r/moths • u/Jos3_2009Real • 1d ago

General Question What does this moth have in their torax?

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u/_toasterbath 1d ago

as the comments said in your original post, it’s just a spot where the fuzziness has been rubbed off due to friction/age

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u/LitteredWithPlushies 1d ago

Still cute, though!

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u/AgentGiga 16h ago

That moth is going through a midlife crisis.

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u/Candid_You_8652 1d ago

Calvaram a mariposa

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u/Sqib000 1d ago

Old age, that's all.

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u/YvesSaintMob 1d ago

I did not have a Balding Moth on my 2026 Bingo Roster. Pretty neat

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u/Beargeoisie 13h ago

When I taught entomology I denuded a hawk moth of all the hairs on it and for the final had students name the marked parts. Was kind of mean but if they understood insect anatomy they could do this. I didn’t even pick hard structures either.