A box tree moth is a medium-sized moth with white wings that have a distinctive brown border ... She says: ‘If you account for the leaves such as yellowed leaves on the stems or empty stems ...

"Structural and pigmentary coloration produces a leaf-like brown color, with the moth exploiting thin-film reflectors to produce directional reflections—producing the illusion of a 3D leaf shape." ...

Saya Novinger took this photo of a Western Eyed Sphinx Moth as it rested on ivy growing on the side of a fence.

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A moth found in northern Australia and South-East Asia has an astonishing camouflage trick: it creates an optical illusion to look like a three-dimensional leaf, complete with a raised midrib ...

If you have fruit trees, now’s the time to be on the lookout for codling moths. This is the time of year — mid-March to early ...