aka Sphinx Moth came to visit this Summer. was pretty friendly. stayed for a cup of tea. really liked the butterfly and fuchsia bushes.

Another one of my Moth Orchids

On the boardwalk at Flanders Moss

oleanderpijlstaart (Daphnis nerii)

Passieflorahoeve, Harskamp, The Netherlands

see also my butterfly garden album:

www.flickr.com/photos/barthardorff/albums/721576255050331...

The 'Dark Skipper Butterfly' 'yearns' for light and colour....Costa Rica

Macro Mondays: Bulb

The tiny light globe is 2cm top to bottom; the moth is about the same.

A very small moth, 10 to 15mm

Pyrausta aurata - muntvlindertje.

Luna Moth is a composite image. Some of the images in this composite were licensed from Shutterstock. Others are mine.

The butterfly project is a tribute to Eric Carl, who wrote and illustrated 'The Hungry Caterpillar' and many other books.

TIP: Most creative projects in Photoshop use a feature called Layers. The most lucid book on the subject is by Matt Kloskowski. 'Layers' The complete guide to Photoshop's most powerful feature' published by Peachpit Press.

Moth Orchid

On Sage in the garden

I'm not sure about the identification on this one so I'm just calling it the pretty orange moth. Photographed in Maryland

hiding on my balcony

Arctia caja.

In Coupar Angus this morning,what a beauty !

Mint Moth | Pyrausta aurata | Crambidae On Marjoram | Origanum majorana | Lamiaceae

I found this Mint Moth laying eggs on my Marjoram, in the rain.

Samsung NX1 & Helios 44M - 58mm f/2

26mm Macro Tube | f/4 | Manual Focus | Available Light | Handheld

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I really am hopeless when it comes to butterflies and moths. I have not idea which is which and certainly do not know the names of species.

Anyway, this poor thing was almost a gonna. I was walking along a path in the Gower, near Swansea - when something bright caught my eye and there was this wonderful creature lying in the sunshine on next stone I was about to put my foot on. Isn't it just gorgeous.

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Although this was all about lines and symmetry when I took it, when I got it to Lr it became more about mood. I was surprised by the snow and totally unprepared, my winter/wet gear was in a box in the garage, some boy scout I am.... :) Anyway, by the end of the week Paradise Road will be the only one open, you can still go in the Carbon River entrance but that road doesn't exist anymore.

This moth is a new species for me. It apparently is named for the hook-like wingtips and arched wings. It ranges from 1 to 1.5 inches in length and is common in North America.

Lake Moreau State Park

Moth portrait. Captured with Nikon 50mm 1.8G reversed. Manual aperture, flash used.

2022 one photo each day

What looks like a moth on a bush beside Herberts Hole, taken on my walk around the ridges to the west of Chesham last week.

No idea what type it is! ID please?

The silver Y is a medium-sized moth with a wingspan of 30 to 45 mm. The wings are intricately patterned with various shades of brown and grey providing excellent camouflage. In the centre of each forewing there is a silver-coloured mark shaped like a letter Y or a Greek letter Gamma.

Garden image

I was trimming the bushes early this morning when this moth fell from the bushes. At first I thought it was a plastic toy. Then it slowly began "waking up" from the chilly morning.

Moth Orchid backlit naturally by sunlight in my sunroom.

Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) resting on a rusty fencepost.

Fruczak gołąbek (Macroglossum stellatarum) odpoczywający na zardzewiałym słupku ogrodzeniowym.

A beautiful garden visitor.

Clearwing Humingbird Moth at Springton Manor Farm Park In Chester County.

My photographs today show two very different 'hummingbirds' visiting the bee balm wildflower meadow at Springton. The vibrant red color on the wings shows that this moth is very recently hatched.

Atlas moth, also known as the "Snakehead moth" or the "Queen of the Moths," is one of the biggest moths in the world. You’ll find these giants in the tropical forests of India, China, and Malaysia. With their earthy-colored wings and snake-like patterns on the tips, they’re built to impress and scare off predators!

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April 9, 2021, Columbia, Missouri

I found this moth over these beautiful pink flowers.

Ctenucha virginica is a moth of the family Erebidae. The wingspan ranges from 40–50 millimetres. The wing color varies from black to olive-brown. The body is a metallic blue-green. The head is yellow-orange, with feathery antennae. The caterpillar has multiple tufts of white and yellow hair. It undergoes metamorphosis in May–August.

Such a cool moth to watch buzzing around collecting nectar with their long proboscis ,they really look and act more like a hummingbird than a moth.

Thanks to all who comment or mark as a favorite it really is much appreciated

Diphthera festiva

Cinnabar Moth

Taken in the wild ,in South Cumbria.

Nausinoe perspectata is a very pretty little moth within family Crambidae.

Wingspan 20 mm

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Such a fascinating family of moths!

Shawbury Heath - Shropshire

I've always wanted to photograph one of these little moths. When this one suddenly appeared in front of me in Sicily I was quick off the mark and grabbed a few shots, this being the best one.