Structural details – Butterflies – Gallery – Arthropoda

Crowds

Flying

Structural details

Interaction of species

Defense strategies

Insects and their prey

Spiders and their prey

Vegetarians

Parasites and hosts

Offspring

Beetle couples

Fly couples

Wasp couples

Other insect couples

Other couples

Winter

Living from rotten wood

Rotten wood beetles

Rotten wood flies

Rotten wood wasps

Tiny creatures

Structural details – Butterflies and moths

This gallery shows surface details of the wings of butterflies and moths, that is especially the shapes of scales and the patterns these form.

Ectropis-crepuscularia 03.04.16-43516-7d — Ectropis crepuscularia imago Kirchseeon, Germany, 03/04/2016

Colocasia-coryli 22.04.13-28617-7d — Colocasia coryli imago Kirchseeon / Egglburg, Germany, 22/04/2013

Colocasia-coryli 22.04.13-28619-7d — Colocasia coryli imago Kirchseeon / Egglburg, Germany, 22/04/2013

Laspeyria-flexula 16.06.12-15825-7d — Laspeyria flexula imago Kirchseeon - Egglburger See, Germany, 16/06/2012

Laspeyria-flexula 16.06.12-15824-7d — Laspeyria flexula imago Kirchseeon - Egglburger See, Germany, 16/06/2012

Laspeyria-flexula 16.06.12-15823-7d — Laspeyria flexula imago Kirchseeon - Egglburger See, Germany, 16/06/2012

Laspeyria-flexula 16.06.12-15817-7d — Laspeyria flexula imago Kirchseeon - Egglburger See, Germany, 16/06/2012

Laspeyria-flexula 16.06.12-15816-7d — Laspeyria flexula imago Kirchseeon - Egglburger See, Germany, 16/06/2012

Laspeyria-flexula 16.06.12-15813-7d — Laspeyria flexula imago Kirchseeon - Egglburger See, Germany, 16/06/2012

Stauropus-fagi 30.04.12-10417-7d — Stauropus fagi imago Kirchseeon, Lipplacke, Germany, 22/11/2009

Stauropus-fagi 30.04.12-10418-7d — Stauropus fagi imago Kirchseeon, Lipplacke, Germany, 22/11/2009

Stauropus-fagi 30.04.12-10419-7d — Stauropus fagi imago Kirchseeon, Lipplacke, Germany, 22/11/2009

Stauropus-fagi 30.04.12-10420-7d — Stauropus fagi imago Kirchseeon, Lipplacke, Germany, 22/11/2009

Stauropus-fagi 30.04.12-10416-7d — Stauropus fagi imago Kirchseeon, Lipplacke, Germany, 22/11/2009

Calliteara-pudibunda 24.05.06-18595 — Calliteara pudibunda imago ♂ Kirchseeon, Germany, 24/05/2006

Calliteara-pudibunda 24.05.06-18596 — Calliteara pudibunda imago ♂ Kirchseeon, Germany, 24/05/2006

Calliteara-pudibunda 24.05.06-18597 — Calliteara pudibunda imago ♂ Kirchseeon, Germany, 24/05/2006

Calliteara-pudibunda 24.05.06-18600 — Calliteara pudibunda imago ♂ Kirchseeon, Germany, 24/05/2006

Calliteara-pudibunda 24.05.06-18601 — Calliteara pudibunda imago ♂ Kirchseeon, Germany, 24/05/2006

Cyclophora-linearia 10.09.05-08158 — Cyclophora linearia imago Kirchseeon, Germany, 10/09/2005

Cyclophora-linearia 10.09.05-08159 — Cyclophora linearia imago Kirchseeon, Germany, 10/09/2005

Cydia-pomonella 07.09.05-08073 — Cydia pomonella imago Kirchseeon, Germany, 07/09/2005

Cydia-pomonella 07.09.05-08074 — Cydia pomonella imago Kirchseeon, Germany, 07/09/2005

Epirrhoe-alternata 15.08.05-07336 — Epirrhoe alternata imago Kirchseeon, Germany, 15/08/2005

Diurnea-fagella 20.04.06-14137 — Diurnea fagella imago ♂ Weil der Stadt, Germany, 20/04/2006

Epirrhoe-alternata 15.08.05-07338 — Epirrhoe alternata imago Kirchseeon, Germany, 15/08/2005

Epirrhoe-alternata 15.08.05-07347 — Epirrhoe alternata imago Kirchseeon, Germany, 15/08/2005

Epirrhoe-alternata 15.08.05-07349 — Epirrhoe alternata imago Kirchseeon, Germany, 15/08/2005

Autographa-gamma 17.09.05-08601 — Autographa gamma imago Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/09/2005

Autographa-gamma 17.09.05-08603 — Autographa gamma imago Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/09/2005

Autographa-gamma 17.09.05-08611 — Autographa gamma imago Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/09/2005