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Discover moths, the masters of disguise

Draped in velvety scales and rich, earthy textures, moths effortlessly vanish into the bark and foliage of the night, turning the art of survival into a visual masterpiece.

Macro detective: The tale of two plume moths that fooled my lens

Plume moths (Pterophoridae)

Macro detective: The tale of two plume moths that fooled my lens

Plume moths (Pterophoridae)

The T-shaped gliders of the night: Photographing the delicate Gillmeria plume moth

Plume moths (Pterophoridae)

The T-shaped gliders of the night: Photographing the delicate Gillmeria plume moth

Plume moths (Pterophoridae)

Pink socks and silver stripes: The dapper male green silver-lines moth

Tuft moths (Nolidae)

Pink socks and silver stripes: The dapper male green silver-lines moth

Tuft moths (Nolidae)

A handmaiden moth resting on a tree in Okinawa, Japan

Erebid moths (Erebidae)

A handmaiden moth resting on a tree in Okinawa, Japan

Erebid moths (Erebidae)

The living twig: Unmasking the plume moths

Plume moths (Pterophoridae)

The living twig: Unmasking the plume moths

Plume moths (Pterophoridae)

A wasp moth resting on a leaf in the city park of Puyo, Ecuador

Erebid moths (Erebidae)

A wasp moth resting on a leaf in the city park of Puyo, Ecuador

Erebid moths (Erebidae)

A huge sphinx moth resting during the day in the Amazon region of Ecuador

Sphinx moths (Sphingidae)

A huge sphinx moth resting during the day in the Amazon region of Ecuador

Sphinx moths (Sphingidae)

A small wasp moth found in a protected rainforest on the coast of Ecuador

Erebid moths (Erebidae)

A small wasp moth found in a protected rainforest on the coast of Ecuador

Erebid moths (Erebidae)

An elegant tiger moth taking the sun on the Greek island Spetses

Erebid moths (Erebidae)

An elegant tiger moth taking the sun on the Greek island Spetses

Erebid moths (Erebidae)

A vibrantly coloured wasp moth found in a rainforest on the ecuadorian coast

Erebid moths (Erebidae)

A vibrantly coloured wasp moth found in a rainforest on the ecuadorian coast

Erebid moths (Erebidae)

An ermine moth captured by chance in a Swedish forest

Ermine moths (Yponomeutidae)

An ermine moth captured by chance in a Swedish forest

Ermine moths (Yponomeutidae)

A silkworm moth resting in a village in the Amazon forest

Silkworm moths (Bombycidae)

A silkworm moth resting in a village in the Amazon forest

Silkworm moths (Bombycidae)

Discover moths, the masters of disguise

Macro detective: The tale of two plume moths that fooled my lens

Macro detective: The tale of two plume moths that fooled my lens

The T-shaped gliders of the night: Photographing the delicate Gillmeria plume moth

The T-shaped gliders of the night: Photographing the delicate Gillmeria plume moth

Pink socks and silver stripes: The dapper male green silver-lines moth

Pink socks and silver stripes: The dapper male green silver-lines moth

A handmaiden moth resting on a tree in Okinawa, Japan

A handmaiden moth resting on a tree in Okinawa, Japan

The living twig: Unmasking the plume moths

The living twig: Unmasking the plume moths

A wasp moth resting on a leaf in the city park of Puyo, Ecuador

A wasp moth resting on a leaf in the city park of Puyo, Ecuador

A huge sphinx moth resting during the day in the Amazon region of Ecuador

A huge sphinx moth resting during the day in the Amazon region of Ecuador

A small wasp moth found in a protected rainforest on the coast of Ecuador

A small wasp moth found in a protected rainforest on the coast of Ecuador

An elegant tiger moth taking the sun on the Greek island Spetses

An elegant tiger moth taking the sun on the Greek island Spetses

A vibrantly coloured wasp moth found in a rainforest on the ecuadorian coast

A vibrantly coloured wasp moth found in a rainforest on the ecuadorian coast

An ermine moth captured by chance in a Swedish forest

An ermine moth captured by chance in a Swedish forest

A silkworm moth resting in a village in the Amazon forest

A silkworm moth resting in a village in the Amazon forest

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