Alex Hyde / Silk moth (Automeris zugana) sequence 1 of 2, photographed on a white background in mobile field studio, Cordillera de Talamanca mountain range, Caribbean Slopes, Costa Rica.

Alex Hyde / Silk moth (Automeris zugana) sequence 2 of 2, with wings open to reveal eyespots, a means of deterring predators, photographed on a white background in mobile field studio, Cordillera de Talamanca mou...

Alex Hyde / Emperor moth(Saturnia pavonia) female, Peak District National Park, UK. May.

Alex Hyde / Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) female wide angle view showing heather moorland habitat. Peak District National Park, UK. April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavoniella) male, on tree bark, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, April

Mark MacEwen / Mopane moth (Imbrasia belina) eggs hatching, Tuli Block, Botswana

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

Alex Hyde / African moon moth (Argema mimosae) digital composite sequence, showing wings expanding after emerging from cocoon, photographed against a white background, orginating from Africa. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Indian moon / Indian luna moth (Actias selene) photographed on a white background. Captive.

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.

Alex Hyde / Indian moon / Indian luna moth (Actias selene) head-on view showing feather-like antennae. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Indian moon / Indian luna Moth (Actias selene) close up of defensive spines on caterpillar. Captive.

Alex Hyde / Silk moth (Saturniidae) cocoon, used in textile production, photographed on a white background. Maroantsetra, Northeast Madagascar.

Ingo Arndt / Atlas moth caterpillar with wax coating for protection from parasites {Attacus atlas} Malaysia

Elio Della Ferrera / Atlas moth {Attacus atlas} on nurse plant Sri Lanka

Chien Lee / Madagascar Moon Moth (Argema mittrei) male, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Saturniid Moth (Gonimbrasia zambesina) caterpillar, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Thomas Marent / Saturniid Moth (Rhodinia fugax) male, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China

Konrad Wothe / Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas), native to southeast Asia

Chien Lee / Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) male, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

Chien Lee / Saturniid Moth (Loepa megacore), Mount Kinabalu National Park, Borneo, Malaysia

Ingo Arndt / Cecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia) caterpillar, close up of head

Pete Oxford / Madagascar Moon Moth (Argema mittrei) male on Jamun (Eugenia jambolana) leaves in the eastern highlands south of Antananarivo, Madagascar

Pete Oxford / Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) camouflaged in leaf litter in rainforest, Yasuni National Park, at 982,000 hectares, the largest national park in Ecuador

Tim Fitzharris / Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus) on Delphinium, New Mexico

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Suraka Silk Moth (Antherina suraka) portrait, showing back with wings spread displaying shades of pink, Madagascar

Norbert Wu / Io Moth (Automeris io) a member of the Giant Silkworm Moth family, eyespots may serve to scare away predators, Florida

Robert Thompson / Moth (Leucanella hosmera) on tree trunk, Chiriqui Province, Panama

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Aurivillius triramis), Laraganga Mole National Park, Ghana, Africa

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth larva (Aurivillius triramis), Laraganga Mole National Park, Ghana, Africa

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth larva (Aurivillius triramis), Laraganga Mole National Park, Ghana, Africa

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth larva (Aurivillius triramis) close up of body segments, Laraganga Mole National Park, Ghana, Africa

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth larva (Aurivillius triramis), Laraganga Mole National Park, Ghana, Africa

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Leucanella hosmera), Chiriqui Province, Panama, South America

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Leucanella hosmera), Chiriqui Province, Panama, South America

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Leucanella hosmera), Chiriqui Province, Panama, South America

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Aurivillius triramis), Laraganga Mole National Park, Ghana, Africa

Robert Thompson / Golden mexican moth (Automeris maeonia) female, Nayarit, Mexico

Robert Thompson / Golden mexican moth (Automeris maeonia) female, Nayarit, Mexico

Robert Thompson / Godman's silkmoth (Antheraea godmani) close up of wings and eyespots, Chiriqui Province, Panama

Robert Thompson / Godman's silkmoth (Antheraea godmani) close up of eye spot on wing, Chiriqui Province, Panama

Robert Thompson / Godman's silkmoth (Antheraea godmani) male, Chiriqui Province, Panama

Robert Thompson / Hubbard's silkmoth (Syssphinx hubbardi) Arizona USA. August.

Robert Thompson / Hubbard's silkmoth (Syssphinx hubbardi) Arizona USA. August.

Robert Thompson / Saturniid moth (Pseudantheraea discrepans) female, central Cameroon.

Doug Wechsler / Saturnid moth (Rothschildia) Jorupe Reserve, Ecuador.

Doug Wechsler / Imperial moth caterpillar (Eacles imperialis) Morris Arboretum, Pennsylvania, USA, September.