Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Arthropods/Lepidoptera

Gallery of Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies) This page is a gallery of featured pictures that the community has chosen to be highlighted as some of the finest on Commons. Other galleries containing featured pictures of arthropods: Arachnida Diptera Hymenoptera Lepidoptera Odonata Other arthropods   Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Arthropoda • Subphylum: Hexapoda • Classis: Insecta • Subclassis: Pterygota • Infraclassis: Neoptera • Superordo: Holometabola • Ordo: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Order : Lepidoptera (Butterflies) Family : Papilionidae (Swallowtails) Papilio machaon (Old World swallowtail) Papilio machaon (Old World swallowtail) Papilio crino (common banded peacock) Graphium sarpedon (Common bluebottle) Iphiclides podalirius (Scarce Swallowtail) Iphiclides podalirius (Scarce Swallowtail) Iphiclides podalirius (Scarce Swallowtail) Papilio clytia form clytia (Common Mime) Papilio demodocus (Citrus Swallowtail) Papilio demoleus (Lime Butterfly) Papilio demoleus (Lime Butterfly) Papilio demoleus (Lime Butterfly) Papilio demoleus (Lime Butterfly) Papilio glaucus (Eastern Tiger swallowtail) ♀ Papilio glaucus (Eastern Tiger swallowtail) Papilio glaucus (Eastern tiger swallowtail) Papilio machaon (Old World Swallowtail) Papilio machaon (Old World Swallowtail) Papilio machaon (Old World Swallowtail) Papilio machaon (Old World Swallowtail) Papilio machaon(Old World Swallowtails), mating Papilio machaon (Old World Swallowtail) Papilio machaon (Old World Swallowtail) ♂ Papilio maraho Papilio memnon (Great Mormon) Papilio palinurus (Emerald Swallowtail) Papilio polytes (Common Mormon) ♂ Papilio polytes (Common Mormon) ♀ ♂ Papilio polytes (Common Mormon) mating ♀ ♂ Papilio ulysses (Ulysses Butterfly) mating Battus polydamas subsp. jamaicensis (Gold Rim Swallowtail) Papilio polymnestor (Blue Mormon) Papilio dravidarum (Malabar Raven) ♂ Papilio slateri (Blue-striped Mime) Papilio demodocus (Citrus swallowtails) Pachliopta aristolochiae (Common Rose) Newly eclosed Pachliopta pandiyana (Malabar Rose) Parnassius mnemosyne (Clouded Apollo) Altmühltal Apollofalter Archon apollinus subsp. bellargus (False Apollo) Archon apollinus (False Apollo) ♀ ♂ Allancastria cerisyi (Eastern Festoon), mating Zerynthia rumina (Spanish festoon) Clouded apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) Slivnica Black swordtail (Graphium colonna) Maputo Papilio thoas subsp. thoas (King Swallowtail) ♂ Battus polydamas subsp. neodamas (Gold Rim Swallowtail) Papilio memnon (Great Mormon), caterpillar Papilio machaon (Old World Swallowtail), caterpillar Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Papilio machaon caterpillar Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Papilio machaon caterpillar Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Papilio machaon caterpillar Papilio machaon - Daucus carota - Keila Papilio machaon (Old World Swallowtail), caterpillar Papilio machaon (Old World Swallowtail), caterpillar Papilio bianor (Chinese Peacock Black Swallowtail Emerald), caterpillar Papilio polyxenes (Eastern Black Swallowtail), caterpillar Papilio sp. larva Papilio polymnestor (Blue Mormon) Top See also: Papilionidae (category) Galleries   Family : Pieridae (Whites and Sulphurs) Baumweißling und Wegerich Scheckenfalter NSG Wittenberge-Rühstädter Elbniederung Senfweißling auf Pusteblume Pieris brassicae auf Centaurea jacea 01 Baumweißlinge Wittenberge-Rühstädter Elbniederung ♀ Gonepteryx rhamni (Common brimstone) ♂ Aporia crataegi (Black-veined white) Pieris brassicae (Large white) ♂ Anthocharis cardamines (Orange Tip) Anthocharis cardamines (Orange Tip) Anthocharis cardamines (Orange Tip), caterpillar ♀ Anthocharis cardamines (Orange Tip) ♂ Appias albina subsp. semperi (Common Albatross) Aporia crataegi (Black-veined White) Aporia crataegi (Black-veined White) ♀ Catopsilia pomona (Common Emigrant) ♂ Catopsilia pyranthe (Mottled Emigrant) ♀ ♂ Colias dimera (Dimera Sulphurs), mating Colias hyale (Pale Clouded Yellow) Colias hyale (Pale Clouded Yellow) Colias phicomone (Mountain Clouded Yellow) Colias palaeno (Moorland Clouded Yellow) Colias sareptensis (Berger's Clouded Yellow) Delias eucharis (Common Jezebel) Delias eucharis (Common Jezebel) Eurema blanda (Three-Spot Grass Yellow) ♂ Gonepteryx rhamni (Common Brimstone) Gonepteryx rhamni (Common Brimstone) ♂ Gonepteryx rhamni (Common Brimstone) Gonepteryx rhamni (Common Brimstone) Gonepteryx rhamni (Common Brimstone) Gonepteryx rhamni (Common Brimstone) ♀ ♂ Leptosia nina (Psyche), mating Pieris brassicae (Large White) Pieris cheiranthi (Canary Islands Large White) ♀ ♂ Pieris rapae (Small White), mating ♀ ♂ Pieris rapae (Small White), mating Pieris rapae (Small White) Pieris rapae (Small White) Pareronia hippia (Common Wanderer) Pieris brassicae (Large White) Leptosia nina (Psyche) Colias sp. Leptosia nina (Psyche) Clouded yellows (Colias croceus) mating Bulgaria Resedafalter am Morgen Pieris brassicae (caterpillar) Baumweißling auf Rotklee Baumweißling (Aporia crataegi) Eastern greenish black-tip (Euchloe penia) underside Macedonia Yellow butterfly on Tagetes lucida Pieris brassicae caterpillar-20201107-RM-090913 Метелик на кульбабі Close Wing mud-puddling position of Delias berinda (Moore, 1872) – Dark Jezebel Close wing Mud puddle of Delias agostina (Hewitson, 1852) – Yellow Jezebel (Male) WLB IMG 2640 Pieris napi - Kulna Resedafalter am Morgen im Gegenlicht Three-spot grass yellow (Eurema blanda blanda) underside Phuket Striped albatross (Appias olferna olferna) female underside with shield bug Eastern bath white (Pontia edusa) underside Istria Narrow-banded dartwhite (Catasticta flisa postaurea) underside on Mimosa pudica Clouded yellow Colias croceus Ichkeul Close wing mud-puddling position of Prioneris thestylis (Doubleday, 1842) - Spotted Sawtooth 1 Top See also: Pieridae (category) Galleries   Family : Lycaenidae (Blues, coppers and hairstreaks) 2017.08.25.-02-Mannheim Vogelstang--Hauhechel-Blaeuling-Maennchen ♂ ♀ Polyommatus icarus (Common blues) mating ♂ Polyommatus icarus (Common Blue) ♂ Lysandra bellargus (Adonis Blue) Callophrys rubi (Green Hairstreak) Thecla betulae (Brown hairstreak) Castalius rosimon (Common Pierrot) Cigaritis cilissa Glaucopsyche alexis (Green-underside Blue) Iolaus glaucus Jamides celeno (Common Cerulean) Lampides boeticus (Peablue) ♀ ♂ Neopithecops zalmora (Quaker), mating ♀ ♂ Plebeius argus (Silver-studded Blue), mating ♂ Polyommatus bellargus (Adonis Blue) ♀ ♂ Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill blue), mating Polyommatus erotulus subsp. molleti Polyommatus icarus (Common Blue) ♀ ♂ Polyommatus icarus (Common Blue) mating ♀ ♂ Polyommatus icarus (Common Blue) mating Neopithecops zalmora (Quaker) ♀ ♂ Plebejus pylaon subsp. nichollae (Zephyr Blue), mating Rathinda amor (Monkey Puzzle) Zizula hylax (Gaika Blue) Polyommatus syriaca Leptotes cassius subsp. theonus (Cassius Blue) ♂ Leptotes pirithous (Lang's Short-tailed Blue) Loxura atymnus (Yamfly) Loxura atymnus (Yamfly) Leptomyrina phidias (Madagascar black-eye) Hemiolaus cobaltina Lycaena phlaeas - Kulna Brown hairstreak (Thecla betulae) female 2 Polyommatus icarus - Keila Lycaena tityrus - Kulna Mating of Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) - Pea Blue Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Polyommatus icarus underside Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Polyommatus icarus underside Top See also: Lycaenidae (category) Galleries   Family : Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Vanessa cardui on Lavandula angustifolia-2459 Aglais io (European Peacock), feeler detail Aglais io (European Peacock) 2017.07.10.-02-Wendisch Rietz--Kaisermantel-Maennchen Wegerich - Scheckenfalter auf Kamille Indian Fritillary at Keitakuen in Osaka, June 2016 Aglais io Mitterbach 01 ♂ Melitaea sp. cf. athalia (probable Heath Fritillary) Aglais io (European peacock) Charaxes jasius jasius (Two-tailed pasha) ♂ Danaus genutia genutia (Common tiger) ♂ Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Plain tiger) ♂ Tirumala septentrionis dravidarum (Dark blue tiger) Wegerich Scheckenfalter Wittenberge-Rühstädter Elbniederung Argynnis paphia (Silver-washed Fritillary) ♀ Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh fritillary) Melitaea didyma (Spotted fritillary) ♂ Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh fritillary) Boloria graeca balcanica (Balkan fritillary) Melitaea phoebe (Knapweed fritillary) Acraea zetes (Large Spotted Acraea), metamorphosis Anartia jatrophae subsp. jatrophae (White Peacock) Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell) Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell) Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell) Image is also a Featured picture of Dipsacales Agraulis vanillae (Gulf Fritillary) Agraulis vanillae (Gulf Fritillary) ♀ ♂ Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet), mating Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet) Argynnis hyperbius (Indian Fritillary) Argynnis adippe (High Brown Fritillary) Argynnis pandora (Cardinal) Argynnis paphia (Silver-washed Fritillary) ♀ ♂ Brenthis ino (Lesser Marbled Fritillary), mating ♀ ♂ Boloria aquilonaris (Cranberry Fritillary), mating Caligo atreus subsp. dionysos (Yellow-edged Giant Owl) Caligo eurilochus (Forest Giant Owl) Caligo memnon (Giant Owl) Cethosia cyane (Leopard Lacewing) Charaxes brutus subsp. natalensis (White-barred Emperor) Chlosyne lacinia (Bordered Patch) Coenonympha arcania (Pearly Heath) Coenonympha glycerion (Chestnut Heath) Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath) Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath) Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath) Colobura dirce (Dirce Beauty) Cupha erymanthis (Rustic) Danaus genutia (Common Tiger) Danaus genutia (Common Tiger) Monarch butterfly in BBG (84685) Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly) Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly), caterpillar Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly) Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly) Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus plexippus) Piedra Herrada 2 Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly) Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly), caterpillar Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly) Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly) Diaethria clymena (Cramer's Eighty-eight) Doleschallia bisaltide (Autumn Leaf) Dryadula phaetusa (Banded Orange Heliconian) Dryas iulia (Julia Butterfly) ♀ Elymnias hypermnestra (Common Palmfly) ♂ Elymnias hypermnestra (Common Palmfly) Eryphanis sp. Eryphanis reevesii Euploea core (Common Crow) Haetera piera (Amber Phantom) Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing) Heliconius hecale (Tiger Longwing) Heliconius ismenius (Ismenius Tiger) Heliconius melpomene (Postman Butterfly) Helioconius sp. Hyponephele lycaon (Dusky Meadow Brown) Hyponephele lycaon (Dusky Meadow Brown) Idea leuconoe (Paper Kite) Idea leuconoe (Paper Kite) Idea leuconoe (Paper Kite) Idea leuconoe (Paper Kite) Inachis io (European Peacock) Inachis io (European Peacock) Inachis io (European Peacock) Aglais io (European Peacock) Inachis io (European Peacock) Inachis io (European Peacock), caterpillar Inachis io (European Peacock) Junonia almana (Peacock Pansy) Junonia atlites (Grey Pansy) Junonia atlites (Grey Pansy) Junonia atlites (Grey Pansy) Junonia hierta (Yellow Pansy) Junonia lemonias (Lemon Pansy), dry season form Kallima inachus (Orange Oakleaf) ♀ Kallima paralekta subdp. paralekta (Indian Leafwing) ♂ Kirinia roxelana (Lattice Brown) ♂ Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown) ♀ Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown) ♀ ♂ Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown), mating ♀ ♂ Maniola jurtina (Meadow Brown), mating Marpesia zerynthia (Waiter Daggerwing) Melanargia galathea (Marbled White) ♀ Melanargia galathea (Marbled White) ♂ Melanargia galathea (Marbled White) Melitaea athalia (Heath Fritillary) Melitaea phoebe (Knapweed Fritillary) Melitaea phoebe (Knapweed Fritillary) Melitaea trivia (Lesser Spotted Fritillary) Minois dryas (Dryad) Morpho peleides (Peleides Blue Morpho) Mycalesis perseus (Dingy Bushbrown) Parantica aglea (Glassy Tiger) Pararge aegeria (Speckled Wood) Parthenos sylvia subsp. philippensis (Clipper) Phalanta alcippe (Small Leopard) Philaethria dido (Scarce Bamboo Page) Polygonia c-album (Comma) Siproeta stelenes (Malachite) Tirumala septentrionis (Dark Blue Tiger) Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral) Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral) Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady) Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady) Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady), on Buddleja davidii Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady) Vindula arsinoe (Cruiser) Ypthima baldus (Common Five-ring) Junonia atlites(Grey Pansy) Parthenos sylvia (Clipper) Euthalia aconthea (Common Baron) Junonia almana (Peacock Pansy) Junonia iphita (Chocolate Pansy) Vanessa indica (Indian Red Admiral) Euploea core (Common Crow), larva Charaxes psaphon (Plain Tawny Rajah) Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath) Junonia orithya (Blue Pansy) Mycalesis patnia (Glad-eye Bushbrown) Vanessa indica (Indian Red Admiral) Melanitis leda (Common Evening Brown) Elymnias caudata (Tailed Palmfly) Lasiommata megera (Wall) Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh Fritillary) Boloria selene (Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary) Ypthima baldus (Common Five-ring) Balkan fritlliary (Boloria graeca balcanica) underside Bulgaria 2a on epilobium Nettle tree (Libythea celtis) Bulgaria Wegerich Scheckenfalter Paarung Blue tiger (Tirumala limniace exoticus) male underside Schachbrett beim aufwärmen Scalloped yellow glider (Cymothoe fumana fumana) female Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) underside Heliconius charithonia 2021 Argynnis paphia Mitterbach 01 Crimson-spotted forester (Euphaedra themis) male Common ceres forester (Euphaedra phaethusa phaethusa) male Tawny coster (Acraea terpsicore) underside 2 Komodo I Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) underside American lady on purple coneflower (74770) Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) male 2 Common yellow gilder (Cymothoe egesta egesta) underside 2 Melitaea cinxia (Glanville Fritillary) Close wing mud-puddling position of Charaxes bharata (C.& R. Felder,1867) - Indian Nawab Mating pair of Ypthima newara Moore, 1875 - Newar Three-ring WLB IMG 0716 Gynandromorph of Athyma inara Westwood, 1850 - Colour Sergeant Schachbrett (Melanargia galathea) im FFH-Gebiet "Sandgebiete zwischen Mannheim und Sandhausen" 17 Close wing posture sucking of fluid from dead bee by Charaxes delphis (Doubleday, 1843) Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus chrysippus) male underside Phuket Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Eclosion of Melanitis leda leda Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Eclosion of Melanitis leda leda Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Eclosion of Melanitis leda leda Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Eclosion of Melanitis leda leda Dark blue tiger (Tirumala septentrionis septentrionis) male underside Phi Phi Long-branded blue crow (Euploea algea menetriesii) underside Phi Phi Schachbrett an Pusteblume Aphantopus hyperantus (two) - Keila Tawny coster (Acraea terpsicore) underside Phuket Issoria lathonia (Queen of Spain Fritillary) Map (Araschnia levana) form prorsa underside Piatra Craiului Araschnia levana caterpillar - Keila Idea leuconoe (Rice Paper Butterfly) Aphantopus hyperantus - Keila Coenonympha glycerion - Keila Cardinal (Argynnis pandora) female underside Dobruja Brenthis ino - Keila Coenonympha pamphilus - Kulna Janetta forester (Euphaedra janetta) underside Ankasa Close wing Mud puddling position of Cethosia biblis (Drury,1773) - Red Lacewing Close wing mud-puddling position of Charaxes eudamippus Doubleday, 1843 - Great Nawab 8 Ussher's palla (Palla ussheri ussheri) underside Nyamebe Bepo Mounted specimens ♂ Dynamine postverta subsp. postverta (Mylitta Greenwing) ♂ Dryadula phaetusa (Banded Orange Heliconian) ♂ Agrias claudina subsp. claudina (Claudina Agrias) ♂ Adelpha cytherea (Smooth-banded Sister) ♂ Agrias narcissus subsp. narcissus ♂ Baeotus aeilus (Amazon Beauty) Cithaerias andromeda subsp. esmeralda (Andromeda Satyr) ♀ Euphaedra xypete (Common Pink Forester) ♂ Hamadryas arinome ♂ Heliconius numata subsp. numata (Numata Longwing) Heliconius sara subsp. sara (Sara Longwing) ♂ Historis acheronta subsp. acheronta (Tailed Cecropian) ♂ Morpho hecuba subsp. hecuba (Sunset Morpho) ♂ Morpho menelaus subsp. huebneri (Menelaus Blue Morpho) ♂ Morpho rhetenor subsp. rhetenor (Rhetenor Blue Morpho) ♂ Philaethria pygmalion ♂ Siproeta stelenes subsp. meridionalis (Malachite) Top See also: Nymphalidae (category) Galleries   Family : Hesperiidae (Skippers) Thymelicus lineola (Essex skipper) Hesperia comma (Silver-spotted skipper) Epargyreus clarus (Silver-spotted Skipper) ♀ Hesperia comma (Silver-spotted skipper) Ochlodes sylvanus (Large skipper) Ochlodes sylvanus (Large Skipper) Ochlodes sylvanus (Large Skipper) Aeromachus pygmaeus (Pygmy Scrub-hopper) Hylephila phyleus (Fiery Skippers) Pelopidas mathias (Dark Small-branded Swift) Pelopidas sp. (Branded Swift) Taractrocera ceramas (Tamil Grass Dart) Borbo cinnara (Rice swift) on a leaf Pardaleodes edipus (Common Pathfinder) ♀ Thymelicus sylvestris (female) (Small Skipper) Ochlodes sylvanus (Large Skipper) Iambrix salsala salsala (Eastern Chestnut Bob) Thymelicus lineola underside - Keila Thymelicus sylvestris underside - Keila White-winged forest sylph (Ceratrichia nothus nothus) underside Nyamebe Bepo Top See also: Hesperiidae (category) Galleries   Order : Lepidoptera (Moths) Family : Adelidae (Longhorned Fairy Moths) Adela reaumurella (Green Longhorn) Top See also: Adelidae (category) Galleries   Family : Brahmaeidae (Brahmin Moths) Brahmaea wallichii subsp. insulata (Owl Moth) Top See also: Brahmaeidae (category) Galleries   Family : Castniidae (Castniid Moths) Paysandisia archon MHNT Dos Vif Fronton Paysandisia archon Top See also: Castniidae (category) Galleries   Family : Crambidae (Grass Moths) Aethaloessa calidalis Cydalima perspectalis (Box Tree Moth), caterpillar Top See also: Crambidae (category) Galleries   Family : Depressariidae (Depressariid Moths) Ethmia bipunctella, caterpillar Top See also: Depressariidae (category) Galleries   Family : Endromidae EL foto, Eimar Kull - PILT6519 kasekirilased Top See also: Endromidae (category) Galleries   Family : Erebidae (Erebid Moths) Arachnis picta (Painted Tiger Moth) Hypercompe scribonia (Giant Leopard Moth) Spilosoma lubricipeda (White Ermine) Lophocampa caryae caterpillar Erebidae sp. caterpillar Spilosoma canescens (Dark-spotted Tiger Moth), caterpillar Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar Moth), caterpillar Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth), caterpillar Calliteara pudibunda (Pale Tussock), caterpillar Gynaephora selenitica, caterpillar Calliteara pudibunda caterpillar - Keila1 Rivula sericealis - Kulna Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Cucullia lucifuga caterpillar Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Cucullia lucifuga caterpillar Top See also: Erebidae (category) Galleries   Family : Geometridae (Geometer Moths) Abraxas grossulariata (Magpie moth) Abraxas sylvata (Clouded Magpie) Colostygia aqueata Erannis defoliaria (Mottled Umber), caterpillar Agriopis aurantiaria Cleora cinctaria (catepillar) Cleora cinctaria (catepillar) Operophtera brumata (caterpillar) Top See also: Geometridae (category) Galleries   Family : Lasiocampidae (Eggars, lappets) Euthrix potatoria (Drinker Moth) Trabala vishnou guttata Macrothylacia rubi (Fox Moth), caterpillar with parasitoid larvae Malacosoma neustria (Lackey Moth), caterpillar Phyllodesma ilicifolia (Small Lappet Moth), caterpillar Malacosoma castrense (Ground Lackey), caterpillar Malacosoma castrense (Ground Lackey), caterpillar Poplar lappet (Gastropacha populifolia) Danube delta 2 Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Lasiocampa quercus caterpillar Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Lasiocampa quercus caterpillar Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Euthrix potatoria caterpillar Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Euthrix potatoria caterpillar Lasiocampa quercus 5th instar caterpillar Keila (side view) Malacosoma californicum (Western Tent Caterpillar), caterpillars Top See also: Lasiocampidae (category) Galleries   Family : Megalopygidae (Flannel Moths) Trosia nigropunctigera (Rosy ermine moth) Top See also: Megalopygidae (category) Galleries   Family : Noctuidae (Owlet Moths) Euplagia quadripunctaria (Jersey Tiger) Acronicta auricoma (Scarce Dagger), caterpillar Agrotis ipsilon (Dark Sword-grass) pupae Amphipyra berbera (Svensson's Copper Underwing) Anticarsia gemmatalis (Velvetbean Moth), eggs Autographa gamma (Silver Y) Lithomoia solidaginis (Golden-rod Brindle), caterpillar Shargacucullia scrophulariae (Water Betony), caterpillar Spodoptera eridania, (Southern Armyworm) pupae Noctua pronuba caterpillar - Keila Caradrina ssp. caterpillar (side view) - Keila Noctua pronuba caterpillar defensive - Keila Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Ceramica pisi caterpillar Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Ceramica pisi caterpillar Cirrhia (Xanthia) icteritia - Keila Amphipoea oculea - Keila Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Cerastis rubricosa caterpillar Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Cerastis rubricosa caterpillar Southern armyworm (Spodoptera eridania), eggs 2014-06-06-14.28.04 ZS PMax - USGS BIML Top See also: Noctuidae (category) Galleries   Family : Nolidae (Tuft Moths) Eligma narcissus (Ailanthus defoliator), caterpillar Top See also: Nolidae (category) Galleries   Family : Notodontidae Swallow Prominent on a grey wall Top See also: Notodontidae (category) Galleries   Family : Pterophoridae (Plume Moths) ♂ Pterophorus pentadactyla (White Plume Moth) Pterophorus pentadactyla - Keila Top See also: Pterophoridae (category) Galleries   Family : Saturniidae (Saturniids) Attacus taprobanis-Kadavoor-2018-07-07-001 Attacus taprobanis-Kadavoor-2018-07-13-001 Attacus atlas (Atlas Moth) Attacus atlas (Atlas Moth) ♂ Graellsia isabellae (Spanish Moon Moth) Automeris belti (Owl moth) Attacus taprobanis larva Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Saturnia pavonia caterpillar Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Saturnia pavonia caterpillar Top See also: Saturniidae (category) Galleries   Family : Sphingidae (Hawk Moths) Adhemarius gannascus (Sphinx moth) ♂ Adhemarius donysa (Sphinx moth) Eumorpha anchemolus (Sphinx moth) Macroglossum stellatarum (Hummingbird Hawk-moth) Macroglossum stellatarum (Hummingbird Hawk-moth) Macroglossum stellatarum (Hummingbird hawk moth) in flight Agrius convolvuli (Convolvulus hawk-moth) ♂ Agrius cingulata (Pink-spotted hawk moth) Agrius convolvuli (Convolvulus Hawk-moth), caterpillar Hyles euphorbiae (Spurge Hawk-moth), caterpillar Hyles euphorbiae (Spurge Hawk-moth), caterpillar Hyles euphorbiae (Spurge Hawk-moth), caterpillar Manduca sexta (Tobacco Hornworm), caterpillar Sphinx pinastri (Pine Hawk-moth), caterpillar Acherontia sp. (Death's-head hawkmoth), caterpillar Theretra clotho caterpillar Marumba sp. caterpillar Xylophanes crotonis caterpillar Laothoe populi (Poplar hawk-moth), late instar larva Hyles gallii caterpillar Hyles gallii caterpillar with frass Smerinthus ocellatus caterpillar - Keila Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) male Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi populi) male Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Smerinthus ocellatus Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Smerinthus ocellatus Mounted specimens ♂ Acosmeryx shervillii dorsal view ♂ Acosmeryx shervillii ventral view ♀ Acosmeryx shervillii dorsal view ♀ Acosmeryx shervillii ventral view ♀ Aleuron carinata dorsal view ♀ Cephonodes kingii dorsal view ♂ Daphnis protrudens dorsal view ♂ Daphnis protrudens ventral view ♀ Daphnis protrudens dorsal view ♀ Daphnis protrudens ventral view ♂ Elibia dolichus dorsal view ♂ Elibia dolichus ventral view ♀ Elibia dolichus dorsal view ♀ Elibia dolichus ventral view Nyceryx continua dorsal view Nyceryx continua ventral view ♀ Smerinthus ocellatus (Eyed Hawk-Moth) ♂ Xylophanes mirabilis dorsal view ♂ Xylophanes mirabilis ventral view ♀ Xylophanes mirabilis dorsal view ♀ Xylophanes mirabilis ventral view Top See also: Sphingidae (category) Galleries   Family : Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths) Ptycholoma lecheana (Leche's Twist Moth) Top See also: Tortricidae (category) Galleries   Family : Uraniidae (Swallowtail Moths) ♂ Chrysiridia rhipheus (Madagascan Sunset Moth) Top See also: Uraniidae (category) Galleries   Family : Yponomeutidae (Ermine Moths) Yponomeuta evonymella (Bird-cherry ermine moth) caterpillar nest Yponomeuta evonymella - Cirsium arvense - Keila Top See also: Yponomeutidae (category) Galleries   Family : Zygaenidae (Burnet Moths) Zygaena loti (Slender Scotch burnet) Zygaena filipendulae (Six-spot Burnet) Cyclosia papilionaris (Drury's jewel) Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Zygaena filipendulae Commons:Featured picture candidates/Set/Zygaena filipendulae Zygaena lonicerae - Keila Top See also: Zygaenidae (category) Galleries   Others Дыхальце куколки бабочки Портрет комнатной моли Unsorted The FPCBot will place images here, they can manually be sorted into more specific sections. 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