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Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) butterfly on oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
Silver Studded Blue (Plebejus argus)
Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) female with wings open showing eyespots on Gorse
Elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor) portrait, Brackagh Moss National Nature Reserve
Hummingbird Hawk-moth {Macroglossum stellatarum} adult in flight drinking nectar
Edwards Atlas Moth (Attacus edwardsii) in defensive posture, Bhutan, June
Various species of moth from tropical rainforest
Bullseye / Io moth (Automeris io) showing eye spot markings on wings during deimatic
Indian moon / Indian luna moth (Actias selene) head-on view showing feather-like antennae
Sulawesi moon moth (Actias isis) female, occurs endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia
Green hairstreak butterfly (Callophrys rubi) on hawthorn leaf
Orange-barred sulphur butterfly (Phoebis philea) pe. Costa Rica
Iolas blue butterfly (Iolana iolas) pair mating
RF - Titanias fritillary butterfly (Boloria titania) in mountain alpine meadow habitat
RF - Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) nectaring on Zinnia in farm garden
RF - Camouflaged moth (Agathia codina) Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on Ice plant (Sedum sp. )
Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) male with wings open showing eyespots on lichen covered twig
Bullseye Moth (Automeris io) showing wings expanding after emerging from cocoon. Captive
Deaths head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos). Captive bred in the UK
Madagascar moon / Comet moth (Argema mittrei) beside coccoon, captive, Madagascar
American moon / Luna Moth (Actias luna) resting on Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia)
Mountain clouded butterfly (Colias phicomone) on clover flower
Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja) Killard Point NNR
Cairns birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera priamus) male on fern leaf and Blue Mountain
Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) female
Bergers clouded yellow butterfly (Colias alfacariensis) on flower, Liechtenstein
Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae) male in meadow on ox-eye daisy
Geranium Argus butterfly (Plebejus eumedon) feeding on Wood Cranesbill (Geranium
Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) close up of head showing proboscis
Silk moth (Automeris zugana) sequence 2 of 2, with wings open to reveal eyespots
Silver-studded blue butterflies (Plebejus argus) resting on grass and backlit by the sun
Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene), Marsland mouth, Cornwall, UK
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) basking on fallen tree
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) in garden, Norfolk, England, UK, June
Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) female wide angle view showing heather moorland habitat
Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male resting on Bluebell (Endymion
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)
Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on grass
Morpho butterfly (Morpho peleides) photographed on white background. Costa Rica, March
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) resting on old painted door. Dorset
Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) male below female both displaying eyespots on Gorse
Clouded yellow butterfly (Colias crocea) On Wild sweet pea flower, Captive, UK, July
Peacock butterflies (Inachis io) feeding on corn marigolds (Glebionis segetum)
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) portrait on Umbel flowers
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) on flower, Pyrenees, France, May
Small elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus) on Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza
Brimstone butterfly (Goneopteryx rhamni) male roosting on Cowslip (Primula veris) Bedfordshire
Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male, visiting Herb Robert flower
Green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) female, Wiltshire, England, UK, May
Large copper butterfly (Lycaena dispar), female, Finland, July
Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) on buddleia
Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) feeding on ivy
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io), Sark, Channel Islands, Sept 2011
Silkmoth (Saturnia pyretorum) male, Miaoli, Taiwan
Moth (Loepa oberthuri) male, Sichuan, China
Male chalkhill blue butterfly (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious
Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) resting on leaf, Lorraine, France, July
Hedge Brown / Gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) basking wings open, Southwest London
Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) female basking
Orange-tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male resting on a leaf wings closed
Atlantis frittilary (Speyeria atlantis) New Brunswick, Canada, July
Titanias fritiallary butterfly (Boloria titania) on flowers, Aosta Valley
Titanias fritillary (Boloria titania) basking on rock with Lichens (Rhizocarpon geographicum)
Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) on knapweed flower
Burnet moth (Zygaena carniolica) on knapweed, in mountain habitat, Aosta Valley
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) with bokeh
Mazarine blue butterfly (Cyaniris semiargus) Aosta Valley
Iolas blue butterfly (Iolana iolas) pair mating on flowers, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso
RF - Common swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) Aosta Valley
RF - Eschers blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) on grass, with soft focus blue flowers
RF - Titanias fritillary butterfly (Boloria titania) on buttercup, Aosta Valley
Malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes) captive in Butterfly House, Devon, UK
Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on vipers bugloss (Echium vulgare). Kent, UK
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) Feeding from Fleabane flower, Oxfordshire
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) Male feeding on Bramble flower, Oxfordshire
RF - Spicebush swallowtail butterfly (Papilio troilus) nectaring on Zinnia in farm garden
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London
Meadow fritillary (Melitaea parthenoides) Riou de Meaulx, Provence, southern France, May
Southern white admiral butterfly (Limenitis reducta) North of Lorgues, Provence
Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) basking on a grass stem
RF - Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on dew covered grasses
Watsons tallula moth (Tallula watsoni), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA September
Luna moths (Actias luna) New Brunswick, Canada, June
