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White witch

The white witch (Thysania agrippina) is a giant Neotropical moth belonging to the erebid family. It’s notable for its ex...

Giant Neotropical Erebid Record Wingspan

9.5 Brilliant

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Clifden nonpareil

The Clifden nonpareil is a large European moth belonging to the *Catocala* genus. It’s notable for its striking blue and...

Blue Europe Erebid Underwing

9.1 Excellent

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Spanish moon moth

The Spanish moon moth is a European saturniid moth belonging to the Saturniidae family. It’s notable for being endemic t...

European Endemic Saturniidae Silkmoth

8.8 Great

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Isabella tiger moth

The Isabella tiger moth, *Pyrrharctia isabella*, is a North American moth belonging to the erebid family. Notably, it ex...

North America Tiger Erebid Woollybear

8.7 Great

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Great peacock moth

The great peacock moth, *Saturnia pyri*, is a large European moth belonging to the Saturniidae family. Its most distinct...

European Giant Eyespots Saturniid

8.7 Great

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Scarlet-bodied wasp moth

The scarlet-bodied wasp moth (Cosmosoma myrodora) is a Florida-native clearwing moth that mimics wasps in appearance and...

Florida Day Flying Wasp Mimic Erebid

8.6 Great

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Black witch

The Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata) is a massive migratory moth belonging to the Noctuidae family, commonly known as ere...

American Giant Migratory Erebid

8.6 Great

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Jersey Tiger Moth

The Jersey Tiger Moth is a striking European insect noted for its black and white forewings and red hindwings, recognize...

European Diurnal Erebidae Tiger Moth

8.5 Great

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Hornet Moth

Native to Europe and the Palearctic, the Hornet Moth is a large species notable for its exceptional Batesian mimicry, pe...

European Sesiidae Clearwing Mimic

8.4 Great

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Dark crimson underwing

The dark crimson underwing (Catocala sponsa) is a scarce oak-woodland noctuid of southern Europe and southern England, n...

Europe Oak Erebid Underwing

8.4 Great

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Lunar Hornet Moth

Closely related to the Hornet Moth, the Lunar Hornet Moth is a Palearctic species that mimics wasps and is distinguished...

European Sesiidae Clearwing Mimic

8.3 Great

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Mother Shipton

The Mother Shipton moth is a European noctuid moth notable for its distinctive wing shape. Each forewing resembles a hum...

European Grassland Noctuid Day Flying

8.3 Great

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Emperor Moth

The Emperor Moth is a Palearctic saturniid notable for the striking eyespots on its wings, with the day-flying males usi...

European Saturniidae Wild Silkmoth

8.2 Great

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Scarlet Tiger Moth

The Scarlet Tiger Moth is a colorful diurnal insect native to Europe, notable for its striking black, red, and white pat...

European Diurnal Erebidae Tiger Moth

8.2 Great

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Red underwing

The red underwing (Catocala nupta) is a British noctuid moth that conceals vivid red-and-black hindwings beneath cryptic...

Europe Tree Erebid Underwing

8.2 Great

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Cream-spot tiger

The cream-spot tiger (Epicallia villica) is a boldly patterned European arctiid with black-and-white forewings and orang...

Europe Spotted Tiger Erebid

8.1 Great

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Wood tiger

The wood tiger (Arctia plantaginis) is a Holarctic moth notable for extreme geographic variation in hindwing coloration,...

Europe Woodland Tiger Erebid

8.1 Great

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Vampire moth

The vampire moth, *Calyptra thalictri*, is a unique Asian moth belonging to the erebidae family. Notably, male moths pos...

Asian Erebid Calyptra Fruit Piercing

8.1 Great

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Black arches

The black arches, Lymantria monacha, is a Palaearctic moth described by Linnaeus in 1758 and regarded as a forest pest o...

European Forest Defoliator Erebid

7.3 Good

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Buff footman

The buff footman, Katha depressa, is a European and Asian lichen moth described by Esper in 1787, with larvae feeding on...

European Erebid Footman Lichen

6.7 Fair