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1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by asergioCuritiba, Paraná, Brazil

A bird

1 0 Moth

Moth

by Reza HashemizadehLos Angeles, California, USA

Bird

5 2 Bird dropping mimic moth

Bird dropping mimic moth

by Sergio MonteiroCuritiba, Paraná, Brazil

4 8 Spider

Spider

by AtulMaharashtra, India

This Spider Perfectly Mimics a

0 0 wood-nymph moth

wood-nymph moth

by KelseyEvans-LayngWinchester, Kentucky, USA

Bird

0 1 Bird dropping mimic moth

Bird dropping mimic moth

by KelseyEvans-LayngWinchester, Kentucky, USA

Very convincing shape and coloration!

1 0 Beautiful Wood-Nymph

Beautiful Wood-Nymph

by Emily NewmanOlive Hill, Kentucky, USA

Bird

3 2 Bird Dropping Spider

Bird Dropping Spider

by zaidirazakShah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

spider mimic

2 1 Bird-dropping moth

Bird-dropping moth

by Brett Minnesota, USA

Very small moth that does a good bird poop ...

4 8 Bird-dropping Spider

Bird-dropping Spider

by martinlVictoria, Australia

This spider looks like a bird

1 3 Bird-dropping Moth

Bird-dropping Moth

by ChristianeQueensland, Australia

This moth mimics

0 0 Bird Dropping Moth

Bird Dropping Moth

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Moth of about 1 cm long, bird

1 0 Doubleday's Notocelia

Doubleday's Notocelia

by JakubkoNew York, USA

Tortricidae, Olethreutinae, Eucosmini, Notocelia, Notocelia rosaecolana. A ...

0 0 Bird Dropping Moth

Bird Dropping Moth

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

This one is my all-time favorite Bird

0 1 Small Bird-dropping Moth

Small Bird-dropping Moth

by JakubkoMaine, USA

the family Noctuidae. Other members of the subfamily Acontiinae also appear as ...

8 4 Chalky Bird Dropping Moth

Chalky Bird Dropping Moth

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

White, brown and yellow moth that mimics a ...

7 2 Leafhopper nymph

Leafhopper nymph

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, United States

Brown leafhopper with yellow top to mimic ...

6 7 Giant Swallowtail larva

Giant Swallowtail larva

by ceherzogSarasota, Florida, USA

This caterpillar mimics

0 0 moth

moth

by EduardoFrickGuararema, São Paulo, Brazil

maybe the same as http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7235365

0 1 bird drop mimic moth

bird drop mimic moth

by Ingrid3Stamford, Connecticut, USA

nocturnal light trap on wooden side of house, the black marks look like they ...

0 0 oleutherine moth?

oleutherine moth?

by Ingrid3Stamford, Connecticut, USA

are very bold. Are they bird

1 0 Orange-tufted Oneida Moth

Orange-tufted Oneida Moth

by Graham MonroeNew Mexico, USA

A small white and grey moth with eyespots.

1 0 Beautiful Wood-Nymph

Beautiful Wood-Nymph

by Emily NewmanOlive Hill, Kentucky, United States

One of several species of moths that mimics ...

3 1 Eastern Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar

Eastern Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar

by MachiFlorida, USA

first instar. This instar is much smoother and resembles

3 2 Tufted Bird Dropping Moth

Tufted Bird Dropping Moth

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

and dark on both ends. Variations of bluish-gray, green, white and black to ...

2 2 Spotting

Spotting

by AlmaGamilSorsogon, Philippines

Caterpillar mimicking a bird

4 2 Bird dung mimic spider

Bird dung mimic spider

by Wild ThingsAssam, India

Camouflage is the best survival strategy in the wild. But this

0 0 Viceroy

Viceroy

by Brett Minnesota, USA

This bird

31 19 Triangular spider

Triangular spider

by martinlNew South Wales, Australia

A small triangular spider with two bright eyespots. This is similar to

1 0 Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth

Beautiful Wood-nymph Moth

by e.drinnonJohnson City, Tennessee, USA

I found this moth when my dog stuck his nose in a pile of

2 1 Eastern Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar

Eastern Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar

by MachiFlorida, USA

It is in the defensive position, but one of its osmeteria was stuck to its body ...

0 0 Giant swallowtail caterpillar

Giant swallowtail caterpillar

by auntnance123Florida, USA

approx. 2 inches long; here in a defensive posture

3 0 Eastern Giant Swallowtail

Eastern Giant Swallowtail

by MachiFlorida, USA

I found a few of these on the tree, but I don't think any made it to pupation. ...

1 0 Tortricid Moth

Tortricid Moth

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

mimic. The moth has a habit of flying and ...

1 0 Spicebush Swallowtail

Spicebush Swallowtail

by SooJinNew York, USA

Larvae green/brown. In the beginning will resemble

4 5 Drepanidae Moth

Drepanidae Moth

by SukanyaDattaGangtok, Sikkim, India

Another of those white moths with monsoon clouds on the wings and yellow and ...

3 2 Moth

Moth

by SukanyaDattaWest Bengal, India

probably mimicking bird

7 7 Celaenia excavata

Celaenia excavata

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A bird

0 0 Western Tiger Swallowtail

Western Tiger Swallowtail

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

This caterpillar just eclosed from the egg sac in the background. It

0 4 Pearly wood-nymph

Pearly wood-nymph

by keithp2012Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA

. Adults are on wing from May to August and

2 3 Red Spotted Purple Butterfly

Red Spotted Purple Butterfly

by harpster84Ohio, USA

Many shades of purple, blue, brown and orange Wing span: 2 1/4 to 4 inches

2 7 Crab spider / Aranha Caranguejo

Crab spider / Aranha Caranguejo

by RicardoSalgueiroPortugal

Crab spider is a common name applied loosely to many species of spiders.

1 2 Crab Spider

Crab Spider

by Wild ThingsDahanu, Maharashtra, India

await prey, and some of them will sit in the open, where they are startlingly ...

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