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0 0 Butterfly/moth

Butterfly/moth

by auntnance123Florida, USA

one inch long

29 13 African hummingbird moth

African hummingbird moth

by Mari du PreezPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

6 0 African Luna Moth

African Luna Moth

by AlthaSwiegersLiebenbergMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

3 0 African moon moth

African moon moth

by MarekKoszorekMakhado Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

35 23 Cabbage tree emperor moth caterpillar

Cabbage tree emperor moth caterpillar

by KarenLoughreyRichardPaterson, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Caterpiller of the African Emperor

1 1 African Hummingbird Hawk Moth

African Hummingbird Hawk Moth

by Leon van ZylHibiscus Coast Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

3 1 African hummingbird moth

African hummingbird moth

by JohanHeynsLesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

African Hummingbird

7 12 African Hummingbird Moth

African Hummingbird Moth

by Smith'sZooWestern Cape, South Africa

± 18 mm

2 1 Spotting

Spotting

by Smith ZooWestern Cape, South Africa

± 35 mm - black and white moth

3 0 African False Tiger

African False Tiger

by Johan HeynsMadibeng Local Municipality, North West, South Africa

Moth spotted by my son. Posted with his ...

19 4 Sedge Moth

Sedge Moth

by LindaAlistoBenguet, Philippines

it belongs to Glyphipterigidae a family of small

20 9 African Moon Moth

African Moon Moth

by KibuyuMara Region, Tanzania

Wooded grassland about 4000'ASL in western Serengeti NP

5 1 African moon moth

African moon moth

by EmilieChichEngland, United Kingdom

One of the most extraordinary moths I've ...

22 13 African hummingbird moth

African hummingbird moth

by JohanHeynsLesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Hummingbird moth in flight. These

1 2 African Hummingbird moth

African Hummingbird moth

by JohanHeynsTlokwe Local Municipality, North West, South Africa

Spotted this while visiting family in Potchefstroom. Colouring influenced by ...

0 1 African Slug Caterpillar Moth

African Slug Caterpillar Moth

by AlthaSwiegersLiebenbergMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

This one I like to call stompie, it is small and odly short.

0 0 Small Wave

Small Wave

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesComunitat Valenciana, Spain

There are no actual Common names listed for this

24 15 African Peach Moth

African Peach Moth

by DanielePralongJambiani, Unguja South Region, Tanzania

The striking African Peach

3 0 Idaea moth

Idaea moth

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΑποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, Greece

Idaea, sometimes called Hyriogona, is a large genus of geometer

2 6 Madagascar Moon Moth

Madagascar Moon Moth

by Smith'sZooLimpopo, South Africa

I found this male and female moth in glass ...

3 4 Echo Achaea

Echo Achaea

by Smith'sZooWestern Cape, South Africa

This moth is roughly 4cm long and wide. ...

0 2 African Peach Moth

African Peach Moth

by annmarie.salemUnguja Kusini, Tanzania

Striking blue wings with orange spots and bands. Wings Spans of about 60mm

0 0 Mayan bee

Mayan bee

by JuanDiTraniChetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico

introduction of the african honey bee

2 1 African Moon Moth

African Moon Moth

by AlthaSwiegersLiebenbergMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

This lady came to sit on me, and while I battled to get my camera with one ...

0 1 Scarce Bordered Straw

Scarce Bordered Straw

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesComunidad Valenciana / Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

42mm wingspan Also known as Cotton Bollworm, Corn Earworm and Old World (

1 0 Poplar emperor

Poplar emperor

by AciinonyxMorogoro, Morogoro, Tanzania

Large silk moth with a wingspan of at least ...

1 2 African Boll Worm

African Boll Worm

by Kei HeynsGeorge Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Medium sized, wingspan 38mm. Forewings pale with dark blemish on each wing. The ...

10 10 African humming bird moth

African humming bird moth

by 1murtu1Lesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Moth that feeds during daytime flew into ...

1 1 African reed frog

African reed frog

by dotun55Nigeria

The Argus reed frog or African reed frog ...

6 13 African Hummingbird Moth

African Hummingbird Moth

by Smith ZooWestern Cape, South Africa

The length of the forewings is 15–18 mm. The antennae are blackish. The head ...

0 0 African Common Evening Brown

African Common Evening Brown

by JosephBullockAntananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Large Butterfly about 2 1/2 inches tall and long. Leaf colored. The top of the ...

1 0 Goat Moth

Goat Moth

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A new species of Goat Moth for me, all ...

23 19 African Peach Moth

African Peach Moth

by TizMaputo, Maputo, Mozambique

… a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is ...

4 3 African hummingbird moth

African hummingbird moth

by Anfred HeynsOverstrand Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Small wingspan about 38mm. Fore wings banded, thorax reddish brown, abdomen ...

1 1 African Mapwing

African Mapwing

by pamsaiUganda

The African Map Butterfly (Cyrestis ...

0 1 Nephele hespera

Nephele hespera

by SatyenMehtaMaharashtra, India

Large green moth (Almost 3 inches). The ...

11 6 Wasp moth

Wasp moth

by dotun55Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Lepidopteran (African day-flying

0 0 African mantis

African mantis

by dotun55Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

names include African mantis, giant

8 8 Sundowner Moth

Sundowner Moth

by TizSifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

App. 4*4 cm. This is a fruit piercing moth ...

2 1 Albizia Defoliator Noctuid Moth

Albizia Defoliator Noctuid Moth

by AgnesAdiqueTalaveraLaguna, Philippines

Brown moth, about 12-13mm in length (from ...

0 0 Cotton Bollworm

Cotton Bollworm

by Deepti SKarnataka, India

The Cotton Bollworm is very variable in both size and colour. The forewings are ...

1 1 Mopane Worms

Mopane Worms

by MudWiggleDar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Huge gooey spiney dangerous looking caterpillars. About 2cm fat and 10-15cm ...

4 4 Banded Sphynx moth

Banded Sphynx moth

by JamieDortonTemple Terrace, Florida, USA

dimorphism (differences in form between the sexes) is quite marked. For ...

12 17 Wasp moth

Wasp moth

by Adarsha B SShimoga, Karnataka, India

This moth is from family Arctiidae.These ...

2 3 Eichler's Angraecum Orchid

Eichler's Angraecum Orchid

by craigwilliamsLondon, England, United Kingdom

An epiphytic Angraecum whose long stems grow up tree trunks and along ...

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