Army green moth feeds on nectar of a great variety of flowers. They have a preference for fragrant species like petunia, jasmine and honeysuckle. They are especially active in the twillight tume, hovering over the flowers after sunset. This moth lives in Africa, Asia and certain Hawaiian Island. It is a migratory species, flying to parts of estern and southern Europe during the summer, particularly Turkey.
Io moth with eye-like spots on its lower wings, this species can appear like an animal much larger than it really is, helping to ward off predators. Io ((Eye-oh)) can be found from the southeast corner of Manitoba and in the southern extremes of Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick in Canada, and in the US it is found from Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, east of those states and down to the southern end of Florida.
Rosy maple moth is the smallest of the silk moths. Males have a wingspan of 1.25 - 1.75 in ((3.2 to 4.4 cm)), females of 1.5 - 2 in ((3.8 to 5 cm)). The species can be identified by their unique, but varying, pink and yellow coloration. They have reddish-to-pink legs and antennae, yellow bodies and hindwings, and pink forewings with a triangular yellow band across the middle. These colorful North American moths feed on maples, including red, silver and sugar maple.
Dysphania militaris moth is easy to mistake for butterflies, this moth species is found in southeast Asia and is also called the false tiger moth. Its wingspan is about 3.1 - 3.8 in ((8 - 9.6 cm))
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