across it /End IDs.]

We don't know what Essek uses the geometer on the top of his tower for, given that it's not necessarily something that automatically aligns with the rest of his academic interests. It could relate in some way, but we don't actually know one way or another.

In that vein, I've decided to believe that he in fact continuously monitors planar shifting so he will know immediately if anything particularly major is happening in Bazzoxan.

chickweed geometer, hand-punched, 2023

11" x 7"

Pink wave, Rhodostrophia calabra, Geometridae

Found throughout Europe

Photo 1 by antonjo, 2-4 by mazzeip, and 5 by luca63

Camouflaged Geometer Moth

Myrioblephara desumpta

24/03/23 - NSW, Dapto

ref for a swatch design i will probably never draw exactly like this ever again. turns to ust