Ssm Ifrawn Hawk-Moth

Kaithur

First Ability Rithaldis' Charge Thanks to Rithaldis' Charge, solar moths can absorb and store up radiant energy inside their bodies without limit and cannot be harmed by radiant energy (sunlight, radiation, solar plasma). They can convert this into magic energy, use it to strengthen their muscles or re-release it like an Aura at will. However, unlike most other manifestations, they cannot produce their own radiant energy--they are reliant on a source. Second Ability Rithaldis' Skin By using Rithaldis' Skin are able to secrete layers of photons so intense, it superheats the surrounding gases into plasma, lacing this ability into the scales of their wings. Their wings not only burn at the touch but are incredibly radioactive, imparting radiation poisoning to the unwary predator. However, they are dazzlingly beautiful!

Anatomy

Original Ancestor	Lifespan
Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk Moth	Caterpillar: 4 months Adult: 4 weeks or more in Shamsi
Wingspan	Body Length
4-5 in 95-120	3 in 70 mm

Coloration
Caterpillars are yellow-green with yellow stripes and tail horn and small red or white dots. Adults are striking, their fore wings and hind swings detached from each other. They resemble leaves with areas of grey and brown, until they reveal purplish false eyes when threatened. It's whole body becomes white in its magic form and it's wings sear, coated in radioactive plasma.

Habitat

Montane Desert Coastal Temperate Forest Wetland Shrubland Ssm Ifrawn live primarily in the mountauns of the Shamsi Desert adjacent to Sesli Plato and along its northern coastlines. Smaller populations are found throughout Eluziar, especially the Tenebrous Chain. They make their home amid tree lined streams, oases and rivers, preferring poplar and willow trees most. But adults can only live in the Shamsi Desert, quickly dying off anywhere else!

Life Cycle

Oviparous Precocial Migratory Two generations emerge a year, caterpillars feeding on the leaves of willow, apple, sallow, poplar and aspen trees. Adults take flight from July to August, breeding and laying their eggs in Eluziar or in wadis of Shamsi before spending the rest of their lives feeding on radiant energy of the desert. They are unable to sustain themselves in any other way after metamorphosis, lacking the mouthparts or probiscus to eat! Those that don't make their way to Shamsi live only for a weeks at a time, absorbing sunlight until winter.