One resident was stunned to find an insect in his garden that he called a “child’s toy”. This is not a humanoid monster, but a brightly colored insect.

The entry was posted on Facebook by a person who only identified himself as Lahiru and did not say where he lives.

Insect that looks like a “toy” appears in the garden and receives praise – Photo: R7 / Reproduction / ND

The insect spent several minutes in the vegetation before spreading its wings and flying away, he said. Lahiru says he found the animal a little intimidating at first, but the photograph showed the beauty of the creature.

Despite the initial fear, the insect has received great admiration from the public after it was posted in a group specializing in strange animals on the social network.

“I witnessed this creature, which seemed incredible to me,” wrote one of the group’s commentators. “So beautiful, never seen anything like it,” someone wrote in another reply.

the secret is revealed

Since this was a community of insect connoisseurs, the mystery did not last long, and it soon became clear that it was Dryocampa rubicunda, known as the Pink Maple Moth, something like the “pink maple moth” (maple is a type of tree).

This is a very small species, with a wingspan of about 4 cm, it is distinguished precisely by the intense colors of the body and antennae, mostly yellow and pink.