Moths and Butterflies

Close-ups of various species of moths and butterflies resting on leaves and other surfaces, highlighting their intricate patterns.

UK, Norfolk, side view of Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula)

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Chestnut angle or banded angle, (Odontoptilum angulata), Phu Chong Na Yoi National Park, Na Chaluai, Ubon Ratchathani District, Isaan, Thailand, Asia

Top view of Convolvulus hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli) perched under leaf during night, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

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

UK, Norfolk, side view of Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula)

Tawny Prominent (Harpyia milhauseri), top view, Gers, France.

Pine hawk-moth (Sphinx pinastri), Pine arrow, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Pine Hawkmoth (Hyloicus pinastri) adult, resting on Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Plum Lappet (Odonestis pruni), La Brenne, Indre, France

Tau emperor (Aglia tau) female, dark form, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Rosy footman (Miltochrista miniata) on wood, top view, open wings, Gers, France.

Early Thorn Moth (Selenia dentaria) adult, resting on seedhead, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A moth in the Tandayapa Valley of Ecuador.

Ringed Border (Stegana cararia) adult, resting on leaf, Italy, july

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) butterfly hanging from fern, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, Dordogne, France

Painted painted lady (Vanessa cardui) adult, emerging from pupa, hanging from nettle leaf, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pine hawk-moth (Sphinx pinastri)

Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne) Valley Nature Center, TX

Two-coloured double-lined dwarf moth (Idaea degeneraria), Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Window-winged moth (Chrysotypus caryophyllae), Analamazaotra, Alaotra-Mangoro, Madagascar

Tau emperor (Aglia tau), female hanging on a twig, wing outside, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Coxcomb prominent (Ptilodon capucina), Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Coxcomb Prominent adult, resting on Priory Water Nature Reserve, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

A purple-brown rose leafhopper (Anticlea badiata) resting on a green leaf, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Male Asian gypsy moth on a window Belgium

United Kingdom, Norfolk, Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) adult moth resting on branch

Tawny-barred angle (Macaria liturata), Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Small Seraphim (Pterapherapteryx sexalata) adult, resting on leaf, Powys, Wales, june

Looper Moth (Aporandria specularia), Gunung Penrissen, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Blood veined on a glass Belgium

Four-spotted Moth (Tyta luctuosa) adult female, resting on dead leaf, Sicily, Italy, april

Close-up of a Willow beauty moth (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) resting on a lichen covered tree in a Norfolk garden in summer

Scarce Silver Y (Syngrapha interrogationis) adult, resting on lichen covered twig, Cannobina Valley, Northern Italy, july

Snout Butterfly (Libytheana bachmanii)

Flame shoulder

Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi) adult, resting on leaf, Norfolk, England, July

DEU, 2007: Ground Lackey Moth (Malacosoma castrensis), female.

Adult female of Oak eggar (Lasiocampa quercus) perched on twig at morning, Liguria, Italy

Moth (Mpanjaka gentilis), Vakona, Madagascar

Tent Caterpillar Moth (Arguda insulindiana) camouflaged in leaf litter, Lawas, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages), Saint-Jory-las-Bloux, Dordogne, France

Cryptic glaucous cracker butterfly resting on a tree trunk in a subtropical dry forest. Hamadryas glauconome. Near Jaragua National Park, Oviedo, Dominican Republic.

Graellsia isabellina, spanish moon moth (Graellsia isabellae), Peacock moth, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Spanish Moon Moth adult female, resting on pine tree bark

lunar thorn moth selenia lunularia lackan bog, county down, south eastern ulster

birch mocha moth lepidoptera nature

Blue-winged Grasshopper

Tawny Wave Moth (Scopula rubiginata)

Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)

Barn Owl Butterfly with closed wings sitting on green leaf from behind

Broad-bordered yellow underwing, Noctua fimbriata

Lime Hawk Moth (Mimas tiliae), Groningen, Netherlands

Yellow Butterfly, Texas, USA (Phoebus philea), side

Brimstone butterfly hanging from brown branches seen on the left

Goat Moth (Cossus cossus) on wood, profil view, Gers, France.

Dickkopffalter in Kopolation Dickkopffalter in Kopolation Copyright: xZoonar.com/Dr.xNorbertxLangex 13816968

Close up of a Butterfly with spread wings on a wall, Atlantic Forest, Brazil, South America

Menophira abruptaria, Leather brown waved umber moth (Menophra abruptaria), Insects, Moths (Geometridae), Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Waved Umber adult male, resting on leaf in garden, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Humming Bee Hawk Moth Hummingbird Hawkmoth or Humming Bee Hawk Moth aka Macroglossum stellatarum, Copyright: xZoonar.com/StephenxFarhallx 9538626

Flohkrauteule Melanchra persicariae Flohkrauteule, Melanchra persicariae Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 9399639

Aglia tau butterfly

Rice Swift (Borbo cinnara) adult at rest on leaf with wings closed Christmas Island, Australia July

Barred barred umber (Plagodis pulveraria), adult male resting on rotting leaves, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) adult, resting on leaf in garden, Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Centre-barred Sallow (Atethmia centrago) adult, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Blue winged grasshopper (Sphingonotus caerulans), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Evening peacock-eye, Smerinthus ocellata, eyed hawk-moth

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

Michigan, Mackinac Island. Wings of Mackinac butterfly house. Detail of butterfly.

Syntomis phegea, White-spotted moth, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Nine-spotted moth (Amata phegea) resting on nine-spotted moth

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

Footman Moth (Areas galactina), Gunung Penrissen, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Snout moth (Lophocera flavipuncta) mating in situ, Analamazaotra, Alaotra-Mangoro, Madagascar

USA, Washington State, Sammamish. Female promethea silk moth on lichen covered branch

Orange swift (Triodia sylvina), moth sitting on a branch, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

USA, Washington State, Sammamish. Silk moth, Hyalophora Columbia female with wings open while on bark of ponderosa pine

Lesser purple emperor (Apatura ilia)

Leaf Butterfly (Kallima paralekta) camouflaged on branch, South America

Chimney Sweeper (Odezia atrata) adult, resting on leaf, Italian Alps, Italy, July

Lantern fly (Scamandra thetis), Palopo, Punkak Mt, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Geometer moth (Comibaena sp), Frasers hill, Malaysia

Scheck-Tageule Euclidia mi Scheck-Tageule, Euclidia mi, Mother Shipton moth Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 15483141

Male Luna Moth On Moss And Lichen-Covered Tree

Feathered Gothic (Tholera decimalis) adult, resting on leaf, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Poplar Lutestring (Tethea or) adult male, camouflaged on bark, Italy, july

Celadon owl butterfly sitting on tree trunk looking up from behind

The Noctuid Moth, with its owl-like eyes The Noctuid Moth, with its owl-like eyes Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21799486

Beautiful Brocade (Lacanobia contigua) adult, resting on moss, Powys, Wales, june

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

Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius). St. Charles County, Missouri, 7 June 2009

butterfly nature insect tree trunk

Male common olivewing butterfly (Nessaea Aglaura) perched on green leaf

Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) pair mating on tree, Malden, Gelderland, Netherlands

A moth in the Tandayapa Valley of Ecuador.

Schwarzes C, C-Eule, Schwarze C-Erdeule, Erdeule Xestia c-nigrum, Rhyacia c-nigrum, Amathes c-nigrum, Agrotis c-nigrum, sitzt auf einem Blatt, Deutschland Setaceous Hebrew character Xestia c-nigrum, Rhyacia c-nigrum, Amathes c-nigrum, Agrotis c-nigrum, sitting on a leaf, Germany BLWS719338 *** Black C, C Owl, Black C Earth owl, Erdeule defrost Xestia C nigrum, rhyacia C nigrum, Amathes C nigrum, Agrotis C nigrum , sits at a Leaf, Germany setaceous Hebrew Character defrost Xestia C nigrum, rhyacia C nigrum, Amathes C nigrum, Agrotis C nigrum , Sitting ON a leaf, Germany BLWS719338 Copyright: xblickwinkel/W.xWillnerx

Palpen-Zahnspinner Pterostoma palpina Palpen-Zahnspinner, Pterostoma palpina, Pale prominent Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 20245785

Illioneus Giant Owl (Caligo illioneus) butterfly showing eyespots, Argentina

Male Rufous Grasshopper (Gomphocerus rufus) perched on a green leaf

Spotted wing moth (Rhyacionia pinicolana) adult, resting on the trunk of warty birch (Betula pendula), Thursley Common National Nature Reserve, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Europe

silkmoth male rothschildia aurota south america

Haseleule Colocasia coryli Haseleule, Colocasia coryli, Nut-tree tussock Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 10816435

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

Oak hawk-moth (Marumba quercus), Hawkmoth, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Oak Hawkmoth adult female, camouflaged amongst leaf litter on woodland floor, Italy, Europe

Pine Hawk-moth (Hyloicus pinastri)

Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) adult, resting on leaf, Powys, Wales, july

Baum bug Green Tree bug on sheet copyright: xzoonar.com/dr.xnorberbertxlangex 13521127

Borer spotted standing on a sheet in summer Belgium

Adult leadflies (Scotopteryx mucronata), camouflaged on rusty corrugated iron, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Northern Italy

Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa) Butterfly, Honduras, Central America

Powdered Quaker (Orthosia gracilis) adult, resting on flowers, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Powdered Quaker (Orthosia gracilis) adult, resting on flowers, Powys, Wales

Beautiful Brocade (Lacanobia contigua) adult, resting on moss, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Sammamish, Washington a North American species from California. A pair of small silk moth Calosaturnia walterorum

Scarce Silver-lines on branch at night. Date:

Ampfer-Wurzelbohrer Triodia sylvina Ampfer-Wurzelbohrer, Triodia sylvina, Orange swift, Orange moth, Nachtfalter Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 11128972

Close-up of a Juniper pug moth (Eupithecia pusillata) resting upside-down on a brick wall in a Norfolk garden in summer

Lappet Moth, Family Lasiocampidae, Meghalaya, India

The Stripped Butterfly, selective focus The Stripped Butterfly on blurred green background Copyright: xZoonar.com/NadezhdaxBolotinax 21512234

Federmotte Stenoptilia coprodactylus Federmotte Stenoptilia coprodactylus, Ovronnaz, Wallis, Schweiz / Plum moth Stenoptilia coprodactylus, Ovronnaz, Valais, Switzerland Copyright: xZoonar.com/mikexAx 20041832

Common Blue cover of morning dew Causse Martel France

Male common heath (Ematurga atomaria) in Moenchbruch, Main, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) adult, resting on leaf, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Polyura athamas butterfly isolated on white background. Polyura athamas butterfly

Meadow Brown butterfly, Norfolk UK Date:

Alder Kitten (Furcula bicuspis) adult, resting on leaf, Eccles-on-sea, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Owl butterfly Caligo ready to eat

Small Skipper , Thymelicus sylvestris

Large cabbage butterfly (Pieris brassicae), day 34, two pupae on wood bark, macro photo, focus stack, Goerlitz, Saxony, Germany, Europe

froghopper aphrophora alni on tree branch

Spined Soldier Bug, Podisus spp. on butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa, Ontario, Canada

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) adult male, sunning on leaves, Warren Hill, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cryptic glaucous cracker butterfly resting on a tree trunk in a subtropical dry forest. Hamadryas glauconome. Near Jaragua National Park, Oviedo, Dominican Republic.

CADDIS FLY

Tau Emperor male resting on beech trunk

Plain Pug (Eupithecia simpliciata) adult, camouflaged, Essex, England

Rothchild's Moth (Rothschildia orizaba) in the Cordillera Escalera of the Amazon Rainforest near Tarapoto, Peru.

Close-up of a Common footman moth (Eilema lurideola) in its typical resting position on moss in a Norfolk garden in summer

Pea Owl, Field Flicker Owl, Field Flicker Owl, broom moths (Noctuidae) (Ceramica pisi), Field Flicker Owls, Field Flicker Owls, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other Animals, Broom Moth (Melanchra pisi) adult, resting on twig

Lappet Moth (Gastro quercifolia), North Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Europe

Barred Rivulet Moth (Perizoma bifaciata). Essex, UK.

Central American Hawk Moth Sphingidae Cayo, Belize

Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata) adult, resting on potentilla flower, Leicestershire, England, august

USA, Washington State, Sammamish. Charaxes castor butterfly

Close-up of a Straw dot moth (Rivula sericealis) resting on a wooden panel in a Norfolk garden in summer

vishnu moth female trabala vishnu phou fa, pongsali north laos.

Butterflyfish (Libelloides lacteus, Libelloides ottomanus), Provence, Southern France

Comma (Polygonia c-album) male on flower

Moth (Eucereon) Sao Paulo, Brazil. meetyourneighbours.net project

Spanish Moon Moth (Graellsia isabellae) pair on tree trunk, Europe

Close-up of a Pearl Grass-veneer moth (Catoptria pinella) resting on a wooden panel in a Norfolk garden in summer

Verdant Hawkmoth (Xylophanes chiron) adult, resting on wood, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli) adult female, resting on stem, Oxfordshire, England, July

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

Indian moon / Indian luna moth (Actias silene) emerging from cocoon, sequence 24 of 25. Captive.

Brown Lacewing (Drepanepteryx phalaenoides) adult, resting on grass stem, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Northern Italy, July

Butterflies

Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa)

Wall Fox, Wall Foxes, wall browns (Lasiommata megera), Other animals, Insects, Butterflies, Animals, Wall Brown adult, resting on tree trunk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Fly in defensive posture, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Acorn moth, Insects, Moths, Butterflies, Animals, Other animals, Great Prominent Moth (Peridea anceps) adult, resting on lichen covered twig, Italy, Europe

Blood Vein Moth (Timandra comae). Essex, UK.

Scarce Silver-lines (Bena bicolorana) moth resting on tree bark, Groningen, Netherlands

Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly (Euritides protesilanus, Papilionidae), Tiputini rain forest, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, South America

Orange swift (Triodia sylvina), Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Butterfly insects pachliopta aristolochiae, sitting on a rock

Lime Hawk Moth (Mimas tiliae) female and male

Question Mark BF (Polygonia comma), newly hatched on pupal Case, NJ

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

Close-up of a Hooked-marked Straw moth (Agapeta hamana) resting on a wooden panel in a Norfolk garden in summer.

Orange Banner (Temenis laothoe) butterfly, Los Llanos, Colombia

Squash bugs, on dock (Coreus marginatus). Most often seen in autumn and spring.

Haemophiliac

Comma (Polygonia c-album) butterfly against white background

Young Moorish Gecko, Provence, Southern France, Moorish Wall Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica), Wall Gecko, Common Gecko, Crocodile Gecko

Luna moth (Actias luna) Aging specimen, Greater Sudbury (Lively), Ontario, Canada

Yellow Sailer- Neptis ananta ochracea, Satakha, Nagaland, India

Sage Skipper (Muschampia proto) adult male, sunning on stony ground, Andalucia, Spain, May

beautiful butterfly in the natural

White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) on leaves, Lorraine, France

Large moth on the bark of a tree close-up

Stink Bug (Pentatomidae) mother with eggs on leaf, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia

Chinese Oak Silk Moth (Antheraea pernyi) at night, Asia

Toad (Bufo acutirostris) camouflaged on leaf, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Japanese Oak Moth Butterfly Wings with two eyespots

Scandinavia, Sweden, Butterfly on white background, close-up

Four-eyed turtle (Sacalia quadriocellata), on black background

Pallid-winged Grasshopper (Trimerotropis pallidipennis), El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Star-wort (Cucullia asteris) Moth adult, resting on bark, Cley-next-the-sea, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor), brown caterpillar just before pupation, on purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

Io Moth (Automeris io) close up view of wings spread, Central America

Marty's Mitred Toad (Rhinella martyi), on black background

Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) adult, resting on birch bark, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, May

Cabbage white butterfly next to the damage the catepilla can cause to a crop

Bagworm Moth Larva (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis), Florida

Two-tailed pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius)butterfly recently emerged from pupal case, emergence sequence 22/24, Italy, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

poplar hawk moth (laothoe populi) female resting on fern. location: eastleigh, hampshire, uk. date: 29.09.2008 ref: zb838_121337_0006 compulsory credit: nhpa/photoshot

Pale tussock (Dasychira pudibunda), historical illustration, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopedia, 1897

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

Giant leopard moth (Ecpantheria scribonia) on bark, Florida

Large Ranunculus (Polymixis flavicincta) adult, resting on leaf in garden, Belvedere, Bexley, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Fulgorid Lantern Bug Phrictus auromaculatus, a rare species and first record in the field, Tambopata Reserve, rio Tambopata, Peru, Amazonia

Tangerine furry-legs (Acraga moorei) on a wall, Guatepe, Colombie

Reticulated filefish in woman hand