Fluttershy got her color scheme from a real life moth?

[Dowlphin 463]

Pink Prominent (Hyparpax aurora)

http://bugguide.net/node/view/23414

 

 

What a peculiar coloring for a moth. Does anybody have more info on this? I don't think it's a coincidence, but I couldn't find an article confirming it.

 

Edited May 8, 2013 by Dowlphin

[The Awesome One 1,315]

Well I can certainly see the similarities but I'm pretty sure its a coincidence but that is pretty much Fluttershy's color scheme so I might be wrong. We should definitely ask the people working on the show about this.

[Mr. White 71]

How peculiar, and I doubt it can be anything other than a coincidence though, since Fluttershy's cutie mark consists of butterflies, not moths.

[Treble Bolt 1,122]

that is a very unusual coloring for...well...any real creature....

 

I don't think they got her color scheme from this though because of :

1- it's so unusual that this moth isn't widely known and unless someone from the FIM staff are biologists, they probably don't know anymore than we do about this moth....

2- Fluttershy's personality is one of passivity.  She is soft spoken and her coloring reflects how her personality is.  Her colors are pale pastels and those are often associated with infants and "soft" things. 

3- I want to see Twilight Sparkle's animal counterpart....that and all the other Mane cast....I wanna see a purple bookworm!!!

[Dowlphin 463]

If this is a coincidence, then it's a VERY peculiar one. I mean ... Fluttershy ... flutter ... shy ... moth. Light pink and light yellow moth.

And it might very well be that the show creators know about this moth, since they display a good knowledge of pony anatomy, too.

 

The alternative:

A mad scientist with a time machine saw MLP, became a fan of Fluttershy, traveled back in time and genetically engineered this moth.

[IronPonyApplejack 318]

If this is a coincidence, then it's a VERY peculiar one. I mean ... Fluttershy ... flutter ... shy ... moth. Light pink and light yellow moth.

And it might very well be that the show creators know about this moth, since they display a good knowledge of pony anatomy, too.

 

The alternative:

A mad scientist with a time machine saw MLP, became a fan of Fluttershy, traveled back in time and genetically engineered this moth.

 

I like the alternative. It makes my inner science fiction nerd and my inner brony giggle with excitement. Then brohoof.

[Justin ZW 396]

I think it's a coincidence. Realistically, this isn't a very common moth, so the chances of the MLP team knowing about it are slim to none. But I could be wrong.

 

It's still an interesting find.

[Circadian 1,273]

That's a very pretty moth, but I always thought Fluttershy got her yellow color from butter.

 

 

 

A mad scientist with a time machine saw MLP, became a fan of Fluttershy, traveled back in time and genetically engineered this moth.

 

This is what most likely happened. Good detective work!

[Love*Potion 575]

Ummm... I'm gonna have to go with a "no" on that one. 

 

Though I'm probably biased because I am terrified of bugs and I can't stand the thought of my favorite pony being based of an insect. 

 

Haha good find though! Very interesting...

[Love*Potion 575]

 

 

How do you handle the fact that Fluttershy has butterflies on her flank?

 

Well they aren't real butterflies, and they really are just there to represent her dainty nature. Like if (for whatever reason) someone was afraid of lambs, they probably wouldn't get offended from the phrase "gentle as a lamb"

 

But I must say that if I could I would change her cutie mark.

[Pixel Stick 927]

Isn't Fluttershy a carryover from earlier generations of MLP?  If so, didn't she have the same colors in those generations as well?  Might be interesting to see if the original franchise creator had any knowledge of this moth.

 

I'm inclined to think this was an interesting coincidence.  That seems like a pretty obscure reference.

[Powderpuff 390]

Yeah, I would just say that's a crazy coincidence - Fluttershy got her color scheme from G1 Posey, whose symbol had flowers rather than butterflies.

 

 

 

But still, that is really coincidental! And a very pretty moth

[Treble Bolt 1,122]

Rainbow dash must have been inspired by the Rainbow Lorikeet!  And Pinkie Pie obviously came from a cupcake , and I am figuring Applejack came from the Golden orange (which is an apple), and Rarity...idk...a flower of some kind...

 

I am taking this way too seriously

[Scootalove 10,689]

That is a pretty odd finding since Fluttershy's cutie mark is butterflies but, her color scheme coming from a moth. That is pretty unusual and very interesting.

[Scootaloodle 1,622]

That is a pretty odd finding since Fluttershy's cutie mark is butterflies but, her color scheme coming from a moth. That is pretty unusual and very interesting.

 

I think it might have been, like you said the Butterfly cutie mark and the colours. It is a rather strange coincidence if you ask me 

[A mysterious air dancer 4,168]

Very interesting coincidence! Indeed it's actually a redesign of G1 Posey but quite neat for a living creature to have the same colors as a cartoon 

[Theautisticrebel 304]

I wouldn't say that Fluttershy's color scheme is based off it considering she's based of the G1 pony Posey, but Posey's could be based of the moth though.