Local moth fairy loves lämp, more at 11 @elfi@pixie.town

so ends the tale of the person whose brain shortcircuited with squee too much to recognize an obvious counterfeit operation. While I'd love to find out more about the original plush moth, my efforts have only turned up other people looking similarly in vain, and I hope this post reaches them.

Epilogue: the money is going to Squishable's poodle moth instead, which is very valid and very cute! Also very backordered. everyone loves the Squishable moths.

https://www.squishable.com/squishables/mini_poodle_moth_7.html

In any case, the photos accompanying the moth plush listing was obviously previously taken from a long-gone Etsy post, and the product I received... well, I can't say they didn't try either, but I'd love to find out who the original designer was and pay their dues instead.

To note, the head and mouth are pretty different from the original picture (differing proportions to the body, mouth placement and shape are off), and the wings on the plush I received notably lack the sewn veins--or any at all, really.

Death's head hawkmoth is the night. Very spoopy #mastoart

Last night, the faerie castle Titania appeared to me in my mind...

30-minute sketch during a bout of insomnia, extended to like an hour because of restless minor alterations #mastoart