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Water Ermine (Spilosoma urticae) adult resting on leaf\n\nEccles-on-Sea, Norfolk, UK.              June
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.
Nebula ibericata - is a moth of the Geometridae family
lunar moth close up on branch with dark background
Lepidoptera insects in the wild, North China
Butterfly Silver-washed Fritillary. Female. Argynnis paphia.
Butterfly specimen
Green Underwing moth of the Genus Eulepidotis
A moth (Noctua) sitting on the window curtain lured by the light into the house.
The clouded border (Lomaspilis marginata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is distributed across most of Europe to the Urals, western and central Siberia, Transbaikalia, Kazakhstan, Tian-Shan, northern Mongolia and parts of the Near East.\nDescription:\nThis is a very distinctive species with white wings marked with black blotches around the margins. The amount of black varies, with the males usually (though not always) having more extensive black areas than the females. Occasionally almost entirely white or black individuals are seen, although this is rare. The wingspan is 24–28 mm. Lomaspilis marginata is extremely variable. Linnaeus's form has complete black border to both wings, also on the forewing additional spots or patches at base and middle of costa.\nLifecycle:\nThe egg is yellow green, with hexagonal reticulation. The larva, pale green with darker dorsal lines and a purplish anal spot, usually feeds on aspen and sallow but has also been recorded on birch, hazel and poplar. The species overwinters as a pupa, sometimes remaining in this form for up to four years (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Walk in a Nature Reserve in the Province of Limburg in 2015.
Owl-eyed moths are perfect examples of 'mimickry in nature'. The eye-spots on the wings look like eyes of an owl and hence, predators will think twice before attacking it.
A beautiful skipper butterfly, Two-barred flasher, in the jungle of Guatemala.
Beautiful night butterfly is clinging on the cannabis leaves (Actias selene)
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) flowers in Winter, home to insects.
Moth (night butterfly) isolated on white background with clipping path included.
butterfly garden: Fully grown female Atlas moth in the family of Saturniidae moth. Close -up and view with spread wings. Group of moth`s.
Brown moth
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.
Moth genus Ganisa of Eupterotidae family standing on a lantana plant leaf, Malaysia.
Meadow Brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina)
Marbled Beauty (Bryophila domestica) adult at rest on leaf\n\nEccles-on-sea, Norfolk, UK.        August
Natural detailed closeup on a colorful European minth moth, P ogainst a green background in the garden
A Virginia ctenucha moth on wood in the Laurentian forest.
Luna Moth (Actias luna) sits on a fern frond on the side of a wooded hiking trail in Raven Rock State Park, North Carolina
An unmistakable, exotic looking green and pink species, the pink hind wings having a base. \n\nFlight season in one generation  from mid-May to August inhabiting a wide range of habitats including woodland ridges and glades, waste ground, field margins and ditches, neglected gardens, heath land and vegetated sand or shingle.\nThe larvae feed chiefly on willow herb (Epilobium spec.); overwintering as a pupa.\n\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.
European grain worm or grain moth Nemapogon granella granellus is a species of tineoid moth. It belongs to the fungus moth family (Tineidae), Common pest of stored products and pest in home.
Two silkworms eating mulberry leaves.
A Common Emerald, Hemithea aestivaria isolated on white
This is a photograph of leaves with many holes from being eaten by insects summer day in Central Florida.
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