Heather Angel / Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma) nectaring on Lily (Lilium 'Stargazer'). Surrey, England, UK. August.

Heather Angel / Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma) nectaring on Evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana) with proboscis extended. At night in garden. Surrey, England, UK. August.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver barred moth (Deltote bankiana), Finland, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver barred moth (Deltote bankiana), Finland, June.

Agustin Esmoris / Silverfish (Lepismatidae), Bahia Blanca, Argentina

Robert Thompson / Silver-striped hawkmoth (Hippotion celerio) resting, Grand Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. October.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Silver-striped hawkmoth (Hippotion celerio) a Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Silver-striped hawkmoth (Hippotion celerio) a Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy, June.

Lorraine Bennery / Moth (Pseudoips prasinanus), Isere, France, April.

David Kjaer / Silver Y caterpillar (Autographa gamma) Wiltshire, UK

Andy Sands / Silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) side view on wall, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July . Focus stacked image

Stephen Dalton / Silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) on kitchen granite surface, Sussex UK

Nick Upton / Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma) a migrant species, nectaring on Common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) Widemouth Bay, Cornwall, UK, September.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma) at clover flower, Korpoo, Finland, September.

Adrian Davies / Common birch pygmy moth (Stigmella betulicola) larva mine in Silver Birch leaf. Surrey, England, UK.

Adrian Davies / Common birch pygmy moth (Stigmella betulicola) mine in Silver Birch leaf. Surrey, England, UK.

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown silver-line moth (Petrophora chlorosata) Lemland, Ahvenanmaa / Aland Islands Archipelago, Finland. May

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown silver-line moth (Petrophora chlorosata) on grass, Lemland, Ahvenanmaa / Aland Islands Archipelago, Finland. May

Robert Thompson / Silver-ground Carpet moth (Xanthorhoe montanata) Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.

MYN / Marko Masterl / Silver Y Moth (Autographa gamma) Slovenia, Europe, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / Silver Y Moth (Autographa gamma) Slovenia, Europe, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

Piotr Naskrecki / Silverfish (Lepismatidae), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Stephen Dalton / Silver Y Moth (Plusia gamma) feeding on nectar from water mint, Sussex, England, UK, August.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver-ground Carpet moth (Xanthorhoe montanata) on leaf, South Karelia, southern Finland, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver Barred moth (Deltote bankiana) on stem, southern Finland, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown silver-line moth (Petrophora chlorosata) Aland Islands, Finland, May.

Paul Hobson / Scarce Silver-lines (Bena bicolorana) Sheffield, England, UK, July.

Adrian Davies / Buff Tip Moth (Phalera bucephala) larvae on silver birch. Surrey, England, UK, August.

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Detail from the wing of Vine Hawk-Moth (Hippotion celerio) from Milatos, Crete, Greece, March. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Detail from the wing of Vine Hawk-Moth (Hippotion celerio) from Milatos, Crete, Greece, March. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dimitris Poursanidis / Vine Hawk-Moth (Hippotion celerio) Milatos, Crete, Greece, March. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Rod Williams / Silver Y Moth (Autographa gamma) Resting in long grass Lewisham, London, September

David Tipling / Silver Y Moth (Autographa gamma) feeding on fuschia flowers at night in garden, Norfolk, July

Alex Hyde / Silver Y Moth (Autographa / Plusia gamma) Peak district National Park, UK

Alex Hyde / Silver Y Moth (Autographa / Plusia gamma) UK

Robert Thompson / Scarce silver y moth (Syngrapha interrogationis) camouflaged on branch, Peatlands Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, June

Robert Thompson / Silver hook moth (Deltote uncula) Lackan Bog, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, June

Robert Thompson / Scarce silver-lines moth (Bena bicolorana) on underside of Oak leaf, UK

Robert Thompson / Green silver-lines moth (Pseudoips fagana britannica) Lackan bog, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Robert Thompson / Clouded silver moth (Lomographa temerata) on green leaf, Aughanlig, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

Robert Thompson / Brown silver-line moth (Petrophora chlorosata) camouflaged on fallen leaf, Slieve Gullion Forest Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, May

Nick Upton / Silver Y Moth (Autographa / Plusia gamma), a migratory noctuid moth resting on a leaf during the day, Wiltshire garden, UK, September.

Stephen Dalton / Green silver lines moth (Bena prasinana) in flight, UK

Robert Thompson / Scarce silver y moth {Syngrapha interrogationis} camouflaged on trunk, Peatlands Park, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

Stephen Dalton / Silver Y moth {Plusia / Autographa gamma} camouflaged on tree trunk, UK

Stephen Dalton / Close up of Silver Y on wing of Silver Y moth {Plusia / Autographa gamma} UK

Stephen Dalton / Close up of wing mark on Silver Y moth {Autographa gamma}

Kim Taylor / Silver Y Moth (Autographa / Plusia gamma) Surrey, England

Kim Taylor / Silver Y Moth (Autographa / Plusia gamma) Surrey, England

Albert Lleal / Silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) on book, Spain

PREMAPHOTOS / Silver-Y moth (Autographa / Plusia gamma) feeding from a hardhead flower, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Silver Y moth (Plusia / Autographa gamma) in natural cryptic daytime resting pose, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Caterpillar larva of Silver-striped hawk moth (Hippotion celerio) resembling a small snake, in savannah, South Africa

PREMAPHOTOS / Silver ground carpet moth (Xanthorhoe montanata) resembling a bird-dropping, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Silver-ground carpet moth (Xanthorhoe montanata: Geometridae) resembling a bird-dropping, UK

Mark Moffett / Army Ant (Eciton burchellii) at left, fighting rival species (Ectatomma sp) over dead silverfish, just before more E. i arrived to chase Ectatomma away, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Jim Hallett / Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma). New Forest, England, UK, Europe

Mark Moffett / Silver-spotted Tiger Moth (Lophocampa argentata) caterpillar on Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) branch, Washington

Mark Moffett / Silverfish living in Acacia thorns with Acacia Ants

Nigel Cattlin / Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma) caterpillar feeding on a runner bean leaf, Berkshire, September

Nigel Cattlin / Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma) caterpillar feeding on a runner bean leaf, Berkshire, September.

Piotr Naskrecki / Ant (Platythyrea cribrinodis) workers tending to pupae and larvae with silverfish, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Robert Thompson / Silver-ground carpet moth (Xanthorhoe montanata) resting on bark, Northern Ireland, UK

Robert Thompson / Silver-ground carpet moth (Xanthorhoe montanata) resting on branch, Lackan Bog, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, June

Robert Thompson / Silver y moth (Autographa gamma) on heather flowers, Ballykinler Dunes, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, September

Robert Thompson / Silver cloud moth (Egira conspicillaris) resting on tree bark, camouflage, Folkstone, Kent, UK, April

Robert Thompson / Scarce silver y moth (Syngrapha interrogationis) Annagarriff Wood NNR, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, June

Duncan Mcewan / Treble bar moth {Aplocera plagiata} on silver birch bark, Scotland, UK

Jussi Murtosaari / Scarce silver moth (Syngrapha interrogationis) resting on grass, Finland. August.

Roman Willi / Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma) resting on a flower, Lucerne, Switzerland. September. Focus stacked image.

Stephen Dalton / Green silver-lines moth (Pseudoips prasinana) resting, Sussex, England. June.

Stephen Dalton / Scarce silver-lines moth (Bena bicolorana) resting on bark, Sussex, England. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Scarce silver lines moth (Bena bicolorana) on tree bark, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. July.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) at the Urban Entomology Lab at the University of Florida at Gainesville. Captive.

Stephen Dalton / Brown silver lines moth (Petrophora chlorosata) England, UK.

Stephen Dalton / Brown silver line moth (Petrophora), Sussex, England, UK, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata) moth. Joutsa, Central Finland. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Fox moth (Macrothylacia rubi) female moth with eggs on silver birch (Betula pendula) England, UK.

Robert Thompson / Clouded silver moth (Lomographa temerata) camouflaged on birch bark, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, April.

Jussi Murtosaari / Silver Y moth (Autographa gamma), Finland, August.