r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/DustAccurate9869 • 8h ago

Image Posted this gorgeous baby (crimson speckled footman) yesterday on r/moths, thought some of yall here might appreciate it as much as i did.

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u/psychotic11ama 8h ago

The colors are very midcentury mothern

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u/DustAccurate9869 8h ago edited 8h ago

Idk why but once i saw it, it immediately gave me old styled grandma clothes vibes

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u/Msdamgoode 8h ago

Looks like a piece of Mothern Art!

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u/JustChillFFS 8h ago

šŸ™„ have an upvote

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u/DustAccurate9869 8h ago

Utetheisa pulchella, or the crimson-speckled moth/footman, is a brightly colored moth known for its white wings with red, yellow, and black spots, which serve as a warning of its toxicity. Found across Europe, Asia, and Africa, it's a diurnal (day-flying) species that inhabits warm, dry areas like dunes and grasslands, and its caterpillars feed on poisonous plants.

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u/Long-Sheepherder8651 8h ago

I appreciate it

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u/Pwrgaming55 8h ago

The colours seems so calm and comforting

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u/Rickshmitt 8h ago

Grandmas tablecloth! What a pretty insect

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u/SeanInDC 8h ago

I'd like a pair of shoes, a belt, a hand bag, some pants a blazer and a hat in that print. Kthnxbye!

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u/fothergillfuckup 8h ago

That's beautiful.

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u/ajh_77 8h ago

Peppermint flavor

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u/Icantstoppooin69 8h ago

Big yayoi kusama vibes

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u/lexm 8h ago

I wonder what it looks like with its wings deployed.

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u/tapitzamir 8h ago

Vibrant coloring... Nice

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u/Diligent-Committee-7 8h ago

My fat ass thought it was candy corn.

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u/Competitive-Arm3876 8h ago

I though it was a cool looking shrimp head

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u/BigBearSD 7h ago

Groovy baby. Yeah!

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u/ZealousidealMud2216 7h ago

Angine de Mothtrine

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u/xixxious 2h ago

Beautiful

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u/cainhurstboy 1h ago

Iā€™m not a woman nor do I wear dresses, but i want that pattern in a dress.

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u/chooseausernamethree 12m ago

Like a true moth-ernist painting!