MYN / John Tiddy / Caper White Butterfly (Belenois java) adult recently emerged from chrysalis, Victoria, Australia, April. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Two-tailed pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius)butterfly recently emerged from pupal case, wings inflating, emergence sequence 15/24, Italy, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / ACREMAR / Two-tailed Pasha (Charaxes jasius) caterpillar, Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillars at different stages of development, Italy, February. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Jerry Monkman / Question mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) wings closed, Rye, New Hampshire, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Jerry Monkman / American painted lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) Rye, New Hampshire, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Caterpillar larva of Southern festoon butterfly (Zerynthia polyxena cassandra) on foodplant (Aristolochia rotundifolia) Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Two-tailed pasha butterfly (Charaxes jasius) butterfly recently emerged from chrysalis, close up of wings inflating, emergence sequence 14/15, Umbria, Italy, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / David Hunter / Orange Sulphur Butterfly (Colias eurytheme). San Joaquin River Gorge, Auberry California, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / David Hunter / Leopard Lily (Lilium paedalinum), with Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus rutulus) feeding. Shaver Lake, Shaver Lake California, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Owl Butterfly (Caligo telamonius) Kanuku Mountains, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Harcourt Davies / Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena) showing the pattern on the underwings. Orvieto, Umbria, Italy April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Ian Butler / Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) on leaf, Great Malvern, Worcestershire, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Tim Hunt / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) Barnt Green, Worcestershire, UK, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) seven different coloured chrysalises arranged in a circle, Italy, February. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Denis Palanque / Six-spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) on Peach-leaved bellflower (Campanula persicifolia) woodland, Savoie, France, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Denis Palanque / Caterpillar larva of Spurge Hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) feeding on Euphorbia leaves, meadowland, Montcarra, Rhones-Alpes, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Denis Palanque / Caterpillar larva of Spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) feeding on Euphorbia, Montacarra, Rhones-Alpes, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Caterpillar larva of Rustic sphinx moth (Manduca rustica) Sabal Palm sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Forbes' silkmoth (Rothschildia forbesi) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Moth (Arctiidae) Sao Paulo, Brazil. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Purpurbär (Rhyparia purpurata) Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Hirschthal ;Monat: 06Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / JP Lawrence / Luna Moth (Actias luna) Oxford, Mississippi, USA, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / JP Lawrence / Moth caterpillar (Megalopyge albicollis) Gamboa, Panama. Meetyourneighbours.net project. The hairs on this are very painful and can cause a stinging sensation for hours.

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Giant silkworm moths caterpillar (Automeris sp) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Juanjo Segura / Geometer moth caterpillar (Geometridae) San Juan, Alicante, Spain, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Karine Aigner / Crocus Geometer Moth (Xanthotype urticaria) Jean Lafittle National Historical Park and Preserve, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Karine Aigner / Tiger Moth caterpillar (Arctiidae) Texas, USA, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Cave moth (Scoliopterix libatrix) adult, Busalla, Italy, February. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) Southern Appalachians, South Carolina, United States, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Slug moth caterpillar (Limacodidae) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Caterpillar (Automeris sp.) Parabara, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Silk Moth caterpillar (Saturniidae) Chenapau, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Clay Bolt / Lettered Spinx Moth (Deidamia inscripta) Southern Appalachians, South Carolina, United States, May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Saturniid Moth (Hemileucinae species) venomous species, Kanuku Mountains, Rupununi, Guyana, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Luna Moth (Actias luna) Southern Appalachians, South Carolina, United States, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) caterpillar, Anacostia Watershed, Washington DC, USA, November. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Question mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis), Anacostia watershed, Washington DC, USA, September. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) caterpillar, Anacostia Watershed, Maryland, USA, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Ailanthus webworm (Atteva aurea) on buttonbush flower (Cephalanthus occidentalis). Anacostia Watershed, USA, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN/ Marc Pihet / Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus) male on grass, Hautes-Alpes, Queyras Natural Park, France, July. meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN/ Marc Pihet / Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo), Hautes-Alpes, Queyras Natural Park, France, July. meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN/ Marc Pihet / Damon blue butterfly (Polyommatus damon) on plantain flower, Hautes-Alpes, Queyras Natural Park, France, July. meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN/ Marc Pihet / Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus) male on grass, Hautes-Alpes, Queyras Natural Park, France, July. meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN/ Marc Pihet / Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) on scabious flower, Hautes-Alpes, Queyras Natural Park, France, July. meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN/ Marc Pihet / Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus) on grass, Hautes-Alpes, Queyras Natural Park, France, July. meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Caterpillar (Automeris sp) Chenapau, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Caterpillar (Lepidoptera) Parabara, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Automeris caterpillar (Automeris belti) Parabara, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Cattleheart butterfly caterpillar (Parides sp.) Parabara, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project