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A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order. There are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth (about ten times the number of species of butterfly), with thousands of species yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are crepuscular and diurnal species.

Here are some moths I consider interesting and beautiful.

Please note that this post in not supposed to be complete so please be free to post links to other interesting moth images you’ve taken or seen in the comments to this post.

African Moon Moth (Argema mimosae)

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Ailanthus Silkmoth (Samia cynthia)

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Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas)

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Black Witch Moth (Ascalapha odorata)

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Brahmaea hearseyi Moth found in south-east Asia

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Cabbage tree emperor moth (Bunaea alcinoe)

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Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia)

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Chinese Moon Moth or Chinese Luna Moth (Actias dubernardi)

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Chinese Oak Silkmoth (Antheraea pernyi)

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Dysdaemonia fosteri

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Emperor Gum Moth (Opodiphthera eucalypti)

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Eudocima salaminia

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Eyed Hawk Moth (Smerinthus ocellata)

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Garden Tiger moth (Arctia caja)

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Golden Emperor moth (Loepa katinka)

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Helena Gum Moth (Opodiphthera helena)

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Hornet Moth or Hornet Clearwing (Sesia apiformis)

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Longhorn Moth (Nemophora degeerella)

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Luna Moth (Actias luna)

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Oleander Hawk Moth (Daphnis nerii)

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Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)

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Privet Hawk Moth (Sphinx ligustri)

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Promethea Silkmoth (Callosamia promethea)

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Regal Moth (Citheronia regalis)

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Small Elephant Hawk-moth(Deilephila porcellus)

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Small Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia)

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Spanish Moon Moth, Graellsia isabellae

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Suraka Silk Moth (Antherina suraka)

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Tau Emperor (Aglia tau)

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The Calleta Silkmoth (Eupackardia calleta)

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The Comet moth (Argema mittrei) or Madagascan moon moth

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The Hercules Moth (Coscinocera hercules)

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The Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis)

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The Io Moth (Automeris io)

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Tuliptree Silkmoth or Giant Silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera)

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White lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)

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White Witch (Thysania agrippina)

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