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Close-up photo of Agape chloropyga, or 'yellow tiger moth', resting on leaves of Italian parsley.

Grapevine Moth (Phalaenoides glycinae Lewin)

$Garden Tiger moth (Arctia caja) aberrant adult at rest on leaf\n\nEccles-on-Sea, Norfolk, UK. August$

Closeup on the Silver Y moth , Autographa gamma sitting on a green leaf

$The clouded border (Lomaspilis marginata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is distributed across most of Europe to the Urals, western and central Siberia, Transbaikalia, Kazakhstan, Tian-Shan, northern Mongolia and parts of the Near East.\nDescription:\nThis is a very distinctive species with white wings marked with black blotches around the margins. The amount of black varies, with the males usually (though not always) having more extensive black areas than the females. Occasionally almost entirely white or black individuals are seen, although this is rare. The wingspan is 24–28 mm. Lomaspilis marginata is extremely variable. Linnaeus's form has complete black border to both wings, also on the forewing additional spots or patches at base and middle of costa.\nLifecycle:\nThe egg is yellow green, with hexagonal reticulation. The larva, pale green with darker dorsal lines and a purplish anal spot, usually feeds on aspen and sallow but has also been recorded on birch, hazel and poplar. The species overwinters as a pupa, sometimes remaining in this form for up to four years (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Walk in a Nature Reserve in the Province of Limburg in 2015.$

Moth on green leaf Over White Background

Mountain hill at Sorška planina covered with white alpine flowers blooming, apiaceae. Hills over the ski town Cerkno.

A beautiful autumn moth very well camouflaged against lichen, here shown less were hidden against moss

Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-Ground Carpet Moth Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Green fields, fantastic clouds and big mountains

Detailed closeup on the light green and white scarce merveille du jour moth, Moma alpium sitting on wood

common spotted orchid (dactylorhiza fuchsii) flower captured in the swiss alps during summer season at an altitude of 1700m.

Stachys recta, stiff hedgenettle, perennial yellow-woundwort.

$The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its similarity to hummingbirds, as they feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers using their long proboscis while hovering in the air; this resemblance is an example of convergent evolution. \nLife cycle:\nTwo or more broods are produced each year. The adult may be encountered at any time of the year, especially in the south of the range, where there may be three or four broods. It overwinters as an adult in a crevice among rocks, trees, and buildings. On very warm days it may emerge to feed in mid-winter. Unlike other moths, they have no sexual dimorphism in the size of their antennal lobes.\nHabitat and host plants:\nHummingbird hawk-moths can be easily seen in gardens, parks, meadows, bushes, and woodland edge, where the preferred food plants grow (honeysuckle, red valerian and many others). \nTheir larvae usually feed on bedstraws or madders (Rubia) but have been recorded on other Rubiaceae and Centranthus, Stellaria, and Epilobium. \nAdults are particularly fond of nectar-rich flowers with a long and narrow calyx, since they can then take advantage of their long proboscis and avoid competition from other insects. Flowers with longer tubes typically present the feeding animal a higher nectar reward. Proboscis length is thought to have been evolutionarily impacted by the length of flower feeding tubes.] Examples of such plants include Centranthus, Jasminum, Buddleia, Nicotiana, Primula, Viola, Syringa, Verbena, Echium, Phlox, and Stachys. \nDistribution:\nThe hummingbird hawk-moth is distributed throughout the northern Old World from Portugal to Japan, but it breeds mainly in warmer climates (southern Europe, North Africa, and points east). Three generations are produced in a year in Spain. \n\nThis Picture is made in my Garden in Summer 2023.$

$Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) adult at rest on leaf\n\nEccles-on-Sea, Norfolk, UK May$

Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Dragonfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

A closeup on a colorful European scarce merveille du jour owlet moth, Moma alpium

Small, cryptic, bizarre insect; pest of specific plant species. Pictured here on Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia)

Close-up of a four-spotted chaser Libellula quadrimaculata dragonfly.

A single Northern Spinach Moth (Eulithis populata) drinking nectar from a yellow Buttercup flower in the central Highlands of Scotland, near the village of Nethybridge

Tipula paludosa European Crane Fly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

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