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.