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sketchelium

7 months ago

I Never Posted My Atlus Moth Cloak! Here It Is In All Its Glory, My First Ever Sewing Project

I never posted my atlus moth cloak! Here it is in all its glory, my first ever sewing project

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arlecchinasmainblog

1 year ago

Look at da baby bois!

a mess of mature promethea moth caterpillars (Callosamia promethea) wriggling plumply after spending a little less than a month fattening up on wild cherry leaves

a smaller relative of the cecropia moth, these are one of the less well-known giant silkmoths in the US, but they might just be my favorite species to raise.

(Massachusetts, 8/20/23)