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9 moths species + 1 caddisfly captured in slow motion flight! All of these insects were filmed at 6,000fps and what you are seeing is being played back at 30fps.

00:00 - Cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia - family Saturniidae
01:25 - Plume moth – family Pterophoridae
02:13 - Red-bordered Emerald, Nemoria lixaria – family Geometridae
02:57 - One-spotted Variant, Hypagyrtis unipunctata - family Geometridae
03:31 - Pepper & Salt Geometer or Peppered moth, Biston betularia - family Geometridae
04:47 - Ailanthus Webworm Moth, Atteva aurea - family Attevidae
05:28 - Black-dotted Spragueia Moth, Spragueia onagrus - family Noctuidae
05:52 - The Hebrew, Polygrammate hebraeicum - family Noctuidae
06:17 - White Miller Caddisfly, Nectopsyche sp. - order Trichoptera (not a moth)
06:43 - Arched Hooktip, Drepana arcuata – family Drepanidae

Still image credits:
Cecropia moth caterpillar – Michael Hodge CC BY
Geometrid inchworm – Dr. Matt Bertone Flickr (used with permission)
Peppered moth (white) – Tim Alps Flickr CC BY
Peppered moth (melanic) – Ben Sale Flickr CC BY
Peppered moth (melanic) - Jerzy Strzelecki Wikimedia CC BY
The Hebrew - Dr. Matt Bertone Flickr (used with permission)
Arched Hooktip - Dr. Matt Bertone Flickr (used with permission)
Matt Bertone’s Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/7679027...

Recommended reading for more about natural selection of the peppered moth:
Cook L. M., Grant B. S., Saccheri I. J. and Mallet J. 2012. Selective bird predation on the peppered moth: the last experiment of Michael Majerus. Biology Letters 8: 609–612. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.1136

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