Diverse Moths on Natural Surfaces

A collection of various moth species resting on bark and leaves, showcasing earthy tones and intricate patterns, highlighting their camouflage and adaptation.

Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis), adult male on Boxwood leaves (Buxus sempervirens)

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Lime hawk-moth, Mimas tiliae, lime hawk-moth

Chimney Sweeper (Odezia atrata) adult, resting on leaf, Powys, Wales, july

Cotton Bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) 'Scarce Bordered Straw', adult, resting on leaf, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria) moth male next to female without wings, Malden, Gelderland, Netherlands

Black beetle (Synaphe punctalis), Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Blue Band-winged Grasshopper, Oedipoda caerulescens, blue-winged grasshopper

191. Hawk moth Sphingidae rests on a coolibah Eucalyptus coolabah leaf, example of the biologically diverse desert ecosystem on the edge of northern Simpson Desert and the Channel Country, SW Qld., Australia. 6 megapixels - half page.

Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis), adult male on Boxwood leaves (Buxus sempervirens)

Dark Marbled Carpet Moth (Chloroclysta citrata) adult, resting on leaf, Powys, Wales, august

Elephant hawk-moth, Deilephila elpenor, elephant hawk-moth

purple emperor apatura iris emerging from pupa near st louis bugarach, france

July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) adult, resting on leaf, Powys, Wales, july

Anaitis plagiata, Greater St. John's Wort Moth, Great St. John's Wort Moth, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Treble-bar (Aplocera plagiata) treble-bar adult, resting on fern

Golden Twin-spot (Chrysodeixis chalcites) adult, resting on lichen covered twig, Cannobina Valley, Piedmont, Northern Italy, july

Wiesenschaumzikade Philaenus spumarius Wiesenschaumzikade, Philaenus spumarius, Meadow froghopper Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 14197837

Rosy Footman MOTH - resting on leaf (Miltochrista miniata)

Broad-Boardered Yellow Underwing, Noctua Fimbriata, At Rest On Bark, Norfolk Uk

Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi), Hawkmoths, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Poplar Hawkmoth adult, resting on twig, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Moth Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.

Rosy Footman (Miltochrista miniata) on leaf, Bavaria, Germany

Wiesen-Grashuepfer, Wiesengrashuepfer Chorthippus dorsatus, an einer vertrockneten Aehre, Seitenansicht, Deutschland Meadow grasshopper Chorthippus dorsatus, at a shriveled spike, side view, Germany BLWS705349 *** Meadows Grashuepfer, Meadow grasshopper Chorthippus dorsatus , to a vertrockneten Honor, Side view, Germany Meadow Grasshopper Chorthippus dorsatus , AT a shriveled spike, Side view, Germany BLWS705349 Copyright: xblickwinkel/F.xHeckerx

Black-veined moth (Siona lineata)

Oldworld Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) butterfly emerging from chrysalis, Netherlands, sequence 7 of 8

Saturnia pyri, giant peacock moth, male

White-point (Mythimna albipuncta) Moth adult, resting on leaf, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) adult, pest insect that preys on deciduous plants, Oak, Maple, Ash, Apple, native to Europe, introduced into North America

Lanternfly (Laternaria sp) on tree trunk, Central America

JERSEY TIGER MOTH (Euplagia quadripunctaria)

Rosy Underwing Moth with open wings sitting on tree trunk from behind

Yellow-line Quaker (Agrochola macilenta) adult, resting on leaf, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Golden Eight on a Leaf, A pale clouded yellow is sitting on a leaf

Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis) Moth adult, resting on fallen beech leaf, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Skipper (Hesperiidae) Sao Paulo, Brazil. meetyourneighbours.net project

European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) butterfly, Bad Homburg, Hessen, Germany

Buff-tip Moth (Phalera bucephala)

Spider (Senoculus sp), Yatama, Costa Rica

Nonne Lymantria monacha, sitzt auf Borke, Aufsicht, Deutschland black arches, nun moth Lymantria monacha, sitting on bark, dorsal view, Germany BLWS719310 *** Nun Lymantria monacha , sits at Bark, Supervision, Germany Black arches, now Moth Lymantria monacha , Sitting ON bark, dorsal view, Germany BLWS719310 Copyright: xblickwinkel/W.xWillnerx

Small forest porter (Hipparchia hermione) on finger

Grape-vine hawkmoth (Hippotion celerio) Australia

Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria) adult, resting on wood, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Reporting owl

Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii) in garden, Marion Co. IL

Luna Moth (Actias Luna) on Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata) Marion Co. IL

Pine Hawkmoth (Hyloicus pinastri) adult, camouflaged on pine bark, Thursley Common National Nature Reserve, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Plantain Fritillary, Other animals, Insects, Butterflies, Animals, Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) adult, close-up, resting on grass Provence, France, Europe

Zamarada moth (Zamarada sp) latimargo, Mabira forest, Uganda

Lime Hawk Moth (Mimas tiliae) on leaf

Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) killed by another insect, Europe

Daggerwing Butterfly (Marpesia crethon), sunning, Amazon, Ecuador

Meadowsweet mother-of-pearl butterfly, caterpillar ready to pupate

Pink-barred Sallow Moth (Xanthia togata) adult, resting on leaf, Essex, England

Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) moth camouflaged on tree bark, western Europe

Desert spiny lizard (Sceloporus magister) on rock showing camouflage colours. Saguaro National Park, Arizona, USA

Russian Bear or Jersey Tiger Moth (Callimorpha quadripunctaria) Valley of Butterflies, Rhodes, Greece

Blue oak-tipfalter blue oak-tipfalter

Image of Butterfly Moth (Lasiocampidae) on green leaves. Insect Animal

Comma (Polygonia c-album) perched on edge of leaf

Bar carpet (Idaea rusticata atrosignaria) adult, resting on leaf, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Northern Italy

Bedstraw hawk-moth (Hyles gallii) Wallis, Switzerland, April. Controlled conditions

Common scorpionfly (Panorpa communis), sitting on leaf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Yellow moth or brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

small magpie moth , Eurrhypara hortulata

Blue Band-winged Grasshopper (Oedipoda caerulescens), sitting on stone, Moselle, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Queen butterfly chrysalis just before emerging (Danaus gilippus) Central Florida garden

Hermit (Chazara briseis) on stones, France

Kentish Glory male. Date:

Butterfly Silver-Washed fritillary, lat. Argynnis paphia, isolated on white background Butterfly Silver-Washed fritillary, lat. Argynnis paphia, isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/OleksandrxKostiuchenkox 11579553

Large wainscot (Rhizedra lutosa), moth on wood, top view, Gers, France.

Tropical Grasshopper, Rainforest, Napo River Basin, Amazonia, Ecuador, America

Burnished Brass Moth (Diachrysia chrysitis) adult, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, July

Four Spotted Footman Moth - female (Lithosia quadra)

Nut-tree tussock (Colocasia coryli), moth on wood, side view, Gers, France.

Close-up, tau emperor (Aglia tau), male, moth, close-up of male nailspot with closed wings

tropical planthopper (nogodina sp.) family nogodinidae, found throughout central and south american tropics (easily mistaken for a fly) date: 16.12.2008 ref: zb993_126351_0037 compulsory credit: nhpa/photoshot

Common Scorpionfly (Panorpa communis), male

An ochre yellow leaf moth rests on a leaf, A yellow shell moth on a grass-stock

Broad-bordered yellow underwing (Noctua fimbriata), Yellow Banded Owl, Variegated Banded Owls, Yellow Banded Owls, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other Animals, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing adult female, resting amongst fallen leaves, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Red underwing moth (Catocala nupta). Belgium.

Dark Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta citrata), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Cheligium Moth (Cheligium lineatum), Kibale NP, Uganda

Old Lady Moth (Mormo maura). Essex, UK.

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) on grass, Rijkevorsel, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Bark-mimicking Grasshopper (Coryphistes ruricola) adult, camouflaged on twig, Uluru-Kata Tjuta N.P., Red Centre, Northern Territory, Australia, September

Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) resting

Goatweed Butterfly female (Anaea andria) New Orleans, LA, July

Painted lady - caterpillar pupating, Cynthia cardui

pappelschwärmer,laothoe populi ** pappelschwärmer zia-gbo

Evening Primrose Hawk

L-album Wainscot (Mythimna l-album) adult, resting on vegetation, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Northern Italy

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

Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) moth camouflaged against tree trunk, western Europe

Rosy Underwing Moth with open wings sitting on tree trunk from the front

Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia), male from the side, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Moth on the leaf

Luna Moth (Actias Luna) Marion Co. IL

Close-up of a female Shuttle-shaped dart moth (Agrotis puta) resting on a tree in a Norfolk garden in summer

Grey Dagger Moth, Norfolk UK Date:

Hawk Moth (Sphingidae), Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica

Streckerpinne TEPRECHNATHA Streckerpinn on Bittsenhalm

Common crow (Oleander) butterflies Euploea core shelter under the thick canopy of a Lontar Palm Corypha utan on the Gulf tropical savannah. Strictly speaking their wintering is only a quiescent period, in which they gather in sometimes large aggregations, as they are still fully functional. Gilbert-Smithburne River Delta floodplain, Queensland, Australia

Small Phoenix camouflaged Belgium

Poplar grey moth (Acronicta megacephala), Owl, Big-headed Bark Owls, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other Animals, Poplar Grey Moth adult, resting on bark, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Reddish Cat Owl, Yellowish Spring Owl, Oak Wood Spring Owl, Reddish Cat Owl, Yellowish Spring Owl, Oak Wood Spring Owl, Reddish Owl

Comma, Polygonia c-album

Leafhopper on leaf at spring France

Close-up of a Luna moth (Actias luna)

Amazing small green grasshopper on leaf . Close up. Green background

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

Bumblebee hawk-moth, Hemaris fuciformis, broad-bordered bee hawk-moth

Lettered china-mark (Diasemia reticularis), moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Comma (Polygonia C-album) on the forest floor, Hesse, Germany, Europe

USA, Wyoming, Laramie. Zerene fritillary close-up.

Mallow Skipperon a leaf in a meadow at spring France

Wireworm on a leaf spring Belgium

Streckerspinne Tetragnatha Streckerspinne auf Binsenhalm Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 9300656

Small Dusty Wave adult, resting on leaf in garden, Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England, July, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other Animals, Small Dusty Wave adult, resting on leaf in garden, Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England, July

Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) mothportrait on tree trunk, western Europe

Black-Waved Flannel Moth (Megalopyge crispata) attracted to mercury vapor light in Ozark forest. Laclede / Dallas County border, Missouri, 29 June 2009

Knight bug, Knight bugs, Other animals, Insects, Animals, bow, Bugs, Mating seed bugs lygaeus equestris

Close-up of a tiny Golden Argent moth (Argyresthia goedartella) resting on a leaf in a woodland habitat in Norfolk in summer

Marbled marbled skipper (Carcharodus lavatherae) and grilled grizzled skipper (Pyrgus malvae) adults, group drinking minerals from the ground, Pyrenees, France, Europe

Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) moth on a tree trunk, La Brenne, Indre, France

Brown cicada

Macro spider on leaf

Unidentified spider, Mabira forest, Uganda

Little Arieses, Zygaenidae, on a culm,

Macro moth White background

|European Honey Bee (apis mellifera), Emergence of a Queen, Bee Hive in Normandy

Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae) portrait on leaf, Europe

Stone moth (Charissa italohelveticus), Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Smoky wainscot (Mythimna impura), Blunt-winged Grass Owls, owlet moth (Noctuidae), Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other Animals, Smoky Wainscot adult, resting on fern Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Close-up of an Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) resting on a leaf in a Norfolk garden in summer

Mantid (Theopompa sp) camouflaged on bark, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Convolvulus Hawk-Moth, hawkmoth (Agrius convolvuli), Schwaz, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Leafhopper (Cicadellidae), Other animals, Insects, Animals, Sage leafhopper, Eupteryx melissae, adult, on underside of sage Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Flatid Planthopper (Flatidae) thorn mimic, Barbilla National Park, Costa Rica

Asian gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) and Black Arches (Lymantria monacha) on wood in garden, Lorraine, France

An adult Osa Anole (Anolis osa) during the day, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, Central America

White Ermine Moth - on leaf (Spilosoma lubricipeda)

WHITE-SHOULDERED HOUSE MOTH (Endrosis sarcitrella) Sussex, England

Beautiful Tiger (Amphicallia bellatrix), Kibale NP, Uganda

Nursery-web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) female carrying egg sac, United Kingdom

Drinker moth (Euthrix potatoria) on a leaf, France

Close-up of a Scalloped hazel moth (Odontopera bidentata) resting on moss in a Norfolk garden in summer

Saturniidae, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Bullseye Moth (Automeris liberia) adult, resting on wood, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, Central America

A moth is seen July 13, 2022, during a Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin butterfly field day on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The excursion on post was led by Endangered Species Biologist Jessup Weichelt with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch. The group stopped at areas in Badger Drop Zone and Young Air Assault Strip where theres lots of natural habitat for butterflies. Fort McCoy is home to several thriving species of endangered butterflies.

Green Arches (Anaplectoides prasina) adult, camouflaged on moss, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) on sandy bottom, Norwegian Sea, Northern Atlantic, Norway, Europe

Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia), cocoon, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) raising neck to achieve camouflage among reeds, Anahuac National Wildlife Reserve, Texas

matamata turtle chelys fimbriatus resting on large leaf. peru

Hornets (Vespa crabro), at their nest in an artificially provided hollow stone, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Portrait of a camouflaged saddled blenny (Malacoctenus triangulatus). Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.