painted-bees:

Xyleutes persona (or similar. Cossidae).
One of the heaviest moths I’ve ever held..!

If you reblog this, please take care to tag it as “moth” and “insect”. I’d like to receive as few “kill it/stomp on it/light it on fire” comments as possible. Thanks! 
(also please be sensitive to the fact that entomology is enjoyed and pursued by people of all cultures and colors.

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rockjumperbirdingtours:

Photo of the Day – The minute Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is not only spectacularly pretty, but also insanely small! In fact, it is the smallest bird in the world. As its name suggests, it is barely larger than a bee. Seeing one in the flesh is quite an experience… but you may need some binoculars to really see it properly!

This amazing photo was taken by Dušan Brinkhuizen.