Moths

A caterpillar of Lackey moth on a raspberry leaf in my garden.

Common Heath female resting in a wet meadow

Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth male resting in my garden.

Scarlet Tiger Moth caterpillar eating a blue honeysuckle leaf in my garden.

Scarlet Tiger Moth caterpillar eating a blue honeysuckle leaf in my garden.

Mint moth resting on a leaf in the greenhouse of my garden.

Mint moth resting on a leaf in the greenhouse of my garden.

Common emerald resting in a meadow. Catalan Pyrenees, France.

Pyropteron chrysidiformis, a little moth, resting in my garden.

A cream-spot tiger resting on my door and that I have moved away from my cats on a California Poppy in my garden.

A cream-spot tiger resting on my door and that I have moved away from my cats on a California Poppy in my garden.

Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth gathering nectar of a Wood Scabious flower in a wet meadow.

Lime Hawk Moth resting on my front door and moved up on a plant of Clarkia in my garden.

Lime Hawk Moth resting on my front door and moved up on a plant of Clarkia in my garden.

Lime Hawk Moth resting on my front door and moved up on a plant of Clarkia in my garden.

Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth male gathering nectar of red valerian flowers in the Butterflies area of the Musée Promenade in Digne-les-Bains.

Purple Tiger caterpellar on burnet.

Poplar hawk-moth found in the morning on my door and deposited in the shade on my crossvine.

Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth male gathering nectar of a zinnia flower in my garden.

Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk gathering nectar of a wood scabious flower in a wet meadow.

Brown color variant of a Box Tree Moth female gathering nectar of a hemp-agrimony in the company of a most common white form of this species.

The very voracious caterpillars eat the leaves and bark of boxwoods that wither and die. Boxwood is an essential component in maintaining the soil of Diois marl, it is easy to understand that the consequences on this fragile environment will be important in the coming years if humans or nature does not quickly find a solution to regulate this insect.

Garden Tiger moth found in front of my door and I moved to place it high on a coneflower.

Buff-tip found on my door and moved on a Blanket Flower in my garden.

Buff-tip found on my door and moved on a Pink flower in my garden.

Buff-tip found on my door and moved on a Pink flower in my garden.

Buff-tip caterpillar found in my garden.

Buff-tip caterpillar found in my garden.

Buff-tip caterpillar found in my garden.

Plum Lappet found in the morning on my door and moved on a coneflower.

Plum Lappet found found in the morning on my front door.

Plum Lappet found in the morning on my door and moved on a cosmos flower in my garden.

Plum Lappet found in the morning on my door and moved on a Blanket Flower.

Plum Lappet found in the morning on my door and moved on a coneflower.

Plum Lappet found in the morning on my door and moved on a coneflower.

Oak eggar moth found in the morning on my front door.

Oak eggar moth found in the morning on my front door and moved on a rudbeckia away from the claws of my cats.

.Oak eggar moth found in the morning on my front door and moved on a rudbeckia away from the claws of my cats.

Oak eggar moth found in the morning on my front door and moved on a rudbeckia away from the claws of my cats.

Garden Tiger moth resting in my garden.

A Red underwing found in front of my door and I moved to place it high on a coneflower.

Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth male gathering nectar of a zinnia flower in my garden.

Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth male resting on a zinnia leaf in my garden.

Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth male resting on a zinnia leaf in my garden.