and today I thought I had found another one,
photograph iNaturalist, but believe it or not this one is a real creature! called as you might expect the Picasso Moth, (Baorisa hieroglyphica), was named after the artist,
the moth is a daytime flying moth of the family Noctuidae, a
native of Southeast Asia, the species’ scientific name ‘hieroglyphica’ refers to the
striking geometric lines and shapes on its fore wings, while its common name
was inspired by the blotches, strips, and dots of colour that hint at the work
of a talented painter, and there was me thinking it was another embroidered
one!
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