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Indian moon / Indian luna Moth (Actias selene) close up of defensive spines on caterpillar. Captive
Common Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Vipers Bugloss / Blueweed (Echium vulgare) in alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July
Female chalkhill blue butterfly (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August 2016
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) roosting on grasses, England, UK, July
Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June
Chalkhill blue adult (Lysandra coridon) silhouetted at dusk against red sky, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, August
Fox moth caterpillar (Macrothylacia rubi) crawling along grassy cliff edge, near Bude, Cornwall, UK, March
Devil s-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) and Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, September. Digital composite
Puss Moth (Cerura vinula), showing antennae, Derbyshire, UK. May
Elephant hawk moth in flight {Deilephila elepenor} UK
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus), resting on flowering heather, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK September
Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) feeding on lavender flowers in garden, England, UK, August
Bullseye / Io moth (Automeris io) showing eye spot markings on wings during deimatic display to deter predators, originating from North and Central America, sequence 2 of 2. Captive
Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daisy flowers. Dorset, UK, October 2012
Brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, June
Chinese moon moth (Actia sinensis subaurea) occurs in Northern China
RF - Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on common spotted orchid, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July
Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) Male at rest on Primrose flower, West Sussex, UK April
Two-tailed Pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius) expanding wings after emerging, Podere Montecucco. Orvieot, Umbria, Italy August. Sequence 9 of 9
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) female, Southwest London, England, UK. June
Morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides) photographed on white background. Costa Rica, March
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) feeding on Goat Willow catkins (Salix caprea), an important food source for pollinators in early spring. Peak District National Park, UK. April
Imperial moth (Eacles sp) camouflaged in leaf litter, Mindo Cloud forest. Ecuador
Assam silkmoth (Antheraea assamensis) male, close up showing feather-like antennae that enable the male to locate a female, originating from India, Burma and Sundaland. Captive
Common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) feeding on Ironweed (Vernonia altissima) flower, North Guilford, Connecticut, USA, August
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly (Battus philenor) pair mating. Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, June
Two Oleander Hawkmoths (Daphnis nerii) at rest on leaves
Male Comet / Madagascar moon moth (Argema mittrei) recently emerged drying its wings. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) on Fleabane flowers, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female on Bluebell flower (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Clare Glen, County Armagh, May
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) flowers. The Netherlands. August
Ringlet butterfly {Aphantopus hyperantus} resting on buttercup, Denmark Farm, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June
Detail of White Witch Moth (Thysania agrippina) in cloud forest, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon), wings open, resting on plant stem. The Netherlands. August
RF - Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) flowers. The Netherlands. August. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Ventral view of Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon), male and female, in flight. The Netherlands. July
Small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) resting on flower. The Netherlands. July
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) nectaring on thistle (Cirsium sp.) flower. The Netherlands. July
Close up of Malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes) wing detail. Captive
Saunders bee hawkmoth (Hemaris saundersii) resting on a leaf, Shogran, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) nectaring on endemic Daisy tree (Scalesia villosa) flowers. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) roosting on ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata), Marsland mouth, Devonshire, UK. May
Wall brown butterfly {Lasiommata megera} basking on lichen covered stone wall, The Rumps, Polzeath, Cornwall, UK. April
Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly {Boloria selene} head-on view, resting on grass, Cornwall, UK. June
Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) resting on bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), Boscastle, Cornwall, UK. April
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) basking on Cornish slate wall, Crantock, Cornwall, UK. June
Silver studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus) resting on grass blade, Gwithian Towans, Cornwall, UK. June
