The principle and experimental results of hard X-ray phase-contrast imaging are presented in the paper. The wavelength of the X-ray is 0.08860 nm and the specimen is a natural moth. The obtained image was readout by optical microscope, using Kodak high-resolution X-ray films as recording medium. It is demonstrated that some fine structures of the moth were recognized, especially in the boundary areas of the specimen. Contrarily, no absorption-contrast images were observed under the same conditions.