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Moths 18 images Created 3 Apr 2012

While not technically butterflies, they are so closely related that it would be unfair not to include them in the same collection of galleries. Unlike their butterfly cousins, moths are mostly nocturnal and have some anatomical differences, primarily in antenna design and function.
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  • Perhaps the world's most popular and favorite moth, found here among the ravines and nameless creeks near the Apalachicola River in North Florida.
    Luna Moth
  • A gorgeous one-eyed sphinx moth rests on a birch tree in Kent, Washington on a breezy early summer morning. Found primarily in the Rocky and Cascade Mountain Ranges as well as along most of the US-Canadian border where there are ample poplar and willow (host species) trees, these large perfectly camouflaged moths will flash their brightly-colored warning signs including "false eyes" if disturbed.
    One-Eyed Sphinx Moth-5.jpg
  • The bronzed cutworm moth is an attractive medium-sized moth is common in the Pacific Northwest where it favors cool, wet forests. This one was found at the top of Washington's Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic Mountains on a bright, sunny June afternoon.
    Bronzed Cutworm Moth
  • This promethea moth caterpillar was found in a very old hardwood forest near the Lake Jackson Indian Mounds in Tallahassee, Florida. It was one of the biggest caterpillars we've ever seen!
    Promethea Moth Caterpillar
  • A gorgeous one-eyed sphinx moth rests on a birch tree in Kent, Washington on a breezy early summer morning. Found primarily in the Rocky and Cascade Mountain Ranges as well as along most of the US-Canadian border where there are ample poplar and willow (host species) trees, these large perfectly camouflaged moths will flash their brightly-colored warning signs including "false eyes" if disturbed.
    One-Eyed Sphinx Moth-3.jpg
  • This large four-inch yellow moth was hanging around our front porch for a couple days in Tallahassee, Florida. After several bad attempts at photographing it, I finally got it right with a ring flash at about 2AM on the sidewalk.
    Imperial Moth
  • This attractive little autumnal moth was found on the side of a moss-covered tree stump in Bellevue, Washington on a fall afternoon. Very common, all in North America and Europe, it is highly variable in color and pattern and is associated with birch trees.
    Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
  • The beautiful and tiny red-waisted moth feeding on wildflower nectar in the Fakahatchee Strand. This daytime moth is very common in the middle of summer in South Florida.
    Red-Waisted Moth
  • A gorgeous one-eyed sphinx moth rests on a birch tree in Kent, Washington on a breezy early summer morning. Found primarily in the Rocky and Cascade Mountain Ranges as well as along most of the US-Canadian border where there is ample poplar and willow (host species) trees, these large perfectly camouflaged moths will flash their brightly-colored warning signs including "false eyes" if disturbed.
    One-Eyed Sphinx Moth-2.jpg
  • Found primarily around the western half of North America, and more concentrated toward the Pacific Coast, this attractive little looper moth (Protitame subalbaria) with no common name was found next to a creek in a small aspen-filled canyon in the middle of the sagebrush desert near Ellensburg, Washington.
    Protitame subalbaria-1.jpg
  • Huge streaked sphinx moth found on a stucco wall at night in Fort Myers, Fl.
    Streaked Sphinx
  • An American snout moth resting on a fern on West Tiger Mountain in Washington. These common moths are found across much of North America, but when they are found in more northern mountainous regions, the bold patterns tend to have less contrast and blend together rather than show distinct bands.
    American Snout
  • The desert-marigold moth is a member of the owlet moth family and is found throughout much of the western United States. It is associated with the desert-marigold, which is a native aster found in much of the more arid regions of the country. This one was photographed on its host in Northwestern Arizona.
    Desert-Marigold Moth
  • A gorgeous one-eyed sphinx moth rests on a birch tree in Kent, Washington on a breezy early summer morning. Found primarily in the Rocky and Cascade Mountain Ranges as well as along most of the US-Canadian border where there is ample poplar and willow (host species) trees, these large perfectly camouflaged moths will flash their brightly-colored warning signs including "false eyes" if disturbed.
    One-Eyed Sphinx Moth-1.jpg
  • A member of one of the most fascinating moths with the most ornate caterpillars, the spotted tussock moth in its larval stage is quite common throughout most of North America. This one was found in a grove of alders busily feeding on a fallen leaf in the Hoh Rain Forest on Washington's Olympic Peninsula.
    Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar
  • A gorgeous one-eyed sphinx moth rests on a birch tree in Kent, Washington on a breezy early summer morning. Found primarily in the Rocky and Cascade Mountain Ranges as well as along most of the US-Canadian border where there is ample poplar and willow (host species) trees, these large perfectly camouflaged moths will flash their brightly-colored warning signs including "false eyes" if disturbed.
    One-Eyed Sphinx Moth-4.jpg
  • One of the largest giant silk moths we have in North America, the Polyphemus moth is found pretty much everywhere in North America from southern Canada and all of the lower forty-eight states except for Nevada and Arizona. This extraordinary large six-inch specimen was spotted at a rest area in Madison County, Florida struggling with a particularly windy afternoon on a chilly North Florida winter morning.
    Polyphemus Moth
  • As far as moths go, most of the smaller ones are pretty much drab and forgettable. Not the the red-fringed emerald. With a beautiful emerald green coloration with ruby red highlights and details, This one-inch beauty caught my eye as I was it resting on some wood one afternoon in Tallahassee, Florida. This moth can be found across much of the eastern half of North America from Florida to New Brunswick in the Canadian Maritimes west to Ontario to Texas back down in the south.
    Red-fringed Emerald Moth