Diverse Moth Species on Natural Surfaces

Macro images of various moth species resting on leaves and wood, highlighting their intricate patterns and natural settings.

Cloud Forest Moth, Mindo, Cloud Forest, West slope of Andes, Ecuador.

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Moth (Lymantria rosea), Analamazaotra, Alaotra-Mangoro, Madagascar

Oak marbled brown (Drymonia querna) on wood, top view, Gers, France.

Zamarada moth (Zamara sp), Kibale NP, Uganda

Riparian Mark Owl, Riparian Marsh Highland Mark Owl, owlet moth (Noctuidae), Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other Animals, Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) adult, restin

Light grey corner-winged peeper

Whitish Yellow Grass Scrub Owl

Cloud Forest Moth, Mindo, Cloud Forest, West slope of Andes, Ecuador.

Common rustic (Mesapamea secalis), moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Unidentified butterfly, Kibale NP, Uganda

Looper Moth (Alcis bastelbergeri) camouflaged on tree bark, western Europe

Jana moth (Jana sp), Queen Elizabeth NP, Uganda

Giant Owl Butterfly Caterpillar (Caligo memnon) Eggs laid on neck area by parasitic wasp, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador. South America

USA, Washington State, Sammamish. Luna silk moth lime green with long tail on hind wings

Close-up of a Woodland Marble moth (Orthotaenia undulata) resting on dead foliage in a Norfolk garden in summer.

Pink Barred Sallow Moth - Autumn (Xanthia togata). Essex, UK.

Kronwicken-Dickkopffalter Erynnis tages Kronwicken-Dickkopffalter, Erynnis tages, Dingy skipper

Evening Primrose Hawk

Close-up of a male Shuttle-shaped dart moth (Agrotis puta) resting with partially open wings on a tree in a Norfolk garden in summer

Buff tip (Phalera bucephala)

Top view of peach blossom (Thyatira batis) resting on green leaf, Liguria, Italy

Red Roller (Ancylis mitterbacheriana) on a leaf, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France

Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) and Lesser small quaker (Orthosia cruda), adults, sleeping in pasture with newly emerged kittens, Italy, Europe

Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) adult, resting on bark, Norfolk, England, july

Geometer moth (Pingasa ruginaria), Frasers hill, Malaysia

Kaisermotte, oslari Eacles imperialis subsp. oslari, Eacles oslari, Pfauenspinner aus Nord-Amerika imperial moth Eacles imperialis subsp. oslari, Eacles oslari, saturniid from North America BLWS706709 *** Emperor moth, oslari Eacles imperialis subsp oslari, Eacles oslari , peacock moth from North America Imperial Moth Eacles imperialis subsp oslari, Eacles oslari , saturniid from North America BLWS706709 Copyright: xblickwinkel/W.xWillnerx

Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) adult, resting on bark, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Plain Pug (Eupithecia simpliciata) adult, camouflaged, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Poplar hawk moth, close-up

Unique bug resting on bark

Hawkmoth (Adhemarius gannascus) adult, resting on wall, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Red-green carpet moth (Cloeoclysta siterata) On leaf, wings open, Mistley

Polyphemus silk moth.

Saturnia pyri, giant peacock moth, male

Stumpy spring in Belgium

White Ermine MOTH - showing feathered antenna or combs (Spilosoma lubricipeda). Distribution: All of Europe. Common in UK.

Spurge hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae) Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) on wood, top view, open wings, Gers, France.

Common Wave Moth (Cabera exanthemata) adult, Powys, Wales

Kardeneule, Karden-Eule, Karden-Sonneneule, Kardensonneneule, Steppenkraeuterhuegel-Sonneneule, Steppenkraeuterhuegelsonneneule Heliothis viriplaca, Heliothis dipsacea, sitzt an einer Blattunterseite, Aufsicht, Deutschland Marbled clover Heliothis viriplaca, Heliothis dipsacea, sitting on the underside of a leaf, dorsal view, Germany BLWS719349 *** Carded owl, Karden Owl, Karden Sun owl, Kardensonneneule%2C Steppe herb mound Sun owl, Steppe Scops Owl Heliothis viriplaca, Heliothis dipsacea , sits to a Underside of the leaf, Supervision, Germany Marbled Clover Heliothis viriplaca, Heliothis dipsacea , Sitting ON The underside of a leaf, dorsal view, Germany BLWS719349 Copyright: xblickwinkel/W.xWillnerx

Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica) Moth adult, resting on leaf, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Northern Italy

Brush-footed butterfly (Nymphalidae), Other animals, Insects, Butterflies, Animals, Chorinaeus Brown Morpho (Caerois chorinaeus) adult, leaf mimic, resting on leaf in rainforest, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Ampfer-Wurzelbohrer, Ampferwurzelbohrer Triodia sylvina, Triodia reducta, Triodia pallida, haengt an einem Grashalm, Deutschland Orange Swift Triodia sylvina, Triodia reducta, Triodia pallida, hanging on a blade of grass, Germany BLWS706319 *** Dock Root auger, ampferwurzelbohrer Triodia sylvina, Triodia reducta, Triodia Pallida , hangs to a Blade of grass, Germany Orange Swift Triodia sylvina, Triodia reducta, Triodia Pallida , Hanging ON a Blade of grass, Germany BLWS706319 Copyright: xblickwinkel/F.xHeckerx

Brown butterfly macro

Serrated bark moth

Small elephant hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus, small elephant hawk-moth

Green Pug (Chloroclystis rectangulata) adult, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mimopacha moth (Mimopacha sp), Kibale NP, Uganda

Merveille du Jour (Dichonia aprilina) adult, resting on dead leaf, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Yellow Shell adult, resting on leaf in garden, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, July, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Yellow Shell adult, resting on leaf in garden, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, July

Death head moth Death head moth Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21155607

tropischer Edelfalter, Protogoniomorpha anacardi Protogoniomorpha anacardii, Salamis anacardii, Seitenansicht Clouded mother-of-pearl Protogoniomorpha anacardii, Salamis anacardii, side view BLWS719483 *** tropical Noble butterfly, Protogoniomorpha anacardi Protogoniomorpha anacardii, Salamis anacardii , Side view Clouded Mother of Pearl Protogoniomorpha anacardii, Salamis anacardii , Side View BLWS719483 Copyright: xblickwinkel/W.xWillnerx

Large goldenrog Chrysochraon Dispar Großer Goldschrecke, Chrysochraon Disparar, Large Gold Grasshopper

Close-up, privet hawkmoth, moth, wing, butterfly, Germany, The large privet hawk moth (Sphinx ligustri) sits under a leaf, Europe

Cypress Wood Owl, blair's shoulder-knots (Lithophane owlet moth (Noctuidae), Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other Animals, Blair's Shoulder-knot adult, resting on autumn beech leaves, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Sallow Kitten (Furcula furcula) at rest on bark, Cotes-d'Armor, Brittany, France

Hawk Moth (Adhemarius gannascus), Yaboti Biosphere Reserve, Argentina

Aganais owlet moth (Noctuidae), Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Specious Tiger Moth (Asota speciosa) adult, resting on tree trunk, Kafue N. P. Zambia

Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara) adult, resting on fern leaves, Powys, Wales, July

Chinese tasar moth (Antheraea pernyi), Chinese tussah moth, Chinese tussah moth, Asian silk moth, Chinese tussa moth, Chinese tussah moth, Chinese silk moth, exemplary

Close-Up Of A Pebble Hook-Tip Moth (Drepana Falcataria) Resting In A Typical Head-Down Manner On An Old Fence In A Norfolk Wood In Summer

Tussar Seidenmoth Antheraea paphia entspannen Sie an der weißen Wand, Luang Prabang, Laos. Macro Ansicht tropische Schmetterling lepidoptera. Tussar silk moth Antheraea paphia relax on the white wall, Luang Prabang, Laos. Macro view tropical butterfly lepidoptera. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/MilanxVasicekx 12771894

Grosse Seidenmotte Arsenura armida, sitzt nachts an Hauswand, Costa Rica, Boca Tapada Giant Silk Moth Arsenura armida, sits on the house wall at night, Costa Rica, Boca Tapada BLWS711231 *** Great Silk moth Arsenura Armida , sits at night to House wall, Costa Rica, Boca Tapada Giant Silk Moth Arsenura Armida , sits ON The House Wall AT night, Costa Rica, Boca Tapada BLWS711231 Copyright: xblickwinkel/M.xWoikex

Diamondback bark moth

Antlion (Myrmeleontidae), Other animals, Insects, Animals, Antlion (Heoclisis fundata) adult, resting on twig, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania

Toadflax Pug (Eupithecia linariata) moth portrait, Europe

Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) Moth adult, camouflaged on bark, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Male Io Moth (Automeris io) attracted to mercury vapor light in Ozark forest. Laclede / Dallas County border, Missouri, 29 June 2009

Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) normal white color and melanistic form, melanistic form is better camouflaged in areas where lichen growth is inhibited by industrial pollution, Europe

Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) on Plane bark, Vaucluse, France

Saturnia pyri, giant peacock moth, male

Belize, Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Cayo, Blue Cracker (Hamadryas feronia) butterfly.

Grey Pine Carpet (Thera obeliscata) adult, Essex, England

Mayfly (Ephemera glaucops), female with dewdrops, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Aspen Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi), wood moth, top view, open wings, Gers, France.

Twin-spot Carpet Moth (Perizoma didymata) adult, resting on heather flowers, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Privet hawk moth, Sphinx ligustri, privet hawk moth

Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Straw Underwing (Thalpophila matura) adult, resting on leaf, Essex, England

Lantern Bug (Fulgora laternaria) defensive display, rainforest Panama

Angle shades, Phlogophora meticulosa

Green tree bug on sheet green tree bug on sheet copyright: xzoonar.com/dr.xnorberbertxlangeex 13816899

Small Tortoiseshell imago ready to fly Creuse France

Small elephant hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus, small elephant hawk-moth

Leafcutter ant (Atta sexdens), carries leaf, South America, Central America

Frosted Orange Moth (Gortyna flavago) on stem, Europe

Square-spot Rustic Moth (Xestia xanthographa) caterpillar, feeding on grasses, on coastal cliffs, Port Eynon, Gower Peninsula, West Glamorgan, South Wales, april

Coxcomb Prominent, Ptilodon Capucina, Resting On Lichen, Norfolk Uk

Greater fork tail

Coniferous lichen bear

Sammamish, Washington silk moth Antheraea polyphemus from North America

Grosses Ochsenauge Maniola jurtina Großes Ochsenauge, Maniola jurtina, Schmetterling, Meadow brown butterfly Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 10993853

Cicada (Cicadidae), Napo River bordering Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

USA, Kentucky, Pine Mountain. Monarch Butterfly within chrysalis (Danaus plexippus)

Large white landed in summer in Belgium

Chimney Sweeper (Odezia atrata) adult, resting on leaf, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Ghost moth, Hop rootworm, Ghost moth, Ghost moths (Hepialidae) (Hepialus humuli), Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Ghost moth adult female, resting on stem

Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata) adult, resting on leaf, Norfolk, England, august

Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) butterfly resting on flower bud, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, Dordogne, France

Luna Moth (Actias luna) on Reindeer Lichen, Emmet Co., MI

Geometer moth (Geometridae), Tandayapa region, Andean cloud forest, Ecuador, South America

Eyed hawkmoth (Smerinthus ocellata) photographed on a white background, Surrey, UK. Sequence 1 of 2.

Large bull's eye butterfly with closed wings sitting on ground with brown stalks left looking

Dark Purple Mint Moth (Pyrausta ostrinalis) adult, resting on sand dune, Whitford Burrows National Nature Reserve, Gower Peninsula, South Wales, may

Broad-bordered yellow underwing (Noctua fimbriata), Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Sammamish, Washington silkmoth from Callosamia promethea - female

Grueneule, Gruen-Eule, Trockenrasen-Grueneule, Trockenrasengrueneule Calamia tridens, sitzt auf einem Blatt, Deutschland Burren green Calamia tridens, sitting on a leaf, Germany BLWS719347 *** Green owl, Gruen Owl, Dry grassland Green owl, Dry grass owl Calamia tridens , sits at a Leaf, Germany Burren Green Calamia tridens , Sitting ON a leaf, Germany BLWS719347 Copyright: xblickwinkel/W.xWillnerx

Couple of Pale tussock in spring Belgium

cicada montagne d'ambre national park, madagascar.

Grey Dagger Moth (Acronicta psi) adult, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, July

Mathew's Wainscot (Mythimna favicolor). Essex, UK.

Isolated Top View Insect Top view photo of orange insect with wings open isolated in white background. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanielxFerreira-LeitesxCiccarinox 9854049

Gypsy Moth Laying Eggs (Lymantria dispar) Female Hutcheson Forest, NJ

European Peacock (Inachis io) butterfly hibernating on wall in cellar of house in winter

Satin Lutestring (Tetheella fluctuosa) moth, Netherlands

Butterfly on a leaf in a tropical greenhouse

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) feeds at bait. Boone County, Missouri, 23 April 2007

Katydid (Paracilacris sp), newly discovered species, Fort Fordyce Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) adult, resting on moss, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Common Grass-veneer (Agriphila tristella) at rest, Cotes-d'Armor, Brittany, France

Black Arches (Lymantria dispar). Dorset, UK.

Common green grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus), Variegated Grasshopper, Grasshopper, Grasshoppers, Other Animals, Insects, Animals, Field Grasshoppers, Common Green Grasshopper adult, resting on stem, Berwickshire, Scottish Bord

Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor), Medium vine hawkmoth, Hawkmoth, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Elephant Hawkmoth adult, resting on leaves beside

Small lesser marsh grasshopper (Chorthippus albomarginatus), adult, resting on Devil's Bit Scabious, Leicestershire, England, Great Britain

Planthopper (Zanna tenebrosa), Mityana, Uganda

Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota) adult, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Shield Bug (Eysacoris Fabricius), Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Sloe Bug (Dolycoris baccarum) on grass stem, France

Assam silkmoth (Antheraea assamensis) male, photographed on a white background, originating from India, Burma and Sundaland, Captive.

Noctuid moth (Syngatha sp), Kibale NP, Uganda

Jersey tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria), Cotes-d'Armor, France

Chocolate-tip at summer in Belgium

Footman Moth (Epimolis creon), Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica

Camouflaged red-winged grasshopper (Oedipoda germanica) on the ground at Grainberg Kalbenstein, Karlstadter Trockengebiete, Karlstadt, Main, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) adult male, roosting on sorrel stem in garden, Leicestershire, England, june

Orange-bar Grass-veneer (Chrysocrambus linetella), moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Spotted Oak Girdlewing Moth (Cyclophora punctaria), Grey Girdlewing Moth, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other Animals, Maiden's Blush adult, Essex, E

Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla). Adult perched on a lichen-covered branch. Germany

Dingy footman (Bombyx griseola) (Collita griseola), moth of the family Erebidae on leaf in summer

Taiwanese squeaking silkmoth (Rhodinia verecunda) controlled conditions.

Lesser long-nosed bat, Pantanal, Brazil.

Perfectly camouflaged Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) breeding on a tree stump with its short beak pointing upwards to imitate a branch, Tiputini Rainforest, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, South America

Wainscot Hooktip (Ypsolopha scabrella) adult, resting on leaf in garden, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, July

Feather moth (Agdistis spec.), Camargue, Provence, Southern France

Larentia viridaria, Magnificent green banded moth, Magnificent green banded moth, Green nettle moth, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Green Carpet Col

Angled Leafwing (Anaea glycerium) butterfly mimics dead leaf, Tucson, Arizona

Butterfly Indo-Chinese Straight Pierrot, (Caleta roxus roxana), Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi, Thailand, Asia

Red-winged grasshopper, female, Psophus stridulus, rattle grasshopper, female

Mating Apollo or Mountain Apollo Butterflies (Parnassius apollo)

Silk moth

Egyptian locust (Anacridium aegyptium), Camargue, Provence, southern France

Spindle Ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella) adult, resting on flower in garden, Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pair of Luna Moths, male on right (Actias luna), NJ

Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) adult, resting on bark, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Large Regal Moth or Citheronia Regalis landed on the window screen Macro image of a large Regal Moth known as Citheronia Regalis which landed on the window screen in West Virginia Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevenxHeapx 14124207

Lebeau's Rothschildia (silkmoth) (Rothschildia lebeau). Costa Rica.

The Silver-studded Blue, Plebejus argus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Looper Moth (Geometridae), Mindo Cloud Forest, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Pogge, Hook-nose, Armed Bullhead (Agonus cataphractus) on the seabed

Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata), England