Read about related Lepidoptera by using the "Forward" and "Backward" device icons. The moth members of this Order of insects include a large number of diverse families. Moth groups include micro moths, leaf miners, clothes moths, plume moths, ermine moths, burnets, geometrids, silk moths, sphinx moths, tiger moths, wasp moths, noctuids, underwings and many others.

Snout Moth Genus species Lepidoptera Pyralidae It is interesting to ponder why moths that are primarily active during the night would employ such varied coloration. Judging from how this moth blends well with the underside of these fern fronds, this striking green Pyralid probably uses its coloration to conceal itself during the daylight hours by resting on green plant material. Notice how the edges of the wings are deckled and serrated, taking on a weathered and worn appearance that probably matches decaying leaf edges and helps to break up an observers recognition of a wing edge. View the Index of Orders View Complete Photo List Ants, Bees & Wasps Butterflies & Moths Flies Beetles Lacewings & Antlions Leafhoppers & Cicadas True Bugs Cockroaches Praying Mantids Grasshoppers, Crickets Walking Sticks Dragonflies & Damselflies Mayflies Non-Insects