Ingo Arndt / Buff tip moth (Phalera bucephala) protective web covering caterpillars and food plant, Hungary, June.

Alex Hyde / Silk moth (Automeris zugana) sequence 2 of 2, with wings open to reveal eyespots, a means of deterring predators, photographed on a white background in mobile field studio, Cordillera de Talamanca mou...

Nick Garbutt / Madagascar sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) resting on tree. Masoala Peninsula, north east Madagascar. Controlled conditions.

Nick Garbutt / Darwin's hawkmoth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) showing extraordinarily long coiled tongue. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Emperor moth(Saturnia pavonia) female, Peak District National Park, UK. May.

Alex Hyde / Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) female wide angle view showing heather moorland habitat. Peak District National Park, UK. April.

David Kjaer / Duke of Burgundy butterfly (Hamearis lucina), Wiltshire, UK, June.

Robert Thompson / Oleander Hawkmoth (Daphnis nerii) resting, Southern Sicily, Italy. March.

Jussi Murtosaari / Bedstraw hawk-moth (Hyles gallii) caterpillar, South Karelia, southern Finland, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Grey Birch butterfly (Aethalura punctulata) resting on tree trunk in woodland habitat, Pirkanmaa, Finland, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavoniella) male, on tree bark, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, April

Andy Sands / Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) male with wings open showing eyespots on Blackthorn, Captive, UK, April

Andy Sands / Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) male (bottom) and female with wings open showing eyespots on lichen covered twig, Captive, UK, April

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on the trunk of Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis) some with wings open in flight, in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Gree...

Mark Bowler / Belcher's / Peruvian band-tailed gull (Larus belcheri) calling, Paracas National Reserve, Peru

Michael Durham / Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) pursues a forest moth, the mouth is open to allow the bat to echolocate when a moth is caught, it is scooped up in the wing and then delivered to the mouth, digital...

Nigel Cattlin / Convolvulus hawk moth (Agrius convolvuli) female resting with wings partly open, on damaged leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. October.

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Hemileucinae moth with wings open (Dirphia monticola) Atlantic forest, Itatiaia National Park, Brazil Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Nigel Cattlin / Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) male, wings open showing distinctive eye markings and feathery antennae.

Ingo Arndt / Tropical moth on leaf reveals eyespots to avoid predation, Costa Rica. Sequence 2/2

Doug Wechsler / Moth (Automeris sp) with wings open showing eye spots, Province Loja, Jorupe Biological Reserve, Ecuador

Alex Hyde / Saturniid moth (Saturniidae) with wings open to reveal eyespots, a means of deterring predators, Caribbean Slopes, Cordilera de Talamanca, Costa Rica

Alex Hyde / Saturniid moth (Saturniidae) sequence 2 of 2, with wings open to reveal eyespots, a means of deterring predators. Photographed on a white background in mobile field studio, Cordillera de Talamanca mou...

Adrian Davies / Hawk moth (Marumba juvencus) camouflaged on leaf litter, Sabah, Borneo

Alex Hyde / Lobster moth (Stauropus fagi) final instar larva in defensive posture, UK, August. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Emperor moth male (Saturnia pavonia) showing antennae that he uses to locate females from great distances. Peak District National Park, UK. April.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Moth (Automeris sp) sequence, wings open revealing warning eyespots, Jatun Sacha Biological Station, Napo province, Amazon basin, Ecuador, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

Russell Cooper / Male Long-horned fairy moths (Adela reaumerella) in courtship swarming behaviour, North Downs, UK, April.

Paul Williams / Eastern spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) 6th instar larva abseiling on silk thread, Quebec, Canada, July.

Piotr Naskrecki / Footman Moth (Amata sp) displaying warning coloration, Goronogosa National Park, Mozambique

Bernard Castelein / European sundew moth (Buckleria paludum) Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, July.

Bernard Castelein / Nine-spotted moths (Syntomis phegea) mating, Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium, June.

Paul Hobson / Vapourer moth (Orgyia antiqua) male on birch, Sheffield, England, UK, September.

Paul Hobson / Bordered white (Bupalus piniaria) adult moth on fern, Sheffield, England, UK, JUNe.

Thomas Marent / Nine Spotted (Amata phegea)moth, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Spanish Moon Moth (Graellsia isabellae) male, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) male, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Small Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia) male, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Small Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia) female, Switzerland

Paul Harcourt Davies / Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavoniella) female with wings open, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, April

Barrie Britton / Darwin's Orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale) species which is pollinated by a long-tongued moth, from Ambila, Madagascar. Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Wild Madagascar' Series, August 2009.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Hawk Moth (Daphnusa ocellaris) flapping wings, Tawau Hills Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Sue Flood / Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) cocoons for production of silk thread, in Hoi An, Vietnam.

Andy Sands / Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) male with wings open showing eyespots on lichen covered twig, Captive, UK, April

Andy Sands / Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) female with wings open showing eyespots on Gorse, Captive, UK, April

Andy Sands / Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) male with wings open showing eyespots on Blackthorn, Captive, UK, April

Andy Sands / Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) male below; female with wings open showing eyespots on lichen covered twig, Captive, UK, April

Andy Sands / Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) female with wings open showing eyespots on lichen covered twig, Captive, UK, April

Pete Oxford / Moth (Automeris sp) in defensive posture showing eyespots, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Saturniid Moth (Saturniidae) flashing eyespots in defense, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Moth (Automeris sp) flashing eyespots in defense, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Robert Thompson / Foxglove pug moth (Eupithecia pulchellata) at rest on rock with wings open, Peatlands Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, June

Robert Thompson / Riband wave moth (Idaea aversata) resting with wings open on tree bark, Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, July

Robert Thompson / Foxglove pug moth (Eupithecia pulchellata) resting with wings open, camouflaged on lichen covered wood, Peatlands Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, June

Andy Sands / Garden Tiger Moth (Arctia caja) adult with wings open displaying colourful underwing to deter predators. Hertfordshire, England, June.

Chien Lee / Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) male allowing its wings to expand and harden after merging from cocoon, Kuching, Borneo, Malaysia, sequence 5 of 5

Alex Hyde / Common Emerald moth (Hemithea aestivaria) withy wings open, on white background. Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. July.

Pete Oxford / Moth (Automeris sp), Mindo Cloud Forest, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Paul Harcourt Davies / Sea Daffodil / Sea Lily (Pancratium maritimum) flowering on sand dunes late in the afternoon, and remains open overnight, when it is pollinated by the Convolvulus Hawkmoth (Herse convolvuli) Italy, Eu...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Sea Daffodil / Sea Lily (Pancratium maritimum) flowering on sand dunes late in the afternoon, and remains open overnight, when it is pollinated by the Convolvulus Hawkmoth (Herse convolvuli) Italy, Eu...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Sea Daffodil / Sea Lily (Pancratium maritimum) flowering, it remains open overnight, when it is pollinated by the Convolvulus Hawkmoth (Herse convolvuli) Italy, Europe

Stephen Dalton / Plume moth (Pterophoridae) adult with plumed wings open, UK

Robert Thompson / Small emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) resting with wings open on heather, Brackagh Moss NNR, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

Robert Thompson / Japanese giant silkworm moth (Caligula japonica) resting on tree trunk with wings open.

Robert Thompson / Burnet companion moth (Euclidia glyphica) resting with wings open on leaf, Monawilkin ASSI, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, UK, June

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Automeris armina) wings open, camouflaged amongst leaf litter in tropical forest, South America

Andy Sands / Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) resting with wings open, Hertfordshire, UK

Andy Sands / Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) resting with wings open, Hertfordshire, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) in a defensive display with wings open when disturbed, UK.

PREMAPHOTOS / Saturniid moth(Automeris bilinea) front wings open exposing eyespots on hind wings defensively in rainforest, Peru

PREMAPHOTOS / Convolvulus hawkmoth (Agrius / Herse convolvuli) with wings open to show warning colours when disturbed, Switzerland.

Simon Colmer / Garden Tiger moth (Arctia caja) with wings partially open to reveal patternation of underwings, Sussex, UK

Michael Durham / Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) pursuing a Spanworm Moth, digital composite

Andy Sands / Emporer Moth {Saturnia pavonia} male with wings open, captive, UK.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Emporer moth resting, wings open, Germany

Chris Newbert / White-eyed Moray (Gymnothorax thyrsoideus) pair at 70 feet, Papua New Guinea

Robert Thompson / Peacock moth (Macaria notata) resting with wings open on lichen, UK

Hans Christoph Kappel / Kentish glory moth {Endromis versicolora} wings open showing hairy body, Germany

Duncan Mcewan / Gold spangle moth {Autographa bractea} wings open showing gold spangles, Scotland, UK

Duncan Mcewan / Gold spangle moth {Autographa bractea} wings open showing gold spangles, Scotland, UK

Duncan Mcewan / Clouded buff moth {Diacrisia sannio} wings open, heathland, Scotland, UK

Hans Christoph Kappel / Kentish glory moth {Endromis versicolora} wings open showing hairy body, Germany

Andy Sands / Madagascan silk moth (Antherina suraka), freshly emerged adult. Focus Stacked. Captive.

Jussi Murtosaari / Male Swallow-tailed moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) resting on leaf, Finland. June.

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Automeris banus) wings open showing eyespots, Poza, Honda Manabi Province, Ecuador Controlled conditions.

Robert Thompson / African golden emperor moth (Gonimbrasia krucki), wings open showing eyespots, Kenya, Africa Controlled conditions.

Andy Sands / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) resting with wings open, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June - Focus Stacked