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•11 months ago
Eeeeeeeeeee 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•11 months ago
They’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•11 months ago
Am I the only one here who really, really doesn’t like moths? A moth that size would send me.
- ivanafterall ( @ivanafterall@kbin.social ) 2•11 months ago
I normally don’t, but this guy seems alright.
- V ( @vanderbilt@beehaw.org ) 6•11 months ago
L A M P
- Artemisia ( @artemisia@beehaw.org ) 5•11 months ago
I just squealed BABY! and startled my husband.
- LittlePrimate ( @LittlePrimate@feddit.de ) 3•11 months ago
Your Hand must be tiny D:
Cool pics, thanks for sharing!
- KnittingTrekker ( @KnittingTrekker@kbin.social ) 3•11 months ago
I 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•11 months ago
I don’t know why but this post really bugs me.
- Teal ( @Teal@kbin.social ) 1•11 months ago
Cool photo! You’re a moth whisperer!