The Moth

File:Attacus_atlas_(15050883139).jpgBasic moth identification featuresPoplar hawk-moth caterpillar (Laothoe populi)An adult male pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa). This species is a serious forest pest when in its larval state. Notice the bristle springing from the underside of the hindwing (frenulum) and running forward to be held in a small catch of the forewing, whose function is to link the wings together.Tobacco hornworm parasitized by braconid waspsMoths circling an electric lightbulbFile:Micrographia_Schem_30.jpgFile:Kerala_Leaf_Insect.jpgFile:Giant_grey_moth.pngFile:Colourful_Moth.jpgFile:Red_spotted_moths_1_(3745889925).jpgFile:Silk_cocoon.jpgFile:Caterpillar-----02.jpgFile:Joined_moths.JPGFile:White-lined_sphinx_moth.JPG

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