Alex Hyde / Magpie Moth caterpillar (Abraxas grossulariata) showing warning colouration, photographed on a white background. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Piotr Naskrecki / Looper Moth (Geometridae) caterpillar with aposematic coloration, Atewa Range, Ghana

Robert Thompson / Early thorn moth (Selenia dentaria) camouflaged as dead leaf on stem, Argory, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, March

Sven Zacek / Dotted Border Wave moth (Idaea sylvestraria) at rest, feeding on nectar, Namibia, Africa.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zupanc / Geometrid moth (Geometridae sp) caterpillar moving along twig, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, June 2009

Stephen Dalton / Winter moth {Operaphtera brumata} camouflaged on tree trunk, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Geometrid moth (Psodos Quadrifaria) Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Barred yellow moth (Cidaria fulvata) Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Barred red moth (Hylaea fasciaria) Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008

Kim Taylor / Common white wave moth (Cabera pusaria) Surrey, England

Rolf Nussbaumer / Gray moth camouflaged on tree bark {Geometridae} Texas, USA.

Robert Thompson / Green carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) Annagarriff Wood, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. November

Alex Hyde / Mottled Umber Moth (Erannis defoliaria) male, photographed on a white background. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire UK, November.

Alex Hyde / Mottled Umber Moth (Erannis defoliaria) male, camouflaged on leaf. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire UK, November.

Paul Hobson / Riband wave moth (Idaea aversata remutata) on lichen convered gritstone, Derbyshire, UK

Alex Hyde / Mottled Umber moth (Erannis defoliaria) male, camouflaged on woodland floor, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire UK. October.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Looper moth (Oxydia agliata) resting on tree trunk in the mountainous Atlantic Rainforest of Serra Bonita Natural Private Heritage Reserve (RPPN Serra Bonita) municipality of Camacan, Southern Bahia S...

Stephen Dalton / Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata), a winter flying moth from Oct - Jan, responsible for defoliating various trees particularly apple. UK, December.

Stephen Dalton / Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria) on window sill. UK, December.

Stephen Dalton / Three species of winter-active moths. Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria) left, Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) centre, December Moth (Poecilocampa populi) right. UK. Composite

Pete Oxford / Looper Moth (Cimicodes albicosta) camouflaged in leaf litter, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Flowering Common heather (Calluna vulgaris) with young Scots pine saplings, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July

Chien Lee / Looper Moth (Sarcinodes reductatus) male mimicking dead leaf, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Steve Gettle / Looper Moth (Geometridae) camouflaged on tree trunk, Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Looper Moth (Geometridae), Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Looper Moth (Geometridae) camouflaged on leaf, Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Looper Moth (Geometridae) camouflaged on tree trunk, Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Looper Moth (Geometridae), Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Looper Moth (Geometridae), Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Looper Moth (Oospila venezuelata), Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Looper Moth (Oospila albicoma), Costa Rica

Steve Gettle / Looper Moth (Oospila sp), Costa Rica

Bert Willaert / Blue-bordered Carpet Moth (Plemyria rubiginata). Belgium, July.

Piotr Naskrecki / Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) pair mating, Woburn, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) female, Woburn, Massachusetts

Piotr Naskrecki / Looper Moth (Geometridae), Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica

Konrad Wothe / Caterpillar larva of the Four O'clock Moth (Dysphania numana) in rainforest, Daintree National Park, North Queensland, Australia, October

Robert Thompson / Willow beauty moth (Peribatodes rhomboidaria f. perfumaria) resting on bark, Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, July

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

James Christensen / Looper Moth (Geometridae) caterpillar, Mindo, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Looper Moth (Geometridae) caterpillar crawling, Mindo, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

James Christensen / Looper Moth (Geometridae) camouflaged on branch, Mindo, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Robert Thompson / Yellow-barred brindle moth (Acasis viretata) Argory Moss, Derrycaw, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, April

Robert Thompson / Water carpet moth (Lampropteryx suffumata) Argory Moss, Derrycaw, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, April

Rolf Nussbaumer / Measuringworm Moth (Geometridae) caterpillar. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.

Nature Production / Caterpillar larva of Peppered Moth (Biston betularia parvus) camouflaged as twig, Japan

Christian Ziegler / Leaf-nosed Bat (Phyllostomidae) flight muscles and blood vessels in the wing membrane, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Leaf-nosed Bat (Phyllostomidae) wing showing veins, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Simon Colmer / Caterpillar larva of Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) on Oak leaf, Sussex, UK, June

Kim Taylor / Pale Oak Beauty Moth (Hypomecis / Serraca punctinalis) male camouflaged on bark. Surrey, UK, June.

Kim Taylor / Pale Oak Beauty Moth (Hypomecis / Serraca punctinalis) male against a white background. Surrey, UK, June.

Alex Hyde / Peppered Moth (Biston betularia), typical form, camouflaged on birch tree bark. Derbyshire, UK, July.

Alex Hyde / Swallowtailed moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria).

Alex Hyde / Peppered Moth (Biston betularia), typical form.

Alex Hyde / Light emerald moth (Campaea margaritata).

Alex Hyde / Large emerald moth (Geometra papilionaria).

Alex Hyde / Large emerald moth (Geometra papilionaria).

Rod Williams / Swallow-tailed / Swallowtail Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) UK

Chien Lee / Looper Moth (Aporandria specularia), Gunung Penrissen, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Looper Moth (Dysphania transducta), Gunung Leuser National Park, northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Thomas Marent / Looper Moth (Dysphania sagana) feeding on minerals in soil, Gunung Leuser National Park, northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Thomas Marent / Looper Moth (Dysphania sagana), Gunung Leuser National Park, northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Konrad Wothe / Peacock Jewel Moth (Dysphania numana) caterpillar, Daintree National Park, North Queensland, Queensland, Australia

Andrew Walmsley / Mottled Umber caterpillar (Erannis defoliaria) feeding on a leaf. Lake District NP, UK. England, June

Andrew Walmsley / Mottled Umber caterpillar (Erannis defoliaria) on a leaf. Lake District NP, England, UK. June

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

Pete Oxford / Looper Moth (Geometridae), Mindo Cloud Forest, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Polka Dot Moth (Pantherodes pardalaria), Mindo Cloud Forest, western slope of Andes, Ecuador

Chien Lee / Looper Moth (Agathia sp), Sarawak, Bukit Sarang Conservation Area, Malaysia

Robert Thompson / Treble bar moth (Aplocera plagiata) Murlough NNR, County Down, NOrthern Ireland, UK, July

Robert Thompson / Willow beauty moth (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, July

Robert Thompson / Water carpet moth (Lampropteryx suffumata) on trunk, Lackan Bog, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, April

Robert Thompson / Speckled yellow moth (Pseudopanthera macularia) resting on leaf, Gastental Valley, Switzerland, June

Robert Thompson / Streamer moth (Anticlea derivata) resting on tree bark, Crom Estate, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, UK, April

Robert Thompson / Water carpet moth (Lampropteryx suffumata) on ground vegetation, Argory, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, April

Robert Thompson / Mottled umber moth (Erannis defoliaria) on fallen leaves, Belvoir Park Forest, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, February

Robert Thompson / Magpie moth (Abraxas grossulariata) Rostrevor Oakwood NNR, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, August

Robert Thompson / Large emerald moth (Geometra papilionaria) camouflaged on leaf, Lackan Bog, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, July

Robert Thompson / Green carpet moth (Colostygia pectinataria) Brackagh Moss NNR, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, June

Stephen Dalton / Caterpillar larva of Peppered moth (Biston betularia) camouflaged as twig on plant, UK

Stephen Dalton / Lime speck pug moth (Eupithecia centaureata) Example of bird-dropping cryptic colouration

Stephen Dalton / Great oak beauty moth (Hypomecis roboraria) camouflaged on bark, UK

Stephen Dalton / Early thorn moth (Selenia dentaria) one of the very rare examples of a moth that holds its wings flat over its back like a butterfly.

Robert Thompson / Dark umber moth (Philereme transversata britannica) on tree bark, UK

Robert Thompson / Garden carpet moth (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) camouflaged against stone wall, Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, August

Robert Thompson / Feathered thorn moth (Colotois pennaria) camouflaged amongst fallen oak leaves, Rehaghy Mountain, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK, October

Robert Thompson / Caterpillar larva of Feathered thorn moth (Colotois pennaria) camouflaged as twig, Annagarriff Wood NNR, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

James Christensen / Looper Moth (Geometridae) camouflaged on a tree trunk, Mindo, Ecuador

Robert Thompson / Clouded border moth (Lomaspilis marginata) resting on lichen-covered tree trunk, Argory Moss, Derrycaw, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, May

Robert Thompson / Common white wave moth (Cabera pusaria) Annagarriff Wood NNR, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, July

Robert Thompson / Common white wave moth (Cabera pusaria) Brackagh Moss NNR, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, June

Robert Thompson / Common marbled carpet moth (Chloroclysta truncata) two different colour forms, Castlewellan Forest Park, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, May

Robert Thompson / Common marbled carpet moth (Chloroclysta truncata) camouflaged on tree, Lackan Bog, County Down, Northern Ireland, August

Robert Thompson / Common heath moth (Ematurga atomaria) Ballykinler Dunes, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, May

Robert Thompson / Clouded border moth (Lomaspilis marginata) (form diluta) resting on moss and lichen, Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, April

Robert Thompson / Brussels lace moth (Cleorodes lichenaria) resting on leaf, Lackan Bog, Ballyroney, County Down, Northerm Ireland, UK, July