Chien Lee / Madagascar Moon Moth (Argema mittrei) male, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Saturniid Moth (Gonimbrasia zambesina) caterpillar, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Alex Hyde / Silk moth (Automeris zugana) sequence 1 of 2, photographed on a white background in mobile field studio, Cordillera de Talamanca mountain range, Caribbean Slopes, Costa Rica.

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...

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.

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

Thomas Marent / Saturniid Moth (Rhodinia fugax) male, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China

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

Mark MacEwen / Mopane moth (Imbrasia belina) eggs hatching, Tuli Block, Botswana

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

Alex Hyde / Indian moon / Indian luna moth (Actias selene) photographed on a white background. Captive.