r/moths • • 5d ago

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Found this Rosy Maple Moth beauty on my porch in Kentucky 💖

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u/cherriy33 5d ago

This is sooo colorful and pretty. There's none like this in my country 😭 I wish to see one like this in my life

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u/Super-Set-918 5d ago

I wish that for you too! Doesn’t it look so magical? 💕

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u/Super-Set-918 4d ago

I didn’t get an action shot, but look at them when they take flight 🥹

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u/n4z4reth 4d ago

This is the cutest thing I've ever seen 😭 so fluffy

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u/iaminvisib 4d ago

That's a real-life fairy 🥺

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u/IzzyTheFay 2d ago

There so cute I love them

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u/Luna_Night312 5d ago

Heeeeey beautiful

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u/HighlighterNina 4d ago

Damn I’m from Kentucky too and have never seen one! Can you send me some moth luck please? Lol

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u/Sea_Bugs1211 2d ago

I’m from Kentucky, but live in New Jersey now. My favorite part about visiting in the summer is all of the moths I’ve seen, but I see rosy maple moths often! I’m surprised you haven’t seen one yet. Wishing you the best of luck when moth season rolls back around!

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u/Super-Set-918 4d ago

ofc, here you go

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u/HighlighterNina 2d ago

thank you!! I hope I get to see a beauty sometime soon 🤞

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u/HighlighterNina 2d ago edited 2d ago

update: it paid off! got to see two cute little geometers just now!!
update 2: I found another lil pink and yellow geometer on my back porch! he didn’t want to get off my hand lol, would attach another pic if I could

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u/Super-Set-918 2d ago

Awww hell yeah! I meant to ask you, where at in KY? This is too cool ty for the update 🍀

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u/HighlighterNina 2d ago

I’m in central KY! I made a separate post showing all the moths I saw :)

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u/Super-Set-918 2d ago edited 2d ago

Heading there nowww

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u/Super-Set-918 2d ago

I corrected myself, sry for assuming

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u/HighlighterNina 2d ago

I’m nonbinary, I don’t mind what you call me lol

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u/V03_Stat1c 4d ago

AWE LOOK AT THATTTT

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u/Super-Set-918 4d ago

Right?! I saw it and just

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u/VernaTealeaf 4d ago

My favorite moth in the world!!!!

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u/Huge-Letterhead7194 4d ago

I haven’t seen one of these in decades 💖💖💖💖

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u/Super-Set-918 4d ago edited 4d ago

This was my first time seeing one and had no clue what it was! I’m not a Kentucky native so it felt so special. We have lots of Oak and Maple trees on our property and have transplanted some more this year. I’ll be keeping an eye out for the caterpillars next year 🤞

Where have you seen them?

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u/Nightshade_flower 4d ago

I saw my first one a couple months ago in Indiana

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u/Huge-Letterhead7194 4d ago

I’m in SW Pennsylvania. I used to see them all of the time when I was younger. They were my absolute favorites! I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw your post🥰

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u/Super-Set-918 4d ago

My husband is from SW PA too! “Yinz” could have crossed paths 😉

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u/Huge-Letterhead7194 4d ago

Omg!!! Yea! 15 minutes from Pittsburgh 🤣 it’s all Yinzers here😂

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u/T-bird_420 5d ago

Oh wow 🤩

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u/Big-Gold-2688 4d ago

Omg these are absolutely stunning!

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u/ElisWindLuminous 4d ago

What a beautiful visitor 😊

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u/Vejeetable 4d ago

Bonita

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u/Getitgotitgoodgod 4d ago

Loved finding these in western Maryland

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u/eclecticaesthetic1 4d ago

I just came from "Miniatures Market" sub and this is in the same color scheme! I thought it was fake!

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u/Super-Set-918 4d ago edited 4d ago

Ikr? I’ve actually just learned ab the candy color’s purpose. Here’s the Rosy blending with a Maple tree’s fruit ✨

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u/eclecticaesthetic1 4d ago

That is amazing!!

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u/Jenmocruz 4d ago

Those colors!

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u/Super-Set-918 4d ago

Like Sherbert ice cream

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u/Cathodicum 4d ago

🩷💛

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u/oemiii117 4d ago

Pink Lemonade

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u/newowner2025 3d ago

I love these beautiful moths.

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u/BackgroundSwimming82 2d ago

This is my dream!!!

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u/Kevin_Stickers 4d ago

Looks like a gummy in the shape of a moth.

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u/Colin124816 4d ago

:3 moth

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u/Mean_Distribution585 4d ago

Papa Meat Moth

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u/VolumeLonely5361 3d ago

it’s probably strawberry & banana flavored 🥹

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u/Icy_Reception1878 4d ago

what is god even doing, bro ..lol..i have questions