Moths + Butterflies

Australian moths and butterflies photographed by Lily Kumpe for the global biodiversity photography project, Meet Your Neighbours.

Meadow Argus Butterfly (Junonia villida)

Southeast Queensland Bioregion -Moogerah Peaks National Park

Two spots Tiger Moth (Asota plagiata)

Southeast Queensland Bioregion - Brisbane, Queensland

Dark-barred Wainscot (Leucania diatrecta)

Southeast Queensland Bioregion - Lake Moogerah, Queensland

Karri Moth (Aenetus dulcis)

Warren Bioregion - Denmark, Western Australia

Knapweed Fritillary (Melitaea phoebe)

Töv Province - Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, Outer Mongolia

Crotalaria Podborer (Argina astraea)

Wet Tropics Bioregion - Kuranda, Queensland

Woolly Moth (Cotana serranotata)

Wet Tropics Bioregion - Kuranda, Queensland

Tiger Moth (Chelis sp.)

Töv Province - Dugana Khad (Temple Rock), Outer Mongolia

Lesser Budworm Moth (Heliothis punctifera)

Southeast Queensland Bioregion - Lake Moogerah, Queensland

Gossamer-winged Butterfly (Polyommatus sp)

Töv Province - Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, Outer Mongolia

Granny's Cloak Moth (Speiredonia spectans)

Southeast Queensland Bioregion - Lamington National Park, Queensland

Tropical Burnet Moth (Lactura panopsia)

Southeast Queensland Bioregion - Pomona, Queensland

Tiger Moth (Amata sp.)

Wet Tropics Bioregion - Kuranda, Queensland

Gossamer-winged Butterfly (Glaucopsyche lycormas)

Töv Province - Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, Outer Mongolia

Curved-Horn Moth (to ID)

Pilbara Bioregion - Karijini National Park, Western Australia

Lesser Wanderer (Danaus petilia)

Gascoyne Bioregion - Plutonic Gold Mine, Western Australia