Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Moth

Photo: An unidentified moth species at the Museo d'Orbigny Natural History Museum in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

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An unidentified moth species at the Museo d’Orbigny Natural History Museum in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Photo: A Mexican jumping bean moth, Cydia deshaisiana, on the seed of the desert shrub, Sebastiania pavoniana, at the University of Florida at Gainesville.

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A Mexican jumping bean moth, Cydia deshaisiana, on the seed of the desert shrub, Sebastiania pavoniana, at the University of Florida at Gainesville.

The moth lays an egg inside the seed. The caterpillar then eats the inside of the seed, reacting to heat and light, moving or ‘jumping’ the seed to get out of the sun in the desert. The caterpillar eventually hatches out to complete the life cycle.

Photo: A Mexican jumping bean moth, Cydia deshaisiana, on the seed of the desert shrub, Sebastiania pavoniana, at the University of Florida at Gainesville.

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A Mexican jumping bean moth, Cydia deshaisiana, on the seed of the desert shrub, Sebastiania pavoniana, at the University of Florida at Gainesville.

The moth lays an egg inside the seed. The caterpillar then eats the inside of the seed, reacting to heat and light, moving or ‘jumping’ the seed to get out of the sun in the desert. The caterpillar eventually hatches out to complete the life cycle.

Photo: A five-spotted hawk moth (Manduca quinquemaculata) from the wild in Walton, Nebraska.

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A five-spotted hawk moth (Manduca quinquemaculata) from the wild in Walton, Nebraska.

Photo: A five-spotted hawk moth (Manduca quinquemaculata) from the wild in Walton, Nebraska.

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A five-spotted hawk moth (Manduca quinquemaculata) from the wild in Walton, Nebraska.

Photo: White-ringed atlas moth (Epiphora mythimnia) at the McGuire Center of the Florida Museum of Natural History.

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White-ringed atlas moth (Epiphora mythimnia) at the McGuire Center of the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Picture of an atlas moth (Attacus atlas) at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

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Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Photo: African moon moth (Argema nimosae) at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

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African moon moth (Argema nimosae) at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Photo: Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) cocoon with parasitic wasp hatchlings on it at the McGuire Center in Gainesville, Florida.

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Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) cocoon with parasitic wasp hatchlings on it at the McGuire Center in Gainesville, Florida. The parasitic wasp pupae that are on the Darapsa myron are in the Braconidae family and in the genus Contesia.

Photo: Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) cocoon with parasitic wasp hatchlings on it at the McGuire Center in Gainesville, Florida.

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Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) cocoon with parasitic wasp hatchlings on it at the McGuire Center in Gainesville, Florida. The parasitic wasp pupae that were on the Darapsa myron are in the Braconidae family and in the genus Contesia.

Photo: White-ringed atlas moth (Epiphora mythimnia) at the McGuire Center of the Florida Museum of Natural History.

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White-ringed atlas moth (Epiphora mythimnia) at the McGuire Center of the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Picture of a forbes silk moth (Rothschildea lebeau) at the Saint Louis Zoo.

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Forbes silk moth (Rothschildia lebeau) at the Saint Louis Zoo.

Picture of a forbes silk moth (Rothschildea lebeau) at the Saint Louis Zoo.

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Forbes silk moth (Rothschildia lebeau) at the Saint Louis Zoo.

Picture of a white-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) from the wild in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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A white-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) from the wild in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Picture of a white-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) from the wild in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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A white-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) from the wild in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Picture of a white-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) from the wild in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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A white-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) from the wild in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

A luna moth (Actias luna) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A luna moth (Actias luna) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A luna moth (Actias luna) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A luna moth (Actias luna) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A luna moth (Actias luna) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A luna moth (Actias luna) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A luna moth (Actias luna) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A luna moth (Actias luna) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Picture of a caterpillar of a fall webworm moth (Hyphantria cunea) found in the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area near Perry, Florida.

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The caterpillar of a fall webworm moth (Hyphantria cunea) found in the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area near Perry, Florida.

Picture of a caterpillar of a fall webworm moth (Hyphantria cunea) found in the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area near Perry, Florida.

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The caterpillar of a fall webworm moth (Hyphantria cunea) found in the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area near Perry, Florida.

An African moon moth (Argema mimosae) at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, in Omaha, Nebraska.

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An African moon moth (Argema mimosae) at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, in Omaha, Nebraska.

A white slant-line moth (Tetracis cachexiata) from Cross Lake, Minnesota.

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A white slant-line moth (Tetracis cachexiata) from Cross Lake, Minnesota.

A white slant-line moth (Tetracis cachexiata) from Cross Lake, Minnesota.

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A white slant-line moth (Tetracis cachexiata) from Cross Lake, Minnesota.

A Pandorus sphinx moth caterpillar (Eumorpha pandorus) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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A Pandorus sphinx moth caterpillar (Eumorpha pandorus) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

A Pandorus sphinx moth caterpillar (Eumorpha pandorus) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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A Pandorus sphinx moth caterpillar (Eumorpha pandorus) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

A forage looper moth (Caenurgina erechtea) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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A forage looper moth (Caenurgina erechtea) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

An elm sphinx moth (Ceratomia amyntor) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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An elm sphinx moth (Ceratomia amyntor) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

An elm sphinx moth (Ceratomia amyntor) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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An elm sphinx moth (Ceratomia amyntor) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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