Catherine Gulsvig

@crgulsvig

Classical musician, pioneering woman in tech, amateur lepidopterist, and writer from rural Wisconsin. Banner photo is the magical Eight-Spotted Forester moth. Photos are my own.

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Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· 24d

Hardly anything more stunning for #Stunday than this Hummingbird Clearwing! Nature is amazing #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #MothsAreAmazing

Close-up of a moth that looks like a fat hummingbird. His wings are mostly clear but with deep brick-red edges. The same red is also present on his thick thorax. He is sipping nectar from a buddleia plant.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· 25d

This is one gem of a moth 💎! Just found him hiding amidst swamp milkweed in the meadow The Orthonama obstipata, or Gem Moth! #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #MothsAreAmazing

Close-up of a small brown and dark grey moth resting on a leaf. His wings are marked with a series of faint white bands, atop which sit two tiny eyespots that, in the right light, gleam like gemstones.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· 26d

Is #MothFaceFriday still a thing? If it isn't, this guy should resurrect it Behold the Toadflax Brocade! #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #MothsAreAmazing

Close-up of a grey and taupe moth's face. He has dark, beady eyes and looks a bit like an owl.

Close-up of a moth in various shades of grey, taupe, and white. He has two tufts behind his head. The colouring of his legs matches that of his wings. He looks very contented with life.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· 27d

Action shot of a Giant Swallowtail surveying the meadow yesterday Nature is amazing #Butterflies #NativePlants #Lepidoptera

Huge black and yellow butterfly approaching a purple flower in a thick green meadow.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· 28d

The perils of going directly from handling the moth trap to organ practice #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

Small grey moth rests on a key of an organ.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· 28d

Nothing prepared me for finding this new [to me] species this morning -- the American Lappet moth Nature is amazing #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #MothsAreAmazing

Close-up of rusty-orange-coloured moth resting with its wings draped over the slat of a wooden chair. Its wings are marked with dark grey spots and ombre effect.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· 29d

I've known of the Pale Metanema for years (left) but until this morning did not know there was also a Dark Metanema (right)! Nature is amazing #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #MothsAreAmazing #Naturephotography

Moth with greyish-teal wings and cream-coloured bands that make it look as if the moth is smiling wryly at us.

Moth with heathered grey wings crossed by two sets of cream and brown stripes.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 13

Very friendly Reversed Haploa this morning #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #MothsAreAmazing

Close-up of a black-and-white, triangular shaped moth resting on the photographer's thumb. The moth's wings are decorated in a bold geometric pattern of intersecting black lines.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 12

Do I have something stunning for #Stunday? Hmm ... lemme think ... maybe THIS ENORMOUS PROMETHEUS MOTH from yesterday will do?! Nature is amazing #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #MothsAreAmazing

Huge moth with wings in dark blue, mauve, cream, and maroon sits atop an egg carton. We also see a Confused Eusarca moth in the egg carton, which lends helpful perspective to just how HUGE the Prometheus moth is.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 11

And of course I got one in the trap!

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 11

Out in the meadow looking for a suitable place to put the moth trap, and something catches my eye ... Ladies and gentlemen, the Reversed Haploa moth! Nature is amazing #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #MothsAreAmazing #Naturephotography

A triangular, white and black moth hides amidst the thick grasses of a meadow. His wings are striking, with a distinctive geometric pattern of intersecting black lines. He sports a yellow "collar" around his head.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 11

It's Fritillary Friday! Nature is amazing #Lepidoptera #Butterflies #NativePlants #Bloomscrolling

A Great-Spangled Fritillary -- a large butterfly with golden wings marked by silvery "spangles" -- sits atop a purple coneflower. We see green meadow and blue sky in the background.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 10

Summer in St. Croix County, Wisconsin Nature is amazing #NativePlants #Butterflies

Monarch butterfly getting nectar from a swamp milkweed plant in full bloom with clusters of pink flowers. We see a red pole shed in the background.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 9

Pretty damned excited when this guy flew out of the trap this morning -- the Harlequin Webworm, a first for me (and, I take it, quite uncommon in this area) Nature is amazing, and moth observation is addictive #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #MothsAreAmazing

Close-up of a black moth white white/cream stripes across his thorax and a delicate pattern of white=cream markings on his wings. He seems like a jolly good fellow.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 8

Weird timing. I just found my first Leconte's Haploa this morning!

A rather worn lookalike of the moth featured in the original post, with triangular wings marked by bold black stripes

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 7

Managed to get an even better shot of the phenomenal Virgin Tiger Moth this morning Nature is amazing #MothsMatter #MothsAreAmazing #TeamMoth

Close-up of moth with cream and black markings in an almost Art Deco style. His underwings are the real surprise, though, having a bright orange-red background with black markings, some of which appear heart-shaped.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 7

Right! I can die happy!! Found this Prometheus moth clinging to the chair on which I'd placed the moth trap last night. Nature is amazing #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #MothsAreAmazing #Naturephotography

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 6

Just walking through the garden yesterday and this beauty flew at me! The colour on those underwings was mesmerizing when he fluttered #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #MothsAreAmazing

Close-up of the Virgin Tiger Moth in grass. His wings are marked with a striking black and white pattern (rather Art Deco) with underwings in bright melon-red.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 5

The sun and a single sundog this morning. Haven't seen sundogs in summer before! #Stunday #Sundogs #landscapephotography #Naturephotography

Early morning sun rising above a misty landscape of green fields. A sundog is visible to the right.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 4

"🎵 Birds do it, Bees do it, Even Pieris rapae do it, Let's do it, Let's fall in love ...🎵"

Two Cabbage White butterflies mating in what they thought was privacy until the photographer showed up.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 3

For #MothFaceFriday I present the many faces of the Blinded Sphinx Nature is amazing #MothsMatter #TeamMoth #MothsAreAmazing

Close-up of a large moth in various shades of grey and taupe resting on the photographer's fingertip. The markings on his wings mimic several pairs of eyes, no doubt key to his survival.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 3

A shimmery female Eastern Tailed-Blue -- yes, the female isn't blue at all -- in the meadow today. A tiny and enchanting creature. Nature is amazing. #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #Naturephotography

A tiny butterfly with deep grey-taupe wings and tiny tails topped by copper-coloured dots sits on a leaf.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jul 2

Glorious female Black Swallowtail in my meadow this evening Nature is amazing #Lepidoptera #Butterflies #Naturephotography

Green wildflower meadow with many Black-Eyed Susans and thistles. In the center of the photo is a large black butterfly with striking blue markings along the lower edges of its wings

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jun 30

I've learned not to expect my humble smartphone to capture the subtle colours of lepidoptera So yesterday's shot of the Common Wood-Nymph took me by surprise! Not enhanced in any way! Nature is amazing #Lepidoptera #Butterflies #Naturephotography

Small brown butterfly sits on photographer's fingertip. His wings, although generally viewed as dark brown, actually contain amshades of blue, green, yellow, and purple, and dark blue eyespots are scattered along their edges.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jun 28

For #Stunday I offer up this stunning Meadow Fritillary who showed up in my meadow yesterday #OnlyBeautifulThings #Lepidoptera #Butterflies #Naturephotography

Orange butterfly sits atop a white aster. The butterfly's wings are covered in dark brown markings and his antennae are set off by the green meadow grass in the background.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jun 27

Not much in the trap today but this guy was new for me -- Girard's Grass-veneer Don't know who Girard was. At what point can I name my aberrant Pearl Crescent "Catherine's Pearl Crescent" --? Anyway, back to moths ... #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #MothsAreAmazing

Tiny white moth with a vivid gold stripe running the length of his wings sits inside an egg carton

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jun 26

A friend in Teddington sent me this photo from the entrance hall of his building I'm so jealous Is this just a case of the moths seeming better on the other side [of the Pond]? #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #MothsAreAmazing

White moth with distinctive, zig-zagging black markings rests on a wall where paint is peeling off

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jun 24

Have to admit I was envious first thing this morning after scrolling through the various moth finds from my UK associates here on Bluesky ... But finding a Blinded Sphinx in the trap minutes later kinda made up for it! #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #MothsAreAmazing

Close-up of large moth with elaborate markings of olive green and shades of taupe. His underwings feature startling eyespots in deep blue surrounded by pink eye shadow.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jun 23

Northern Pearly-Eye before the storm #Butterflies #Naturephotography

Medium-sized butterfly sits atop a yellowing leaf of burdock. His wings are covered in shades of taupe, and large eyespots in dark blue and gold appear all along their edges.

Catherine Gulsvig@crgulsvig· Jun 23

Managed to get the perfect shot today Thanks to my friendly Eight-Spotted Forester for obliging #MothsMatter #MothsAreAmazing #TeamMoth