tiger moth

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This is a stunning piece of work.

Super work Pratim !.

I really like this , I once did a silk embroidery for someone with 4 or 5 colourful moths.

Thanks a lot Dawn Broughton... Thanks Mark Highfield.... Thanks Carole Swingler....is ther any chance to see that works? here is my email Id.. [email protected]

Hello Pratim, sorry I have not kept a record of the finished embroidery, but I have found the drawing I did from my book of patterns. I have posted it on here for you to see the format and the types of moth that I did. Thanks for your interest.

Thanks Carole Swingler ...but where is the posting...i didnt find it...here is my email id ..if you send then I can see them... [email protected]

TIGER MOTH...WATERCOLOUR....10CM*10CM....2013....The Arctiidae tend to be a colorful, charismatic lineage. Over 11,000 species have been described. Arctiids represent roughly 6% of lepidopteran species diversity worldwide (Watson and Goodger, 1986; Goodger and Watson, 1995) and are an important component of Neotropical communities (Conner 2008). Their bright colors most likely function in predator defense, warning of the moths’ unpalatability. Many species are protected by compounds they produce themselves (e.g. histamines) or by compounds they acquire from their larval host plants (e.g., cardiac glycosides, pyrrolizidine alkaloids). Some chemically protected arctiids participate in Müllerian mimicry rings and may resemble other poisonous Lepidoptera or wasps. Some species are nearly identical with their wasp models (Simmons and Weller, 2006) and even mimic wasp behaviors (Blest, 1964). These small- to medium-large moths have whip-like antennae and are usually brightly colored. Their caterpillars construct cocoons consisting primarily of larval hairs. Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths (or tigers), which usually have bright colours, footmen (which are usually much drabber), lichen moths and wasp moths. Many species have 'hairy' caterpillars which are popularly known as woolly bears or woolly worms. The scientific name refers to this (Gk. αρκτος = a bear). Caterpillars may also go by the name 'tussock moths' (more usually this refers to Lymantriidae, however).