Carla Rhodes is a conservation photographer based in Woodstock, N.Y. Think of a monarch butterfly flying near flowers in your backyard on a summer day. Now think of a moth circling a lamp.

Female pink-striped oakworm moths are active during dusk and early evening hours, while males prefer to fly during the day. “These two [species] are very similar,” study co-author and Florida ...

But they are in fact insects -- day-flying moths. The thorax and abdomen of this species are bright green, with red, black and yellow stripes, and it has a 50-70 mm wingspan. Its two pairs of ...

Also moths aren't just restricted to the night time, and being drab in colour. Some moths are day flying and they can come in a great variety of shapes and colours. The best way to attract moths ...

Most moths are active at nighttime--there's a few day-flying moths, but most are active at night. Some will come out as soon as it gets dark--some won't come out until it gets pitch black", said ...

There are two breeding cycles, one in the spring and another in August. It is a small, ¾-inch-long, day-flying moth that appears much like a butterfly as it feeds on nectar. The moth is ...

Indeed, quite apart from hovering like an exotic hummingbird, Macroglossum stellatarum clearly looks as if it has tail feathers, where most moths have a tapered abdomen. One of our few day-flying ...

But the difference between butterflies and moths is a human division, he says: In nature, it doesn't really work. First theoretical difference is that butterflies fly during the day ...

Also moths aren't just restricted to the night time, and being drab in colour. Some moths are day flying and they can come in a great variety of shapes and colours. The best way to attract moths ...