Nigel Cattlin / Rice leaf folder moth (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis) caterpillar of pest species in folded Rice (Oryza sativa) leaf , Luzon, Philippines

Nick Upton / Common grass-veneer moth / Crambid snout moth (Agriphila tristella) resting on grass grass flowers by day in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Heather Angel / Mother of pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) moth nectaring on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) at night. Surrey, England, UK. July.

Rod Williams / Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis), invasive species from Asia. Beverley Court Gardens, Lewisham, England, September

Thomas Marent / Moth (Desmia sp), Tatama National Park, Colombia

Andy Sands / Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) New to Britain first reported in 2008 the caterpillars of this moth will quickly defoliate Box trees and Hedges - recognised as a garden pest, London, England, UK...

Daniel Heuclin / Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) caterpillar hanging from Box (Buxus sp) leaves. Native to East Asia. Invasive species in Europe.

Daniel Heuclin / Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) caterpillars feeding on Box (Buxus sp), webs across branches. Native to East Asia. Invasive species in Europe.

Daniel Heuclin / Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) caterpillars feeding on Box (Buxus sp), webs across branches. Native to East Asia. Invasive species in Europe.

Daniel Heuclin / Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) caterpillars and webs on Box (Buxus sp). Native to East Asia. Invasive species in Europe.

Daniel Heuclin / Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) caterpillar and webs on Box (Buxus sp). Native to East Asia. Invasive species in Europe.

Daniel Heuclin / Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) caterpillar and webs on Box (Buxus sp). Native to East Asia. Invasive species in Europe.

Daniel Heuclin / Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) caterpillar on fine thread of silk attached to Box (Buxus sp). Native to East Asia. Invasive species in Europe.

Daniel Heuclin / Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) caterpillar feeding on Box (Buxus sp). Native to East Asia. Invasive species in Europe.

Daniel Heuclin / Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) hanging from silk thread. Native to East Asia. Invasive species in Europe.

Chris Mattison / Small magpie moth (Anania hortulata) resting on brick, Catbrook, Monmouthshire, May. Focus-stacked image.

Lorraine Bennery / Boxwood butterfly caterpillar (Cydalima perspectalis) hanging by silk thread, caterpillar hanging on his wire, Isere, France, April.

Lorraine Bennery / Boxwood butterfly caterpillar (Cydalima perspectalis) hanging by silk thread, caterpillar hanging on his wire, Isere, France, April.

Lorraine Bennery / Moth (Chrysocrambus linetella) on grass, Alpes-Maritimes, France, June.

Paul Bertner / Crambid Snout Moth (Glyphodes sp), Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Rod Williams / Purple-and-gold micro-moth (Pyrausta purpuralis) Brockley, Lewisham, South East London, England, UK, August.

Kim Taylor / Small magpie moth (Eurrhypara hortulata) Surrey, England, May.

Nick Upton / Small copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas), Mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) and Hoverfly (Eristalis nemorum / interruptus) nectaring on Wild marjoram flowers (Origanum vulgare), Wiltshire, England, UK, Aug...

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Small magpie moth (Anania hortulata), Mechtersheim, Pfalz, Germany. July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Small magpie moth (Anania hortulata), Mechtersheim, Pfalz, Germany. July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Rod Williams / Common purple and gold Micro-moth (Pyrausta purpuralis) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK July

John Abbott / Vagabond crambus moth (Agriphila vulgivagellus) on white background, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA October

John Abbott / Vagabond crambus (Agriphila vulgivagellus), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA October

John Abbott / Elegant grass-veneer moth (Microcrambus elegans), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA September

John Abbott / Celery leaftier moth (Udea rubigalis), Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA October

John Abbott / Celery leaftier (Udea rubigalis) on white background, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA October

David Kjaer / Small magpie moth (Eurrhypara hortulata) Wiltshire, UK

David Kjaer / Mother of Pearl moth (Pleuroptya ruralis) Wiltshire, UK

Rod Williams / Common grass-veneer moth (Agriphila tristella) camouflaged, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, London.

Rod Williams / Purple and gold Micro-moths (Pyrausta purpuralis) resting on coriander, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London UK August

Rod Williams / Common grass veneer moth (Agriphila tristella) camouflaged on grass seed head, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, August.

MYN / Niall Benvie / Small magpie moth (Eurrhypara hortulata) Scotland, UK, May.

Rod Williams / Purple and Gold Micro-moth (Pyrausta purpuralis) Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, UK, May

Rod Williams / Mint Micro-moth (Pyrausta aurata) Brockley, Lewisham, London, England, UK. May

Rod Williams / Mint Micro-moth (Pyrausta aurata) feeding on speedwell, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, South London, England, May

Jussi Murtosaari / Sable moth (Pyrausta cingulatus) Kokar, Ahvenanmaa / Aland Islands Archipelago, Finland. July

Alex Hyde / Mother of Pearl moth (Pleuroptya ruralis) photographed in mobile field studio on a white background. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.

Alex Hyde / Pyrausta aurata photographed in mobile field studio on a white background. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.

Alex Hyde / A micro moth (Eudonia sp.) photographed in mobile field studio on a white background. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.

Stephen Dalton / Grass moth (Agriphila tristella) Sussex, England, UK, August.

Stephen Dalton / Grass moth (Agriphila tristella) Sussex, England, UK, August.

Stephen Dalton / Brown china-mark moth (Elophila nymphaeata) Sussex, England, UK, July.

Rod Williams / Mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) resting on green alkanet, Lewisham, London, UK, June.

Rod Williams / Grass moth (Agriphila tristella) resting, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, UK, August.

Rod Williams / Grass micro-moth (Chrysoteuchia culmella) at rest on leaf, Lewisham, London, UK, July.

Rod Williams / Mint Micro-moth (Pyrausta aurata) resting on buttercup, Lewisham, London, England, UK, June.

Jan Hamrsky / Brown China-mark larva (Elophila nymphaeata) in the case made of two ovals of leaf material, Europe, June, controlled conditions

Jan Hamrsky / Brown China-mark larva (Elophila nymphaeata) in the case made of two ovals of leaf material, Europe, June, controlled conditions

Jussi Murtosaari / Grass moth (Cynaeda dentalis) on Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) Aland Islands, Finland, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Grass moth (Udea hamalis) Kanta-Hame, southern Finland, June.

Kim Taylor / Purple and Gold Pyralid Moth (Pyrausta purpuralis) resting on leaf, Surrey, England

Rod Williams / Mother-of-Pearl Moth (Pleuroptya ruralis) Lewisham, London, September

Nick Upton / Mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) feeding on Wild marjoram flower (Origanum vulgare), chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July

Doug Wechsler / Dogbane saucrobotys moth (Saucrobotys futilalis) caterpillar on Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum) leaf, Pennsylvania, USA, June.

Nick Upton / Common grass-veneer moth / Crambid snout moth (Agriphila tristella) resting on grass blade by day in chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, August.

Piotr Naskrecki / Crambid Snout Moth (Pyrausta californicalis), Woburn, Massachusetts

Stephen Dalton / Morther of pearl moth (Pleuroptya ruralis) resting on leaf, UK

Murray Cooper / Erythrina Leafroller (Agathodes designalis), Ecuador

Ingo Arndt / Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata) butterfly and its reflection, Europe

Nigel Cattlin / Rice leaf folder moth (Marasmia patnalis) pest species on Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Rice leaf folder moth (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis) caterpillar of pest species in folded Rice (Oryza sativa) leaf, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Rice leaf folder (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis) moth of pest species on Rice (Oryza sativa) stem , Philippines.

Nigel Cattlin / Asiatic stem borer (Chilo suppressalis) moth on a Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippnes.

Nigel Cattlin / Asiatic / Striped rice stem borer moth (Chilo supressalis) on Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Asiatic stem borer / Striped rice stem borer (Chilo supressalis) caterpillar feeding in a damaged Rice (Oryza sativa) stem, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Dark-headed rice / Dark-headed striped borer moth (Chilo polychrysus) caterpillar pest in Rice (Oryza sativa) stem

Nigel Cattlin / Asiatic stem borer / striped rice stem borer moth (Chilo supressalis) caterpillar feeding in a damaged Rice (Oryza sativa) stem

Jeff Foott / Crambid Snout Moth (Pyrausta generosa) on Sticky Purple Geranium (Geranium viscosissimum), Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Roman Willi / Timelapse of Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) caterpillars feeding on Box tree (Buxus) leaves, stripping branch bare and leaving webbing, Lucerne, Controlled Conditions. NON-EX.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Scarce crimson and gold moth (Pyrausta sanguinalis) resting on a leaf, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. June.

Robin Chittenden / Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) against white background, Norfolk, UK. June. Stacked and cutout.

Nigel Cattlin / South American white stem borer (Rupela albinella) moth on rice leaf crop, Colombia, South America.

Nigel Cattlin / Spotted stalk borer (Chilo partellus),adult moth on maize leaf, South Africa.

Nigel Cattlin / Spotted stalk borer (Chilo partellus) adult moth on maize leaf, South Africa.

Nigel Cattlin / South American white stem borer (Rupela albinella) eggs on a rice leaf, Colombia, South America.

Nigel Cattlin / Cotton leaf roller (Haritalodes derogata) caterpillar in rolled Cotton (Gossypuim sp.) leaf, Thailand, South East Asia.

Will Watson / Beautiful china-mark (Nymphula nitidulata) on Branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum), pond, Herefordshire, England, UK. June.

Will Watson / Beautiful china-mark moth (Nymphula nitidulata) on Branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum), Herefordshire, England, UK. June.

Will Watson / Brown china-mark moth (Elophila nymphaeata) on Common spike-rush (Eleocharis palustris), Myndd Ilytud Common, Powys, Wales, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Spotted stalk borer (Chilo partellus) caterpillar in damaged sorghum (Sorghum sp.) stem, South Africa, February

Stephen Dalton / Mother of pearl moth (Patania ruralis) Sussex, England, UK. July.

Robin Chittenden / Mother of Pearl moth (Patania ruralis) Norfolk, England, UK. August.

Nick Upton / Mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) resting on a leaf in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage or old world webworm (Hellula undalis) caterpillar on a damaged cabbage plant, Malaysia, February

Nigel Cattlin / Red banded mango caterpillar (Deanolis sublimbalis) larva in damaged mango fruit, Guimaras, Philippines, February

Alan Williams / Mint moth (Pyrausta aurata) nectaring on Thyme (Thymus sp) in garden, Cheshire, England, UK. May.

Adrian Davies / Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) Surrey, UK. First recordede in UK in 2008