Elephant hawk-mothDeilephila elpenorElephant hawk-mothThe first animal shown to see colour at night. It feeds on honeysuckle after dark.
Rosy maple mothDryocampa rubicundaRosy maple mothPink and butter yellow, with a wingspan of 32 to 55 mm. Lives across the eastern United States and nearby Canada.
Luna mothActias lunaLuna mothWingspan 8 to 11.5 cm. Adults live for 7 to 10 days and never eat.
Polyphemus mothAntheraea polyphemusPolyphemus mothNamed after the one-eyed giant of Greek myth, for the eyespots on its hindwings.
Grapevine mothPhalaenoides glycinaeGrapevine mothWatercolour by Arthur Bartholomew for Museums Victoria.
Pinned specimensCollection drawerPinned specimensA cabinet drawer of butterflies set out in rows for study.
For scaleField noteFor scaleA hawk-moth resting on a fingertip.
Elephant hawk-mothDeilephila elpenorElephant hawk-mothThe first animal shown to see colour at night. It feeds on honeysuckle after dark.
Rosy maple mothDryocampa rubicundaRosy maple mothPink and butter yellow, with a wingspan of 32 to 55 mm. Lives across the eastern United States and nearby Canada.
Luna mothActias lunaLuna mothWingspan 8 to 11.5 cm. Adults live for 7 to 10 days and never eat.
Polyphemus mothAntheraea polyphemusPolyphemus mothNamed after the one-eyed giant of Greek myth, for the eyespots on its hindwings.
Grapevine mothPhalaenoides glycinaeGrapevine mothWatercolour by Arthur Bartholomew for Museums Victoria.
Pinned specimensCollection drawerPinned specimensA cabinet drawer of butterflies set out in rows for study.
For scaleField noteFor scaleA hawk-moth resting on a fingertip.
Elephant hawk-mothDeilephila elpenorElephant hawk-mothThe first animal shown to see colour at night. It feeds on honeysuckle after dark.
Rosy maple mothDryocampa rubicundaRosy maple mothPink and butter yellow, with a wingspan of 32 to 55 mm. Lives across the eastern United States and nearby Canada.
Luna mothActias lunaLuna mothWingspan 8 to 11.5 cm. Adults live for 7 to 10 days and never eat.
Polyphemus mothAntheraea polyphemusPolyphemus mothNamed after the one-eyed giant of Greek myth, for the eyespots on its hindwings.
Grapevine mothPhalaenoides glycinaeGrapevine mothWatercolour by Arthur Bartholomew for Museums Victoria.
Pinned specimensCollection drawerPinned specimensA cabinet drawer of butterflies set out in rows for study.
For scaleField noteFor scaleA hawk-moth resting on a fingertip.
Elephant hawk-mothDeilephila elpenorElephant hawk-mothThe first animal shown to see colour at night. It feeds on honeysuckle after dark.
Rosy maple mothDryocampa rubicundaRosy maple mothPink and butter yellow, with a wingspan of 32 to 55 mm. Lives across the eastern United States and nearby Canada.
Luna mothActias lunaLuna mothWingspan 8 to 11.5 cm. Adults live for 7 to 10 days and never eat.
Polyphemus mothAntheraea polyphemusPolyphemus mothNamed after the one-eyed giant of Greek myth, for the eyespots on its hindwings.
Grapevine mothPhalaenoides glycinaeGrapevine mothWatercolour by Arthur Bartholomew for Museums Victoria.
Pinned specimensCollection drawerPinned specimensA cabinet drawer of butterflies set out in rows for study.
For scaleField noteFor scaleA hawk-moth resting on a fingertip.
Elephant hawk-mothDeilephila elpenorElephant hawk-mothThe first animal shown to see colour at night. It feeds on honeysuckle after dark.
Rosy maple mothDryocampa rubicundaRosy maple mothPink and butter yellow, with a wingspan of 32 to 55 mm. Lives across the eastern United States and nearby Canada.
Luna mothActias lunaLuna mothWingspan 8 to 11.5 cm. Adults live for 7 to 10 days and never eat.
Polyphemus mothAntheraea polyphemusPolyphemus mothNamed after the one-eyed giant of Greek myth, for the eyespots on its hindwings.
Grapevine mothPhalaenoides glycinaeGrapevine mothWatercolour by Arthur Bartholomew for Museums Victoria.
Pinned specimensCollection drawerPinned specimensA cabinet drawer of butterflies set out in rows for study.
For scaleField noteFor scaleA hawk-moth resting on a fingertip.
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At the flowersField footageAt the flowersA moth feeding on nectar, wings beating too fast to see.
HoveringField footageHoveringHolding still in mid-air over a thistle.
On a leafField footageOn a leafWings folded flat, resting through the day.
Before the wingsField footageBefore the wingsA caterpillar crossing the underside of a leaf.
At the flowersField footageAt the flowersA moth feeding on nectar, wings beating too fast to see.
HoveringField footageHoveringHolding still in mid-air over a thistle.
On a leafField footageOn a leafWings folded flat, resting through the day.
Before the wingsField footageBefore the wingsA caterpillar crossing the underside of a leaf.
At the flowersField footageAt the flowersA moth feeding on nectar, wings beating too fast to see.
HoveringField footageHoveringHolding still in mid-air over a thistle.
On a leafField footageOn a leafWings folded flat, resting through the day.
Before the wingsField footageBefore the wingsA caterpillar crossing the underside of a leaf.
At the flowersField footageAt the flowersA moth feeding on nectar, wings beating too fast to see.
HoveringField footageHoveringHolding still in mid-air over a thistle.
On a leafField footageOn a leafWings folded flat, resting through the day.
Before the wingsField footageBefore the wingsA caterpillar crossing the underside of a leaf.
At the flowersField footageAt the flowersA moth feeding on nectar, wings beating too fast to see.
HoveringField footageHoveringHolding still in mid-air over a thistle.
On a leafField footageOn a leafWings folded flat, resting through the day.
Before the wingsField footageBefore the wingsA caterpillar crossing the underside of a leaf.
At the flowersField footageAt the flowersA moth feeding on nectar, wings beating too fast to see.
HoveringField footageHoveringHolding still in mid-air over a thistle.
On a leafField footageOn a leafWings folded flat, resting through the day.
Before the wingsField footageBefore the wingsA caterpillar crossing the underside of a leaf.
At the flowersField footageAt the flowersA moth feeding on nectar, wings beating too fast to see.
HoveringField footageHoveringHolding still in mid-air over a thistle.
On a leafField footageOn a leafWings folded flat, resting through the day.
Before the wingsField footageBefore the wingsA caterpillar crossing the underside of a leaf.
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