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Rare Death Head Sphinx Butterfly
Handmaiden moth (Amata nigriceps), Narooma, NSW, January 2024
Mimas tiliae, the lime hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East, and has also been identified in Canada and in northern Spain,
The stylish moth
Beautiful high resolution closeup of the Hyles euphorbiae moth on a white background.
A close-up of dragonfly wings showing the veins. Black and white and similar to fairy wings.
The scarlet tiger moth (Callimorpha dominula, formerly Panaxia dominula) is a colorful moth belonging to the tiger moth subfamily, Arctiinae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nDescription:\nCallimorpha dominula has a wingspan of 45–55 millimeters. Adults of this species are quite variable in color. The forewings usually have a metallic-green sheen on the blackish areas, with white and yellow or orange markings. Hindwings are red with three large and irregular black markings. These moths may also occur in rare color forms, one with yellow hindwings and body and one with extended black on hindwings. The thorax is black glossed with green and shows two longitudinal short yellow stripes. The abdomen is black. The scarlet tiger moth has developed mouthparts, that allow it to feed on nectar. The caterpillars can reach a length of about 40 millimeters . They are dark gray with yellow stripes and small white dots.\nBiology:\nThe imagines are active during the day in May and June. This species has a single generation. The caterpillars are polyphagous. They mainly feed on comfrey (Symphytum officinale), but also on a number of other plants (Urtica, Cynoglossum, Fragaria, Fraxinus, Geranium, Lamium, Lonicera, Myosotis, Populus, Prunus, Ranunculus, Rubus, Salix and Ulmus species). \nDistribution and habitat:\nThis species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East (Turkey, South Caucasus and northern Iran). These moths prefer damp areas (wet meadows, river banks, fens and marshes), but they also can be found on rocky cliffs close to the sea (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.
Oleander hawkmoth (Daphnis nerii) isolated on white background with clipping path, night insect, night butterfly
Death head’s hawk moth insect on black background
Hyles euphorbiae moth emerging from the capsule of its metamorphosis
Death's-head Hawkmoth, the butterfly which became famous by the movie 'The Silence Of The Lambs' with its characteristic skull-shaped pattern on the thorax
Amata phegea
Adult Death's-head Hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) isolated on white.
a Moth is drawn to a light near Cosanga, Ecuador
African death's-head hawkmoth Acherontia atropos
Sphinx pinastri, the pine hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Palearctic realm and sometimes the Nearctic realm. This species has been found in Scotland but is usually found in England. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nThe larvae feed on Scots pine, Swiss pine, Siberian pine and Norway spruce. \nDescription:\nThe wings of Sphinx pinastri are grey with black dashes. The wingspan is 70–89 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location. \nThe back of the thorax is grey with two dark bands around both sides. \nLife cycle:\nThe females lay their eggs in groups of two or three along pine or spruce needles (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.
Female Death's head hawk-moth (Acherontia atropos) isolated on white background
Butterfly Specimen
Six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) is a day-flying moth
Fireflies on black
Saturniid Moth, Citheronia phoronea
Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) butterfly perched on a twig all on a white background
Ragusa's nine-spotted moth (family Erebidae), a butterfly, 50 years old specimen from butterfly collection, collected from Crimea, Ukraine.
Craniophora ligustri, the coronet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe, through the Palearctic to Japan.\nDescription:\nThe wingspan is 30–35 mm. Its forewings are purplish fuscous, more or less greenish tinged, with a paler patch beyond the cell; prothorax conspicuously whitish. The white patch distal to the reniform appears to resemble a crown, hence the name coronet. Wing coloration and size is dependent on the environmental factor in which they grow as well as it is expected to be shown through physical differences and morphology.\nBiology:\nThe moth flies from April to September depending on the location. The caterpillars feed on Fraxinus excelsior, common lilac and Ligustrum vulgare.\nDistribution:\nIt is found from western and central Europe to the Russian Far East, northern China, Japan and Korea. In the north, the range extends to southern Scandinavia, the Baltic States and central Russia (approximately north to Saint Petersburg) as well as Ukraine. However, on the Iberian Peninsula, the species is limited to the north. In the eastern Mediterranean, it reaches northern Greece with smaller isolated occurrence in central Greece and the Peloponnese. The distribution area also includes Israel, Asia Minor and the Caucasus. It occurs in Cyprus (source Wikipedia).\n\nThe Picture is made during a light catch in the South of Limburg half way of August 2021. This is a common Species in the Netherlands.
isolated arctia villica moth on white background close up
Agrius cingulata, the pink-spotted hawkmoth or sweetpotato hornworm, is a moth in the family Sphingidae.
Set of four Sphingidae hawk-moths night moths - Smerinthus ocellatus, Daphnis neri, Hyles gallii, Acherontia atropos isolated on white
Papilio machaon, the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The image shows a dead Butterfly in a showcase as part of a collection.
Death's Head Hawk-moth, Acherontia atropos
The spiny elm caterpillar cocoon mourning cloak butterfly
Free Images: "bestof:BMAT1-2.jpg en Plate from British Moths and their Transformations Volume I 1845 Plate 2 Jasminum officinale; Solanum dulcamara Acherontia atropos British Moths"
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