Moths and Butterflies

Diverse species of moths and butterflies, displaying intricate patterns and colors, resting on leaves and flowers in natural settings.

Lime Hawk Moth (Mimas tiliae)

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Lime Hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae)

Poplar Hawk Moth (Laothoe populi) on branch, Engbertsdijksvenen, Overijssel, Netherlands

Mountain Apollo (Parnassius apollo) butterfly on flower, Valais, Switzerland

Riband Wave Moth (Idaea aversata) adult female, resting on leaf, Cannobina Valley, Piedmont, Northern Italy, july

Silver-banded moth (Deltote bankiana)

Poplar Hawk Moth (Laothoe populi), Wirdum, Netherlands

Leafy Spurge Hawk Moth (Hyles euphorbiae), Vajta, Hungary

Lime Hawk Moth (Mimas tiliae)

Death's-head Hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos)

July Belle (Scotopteryx luridata) adult, resting on leaf, Powys, Wales, july

Pale tussock (Calliteara pudibunda), male, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

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

Scarce merveille du jour (Moma alpium) on wood, top view, Gers, France.

Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi). Cornwall - UK.

Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera), Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Lace Border (Scopula ornata) adult, resting on log, Italy, Europe

Tortrix Moth (Olethreutes arcuella) on leaf, Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Orange Moth (Angerona prunaria) corylaria form, adult female, resting on Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) leaf, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Northern Italy, July

Pine Hawk-moth (Hyloicus pinastri, Sphinx pinastri), Schwaz, Tirol, Austria, Europe

Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) adult, resting on fallen leaf, Leicestershire, England, august

Spurge Moth

Pine Hawk Moth

Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) adult, resting on tree trunk in garden, Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Exclamation Mark, Exclamation Mark, Common Grass Owl, Brown Grass Owl, Brown Grass Owl, Common Grass Owls, Brown Grass Owls, Brown Grass Owls, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other Animals, Heart and Dart Agrotis excla

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Silver Y moth

Speckled Poplar Moth, Speckled Poplar Moth, Insects, Moths (Geometridae), Butterflies, Animals, Other Animals, Ringed Border (Stegana cararia) adult, resting on Italy

Mulberry Silkworm Moth, pair, mating (Bombyx mori)

Syntypistis (Syntypistis comatus), Kinabalu NP, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Rosy Footman (Miltochrista miniata) portrait, western Europe

Hedena noctuid moth (Hadena magnolii) on an oak leaf, Mont Ventoux, Provence, France

Gothic (moth) (Naenia typica), Scops owl, Book-printing owls, Scops owls, Insects, Moths (Noctuidae), Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Common Gothic adult, freshly emerged, clinging to leaf in garden, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Coacher fly Trichoptera Köcher fly on a box, Trichoptera

Close-up of a Heart and dart moth (Agrotis exclamationis) resting on a lichen covered tree in a Norfolk garden in summer

Butterfly in the Dordogne, France

Small emperor moth, male, Saturnia pavonia, small emperor moth, male

A French Red Underwing resting on wood of a shed, Austria Austria

Buff Arches moth (Habrosyne pyritoides), on a leaf, South Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Fulvous Hawk Moth (Coelonia fulvinotata), Kibale NP, Uganda

Lobster Moth (Stauropus fagi) adult, resting on twig, Powys, Wales

Common Gothic (Naenia typica) adult, resting on leaf, Norfolk, England, july

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Black-banded leaf moth

Germany, Marsh fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia

Closeup of a Hyles livornica moth isolated on white background and copy space

Pale Pinion (Lithophane socia) adult, resting on autumn leaf, Powys, Wales, october

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Blood-vein (Timandra comae) adult, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

chinese moon moth actias sinensis distribution: china and laos

Mountain Apollo (Parnassius apollo) butterfly male, Germany

Indian Owlet Moth (Spirama retorta), Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia

Blue -winged wit, Oedipoda Caerulescens, grasshopper, McPkst McP_MAS_2025_005839 McPkst

Brown argus (Aricia agestis)

Saturnia pyri, giant peacock moth, male

Coelonia fulvinotata (Coelonia fulvinotata), Harenna Forest, Bale Mountains, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) on firewood, Crow Wing SP, MN

Rotrandbaer, Rotrand-Baer Diacrisia sannio, Aufsicht, Deutschland clouded buff moth Diacrisia sannio, top view, Germany BLWS706476 *** Rotrandbaer, Rotrandiger Baer Diacrisia Sannio , Supervision, Germany Clouded Buff Moth Diacrisia Sannio , Top view, Germany BLWS706476 Copyright: xblickwinkel/W.xWillnerx

Dotted border (Agriopis marginaria) Imago in winter colours at rest, Plerin, Brittany, France

L-album wainscot (Mythimna l-album), moth on wood, top view, Lot et Garonne, France.

Common Lutestring (Ochropacha duplaris) adult, resting on bark, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Pink-spotted Hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata) adult, resting on leaf, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Crescent Striped Moth (Apamea oblonga) adult, resting on leaf, Norfolk, England, august

White Ermine moth, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Lesser Purple Emperor in studio

Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) adult, resting on stem, Worcestershire, England, may

Manduca schausi Hawkmoth, adult at rest on bark, Turrialba, Costa Rica, March

Close-up of an Io moth (Automeris io) on a tree

Sphinx Moth, Sphingidae, perched on a lead at night Arizona, USA,

Scalloped owl with closed wings sitting on tree trunk from behind

Lime Hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) adult, resting on seedhead, Norfolk, England, June

Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) adult, resting on leaf, Norfolk, England, july

Merveille-du-Jour moth (Dichonia aprilina) on white background, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Immature Grasshopper on a leaf

Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli) on hand, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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Sammamish, Washington silkmoth from Callosamia promethea - female

Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata) moth, portrait on lichen, western Europe

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

Blackberry leafhopper

Reddish Prince (Ludia orinoptena), Kibale NP, Uganda

Fulgorid Planthopper (Fulgoridae) on tree trunk, Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve, Peru

Green moorland heath moth, Steppe heath green moth, Green-winged moth, Insects, Moths (Geometridae), Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Small Grass Emerald Chlorissa v

Macro butterfly on the leaf

Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) adult, camouflaged on lichen, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) side view, on a white background. Pembrokeshire, UK. July.

Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)

Blood-vein Moth - on wet leaf (Timandra griseata)

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Blue-winged grasshopper (Oedipoda caerulescens), Lueneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) adult male, resting on leaf, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Northern Italy, July

Herald Moth - on bracken (Scoliopteryx libatrix)

Knapweed Fritillary in studio on white background

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

Large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus), Ahlhorn, Lower Saxony, Netherlands

Checkered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) on blade of grass, Ruesselsheim am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Wood White butterfly (Leptidea sinapis)

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

Grasshopper on branch. Subjects: Insects. Location: West Virginia.

Gray fishfly (Neohermes angusticollis) dorsal view, St Michaels, Maryland, USA, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

Asknätfjäril ( Boknätfjäril )

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

Saturnia pyri (Saturnia pyri) male, Germany, Europe

Large white in studio on white backgroundProvence France

Small yellow small yellow wave (Hydrelia flammeolaria), adult male, resting on the leaf of warty birch (Betula pendula) in the garden, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chalk carpet (Scotopteryx bipunctaria) on a fabric, Isere, France

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Speckled wood put on a plant in summer Belgium

Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) butterfly on grass covered with dewdrops, La Brenne, Indre, France

Chorthippus biguttulus female. Grasshopper female from the Chorthippus biguttulus group

Female Large Golden Grasshopper on moss Doubs France

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthina) adult, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Orange Dead Leaf butterfly (Kallima inachus) perching on a tree trunk

Grey-line leafhopper, satin wave (Idaea subsericeata), Olive-grey leafhopper, Insects, Moths (Geometridae), Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Satin Wave adult, resting on Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Close-up of a butterfly

Pale Clouded Yellow Butterfly (Colias hyale). France.

Germany, Brimstone butterfly, Gonepteryx rhamni, sitting on plant

Dark Spinach (Pelurga comitata) adult, resting on lichen, Essex, England

Vine Hawk-Moth or Silver-striped Hawk-Moth (Hippotion celerio), Oromia Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Brimstone two butterflies mating sitting on the ground looking different

Large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus), Ahlhorn, Lower Saxony, Netherlands

Cotton Bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) adult, Essex, England

Sallow Kitten (Furcula furcula) moth on English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata), Vriezenveen, Overijssel, Netherlands

Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia caja)

Southern Flannel Moth (Megalopyge opercularis), LA

Moth (Acropteris striataria), in situ, Mt. Banahaw, Luzon, Philippines.

Brown butterfly macro

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) Butterfly

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

Scorpion fly (Panorpa communis) on a leaf

Chimney Sweeps in spring mating Limousin France

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

Butterfly, Papilio polytis, s.sp.romulus

Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis) adult, resting on flowering heather, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, August

Tree grayling (Hipparchia statilinus), on sandy soil in open country, Döberitzer Heide nature reserve, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Brimstone moth resting on Sedum flowers, Norfolk UK Date:

Asian weaver ant, weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), Other animals, Insects, Animals, Ants, Green Weaver Ant adult worker, dragging butterfly wing, ...

Moss rubber moth

Cloeoclysta siterata, Olive green bindweed moth, Olive green lime leaf moth, Olive green bindweed moth, Olive green lime leaf moth

Common Mother of Pearl Butterfly (Protogoniomorpha parhassus). South Africa.

Insects, Butterfly, Common sergeant atthyma Perius Copyright: xIsaacxKehimkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Grasshopper female from the Chorthippus biguttulus group. bow-winged grasshopper (Chorthippus biguttulus) . Bow-winged grasshopper

Belize, Green Hills Butterfly Ranch, Owl butterfly (Caligo martia).

Swamp Metalmark (Calephelis muticum) nectars at milkweed (Asclepias) in Ozark fen. Camden County, Missouri, 13 June 2006.

Image of The Common Leopard Butterfly (Phalanta phalantha) on nature background. Insect Animal

Large Brown Cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata) newly emerged from larval form will remain opalescent only until wings dry, Shiga, Japan, sequence 6 of 7

Inconspicuous grass borer (Agriphila straminella), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae, Anthrocera Filipendulae), on a Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Butterfly-lion in studio

Hermit (Chazara briseis) butterfly, male

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 11579884

Kleines Wiesenvoegelchen Coenonympha pamphilus Kleines Wiesenvögelchen, Coenonympha pamphilus Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 21674521

Lesser-V Ermine (Ethmia sabiella) adult, resting on tree trunk, Mathews Mountains, Kenya, October

Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja) Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Scarlet Mormon, Papilio rumanzovia, perched on the wall

Grauer Zwergspanner Idaea seriata Grauer Zwergspanner, Idaea seriata, Small dusty wave moth Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 18761236

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Butterflies, sticker. undated

Tropical planthopper

Megachile parietina, Megachile parietina, wild bee

Horned Lizard