Electra Silkmoth time lapse wing expansion sequences

[JackSmoker80123]

Brilliant work!

[jcmegabyte]

Thanks so much for watching!

[JackSmoker80123]

Brilliant work!

[JcmdiStockFootage]

Thanks so much =) Cheers!

[PenanggalanMonster]

Wow what amazing colors on these!

[jcmegabyte]

Yea, they really are - this Mojavensis subspecies has a brilliant pink-ish red underside with a bold black and white pattern on top. In the field, the females fly in the later afternoon and look like red fireballs when lit-up by the evening sun. Really spectacular bugs. :-)

[AngKuTI]

Cool!!!! how long did this take you?

[jcmegabyte]

The moths take a full year to go through their complete life cycle. I've been raising this species for several years to get all the video of the entire cycle. This wing expanding process only takes a few (10) minutes or so. :D

[sunscreenfiend]

Incredible! Thanks for sharing

[jcmegabyte]

My pleasure - my newer stuff is lots better... be sure to check it out :D

Thanks for watching!

[copperfists]

wow that moth is beautiful

[rydakun]

i want to c her beautiful wings TT3TT

[jcmegabyte]

You can see her in my "Amazing Moths" video slideshow - there are several shots. :-) Have a look at my channel for details.

[ExtraMarmalade]

that bitch is cool