I did some searching, and apparently he’s a Five-spotted Hawkmoth, aka my garden nemesis, the tomato hornworm! Never knew those hornworms grew into these adorable giant moths.
[Image description: Large moth sitting on back of hand, covering about 1/3. Moth is fuzzy, with grey striping and prominent yellow spots running down its back.]
Ko'vari ( @Kovari@lemmy.ml ) 10•2 years agoEeeeeeeeeee I love it!!! I want to hug every little moth so much
They’re totally assholes as caterpillars but they grow up so handsomely :)
LallyLuckFarm ( @LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org ) 6•2 years agoThey’re super cool. We relocate a good number of them to the volunteer tomatoes in other garden areas when we remove them from our intentional ones.
fennec ( @fennec@feddit.de ) 6•2 years agoAm I the only one here who really, really doesn’t like moths? A moth that size would send me.
ivanafterall ( @ivanafterall@kbin.social ) 2•2 years agoI normally don’t, but this guy seems alright.
V ( @vanderbilt@beehaw.org ) 6•2 years agoL A M P
Artemisia ( @artemisia@beehaw.org ) 5•2 years agoI just squealed BABY! and startled my husband.
LittlePrimate ( @LittlePrimate@feddit.de ) 3•2 years agoYour Hand must be tiny D:
Cool pics, thanks for sharing!
KnittingTrekker ( @KnittingTrekker@kbin.social ) 3•2 years agoI saw the first picture and though it was so cute, but then I saw the moth’s size… I would be so intimidated… 😅
HubertManne ( @HubertManne@kbin.social ) 3•2 years agoI don’t know why but this post really bugs me.
Teal ( @Teal@kbin.social ) 1•2 years agoCool photo! You’re a moth whisperer!