#lepidopterophobia

I have an irrational fear of butterflies and now Spamton gets to deal with it.

I went with the first pairing!

Thanks to her lineage and inheritance of her mother’s Stare, Grey Pansy is considered quite intimidating despite her name. But at her core, she is a caring ruler and diplomat- one who loves her subjects with all her heart.

(Based on the butterfly of the same name! And whose wings I had to edit in because I could not for the life of me figure out how to draw them. ^^;)

Butterflies drink turtle tears in a behavior scientifically known as lachryphagy, or "tear-feeding," to obtain vital sodium, amino acids, and other dissolved minerals. While nectar provides butterflies with abundant sugars for energy, it severely lacks essential salts necessary for their metabolism, muscle function, and reproductive health.

Turtles, especially carnivorous river species, ingest far more salt in their diets than they require. To naturally flush out excess salts, irritants, or bodily waste, turtles excrete this high concentration of minerals through their tear ducts. Basking in the sun, turtles relax with moist eyes, providing a convenient and highly concentrated salt lick for nutrient-deprived butterflies.

Mottephobia and Lepidopterophobia!

Mottephobia: A flag for those who have the fear of moths.

Lepidopterophobia: A flag for those who have the fear of moths and butterflies.

Coined as a request for @ajolteonnamedsparky!

Already coined? Consider these an alternative flag!

Taglist: @radiomogai, @goregender, @pumpkinharvesting, @halogen-insertlastparthere, @timelesssellswordshade, @princeofthedark, @nonhuman-term-archive!

“I love you, Val, I love you so fucking much. But I wish… I wish you were dead, I really do. All of this can be traced back to you. All of it… why… why can’t I just…” …and then Velvette moved without thinking, clapping her hands together before Valentino could react. She felt the moth in her hands disintegrate into a gooey mess, insect blood dripping from between her fingers as she squeezed. She stared blankly at the wall in complete shock, unable to process what she’d just done. Val?

Lepidopterophobia, Chapter 15: "Ugh"

A breathtakingly stunning piece of fan-art comissioned by @monkey2nd and brought to life by LukyP.

Thank-you so, so much, to both of you amazing people! This moment is one of (many) disgusting and disturbing scenes in Lepidopterophobia, but this artwork depicts it in such a beautiful way, you almost forget the tragedy and horror of what's happening.

Moth of The Day #155

Hag Moth

Phobetron pithecium

From the limacodidae family. They have a wingspan of 20-28 mm. They can be found in North America. Their larvae are known as Monkey Slug.

And some pictures of their larvae, because I can't not show them to you:

So I picked The Temptation of St Anthony by Joos Van Craesbeeck

I’m painting myself instead of St Anthony and I’m surrounded by the various things that I am irrationally afraid of, including moths and butterflies.