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

Alex Hyde / Apollo silkmoth (Ceranchia apollina) close up of cocoon showing silk fibres, originating from Madagascar. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Cricula silkmoth (Cricula trifenestrata) close up of cocoon showing silk fibres originating from Southeast Asia. Captive.

Ingo Arndt / Close up of antennae of Japanese Oak Silkmoth (Antherea yamamai), Captive

Ingo Arndt / Japanese Oak Silkmoth (Antherea yamamai), Captive

Ingo Arndt / Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai) Captive

Ingo Arndt / Close-up of wing detail of Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai) Captive

Florian Möllers / Silkmoth (Rhodinia jankowskii) male with near transparent wings, approx 10 cm, Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China, October

Alex Hyde / Apollo silkmoth (Ceranchia apollina) cocoon showing silk fibres, photographed against a black background, originating from Madagascar. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Apollo silkmoth (Ceranchia apollina) cocoon showing silk fibres, photographed against a white background, originating from Madagascar. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Cricula silkmoth (Cricula trifenestrata) cocoon showing silk fibres, originating from Southeast Asia, Captive.

Stephen Dalton / Cricula silkmoth / Scarlet window silkmoth (Cricula trifenestrata) with wings open, camouflaged as leaf