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Archived Photos of Living Moths

Please see the page on submitting photos (link above at right). Photos that are identified here are retained for later use on pages like this one and on individual species pages. For photos to be usable here they must be capable of cropping and reduction to fit a square 225 x 225 pixels in size. A different size (300 x 225) will be used for some species that normally pose with the wings fully spread.

Photos are preferred of moths oriented head upward rather than at an angle. Normally, four photos, each by a different photographer, will be the limit per species. Exceptions might be made for species where there are many morphs, forms and aberrations. Better photos will replace those not as capable of helping to identify the species. There is no guarantee that a photo, once in the archive, will be retained permanently.


  07: Pre-Tortricid Micros -- 2433-2626
  2435 -- Argyresthia Moth -- Argyresthia alternatella
© Hugh McGuinness
 
© Robert Patterson
 
© Robert Patterson
 
  2444 -- Argyresthia calliphanes [T]
[T] - © Arlene Ripley
 
[T] - © Arlene Ripley
 
  2449 -- Apple Fruit Moth -- Argyresthia conjugella
© Ian Kimber - UKmoths 418
 
  2457 -- Bronze Alder Moth -- Argyresthia goedartella
© Ian Kimber - UKmoths 411
 
© John Lee
 
© John Lee
 
© John Davis
 
  2467 -- Argyresthia Moth -- Argyresthia oreasella
© Tom Murray
 
© Robert Patterson [T] - © Lisa Ames

  2479 -- Speckled Argyresthia Moth -- Argyresthia subreticulata [T]
© Robert Patterson
 
© Arlene Ripley
 
  2481 -- Arborvitae Leafminer Moth -- Argyresthia thuiella
© Robin McLeod
 
  2484.99 -- Unidentified Argyresthia Moths -- Argyresthia spp.
© Nolie Schneider
 
© Arlene Ripley
 
  2492.2 -- Acrolepiopsis californica [T]
© John Davis
 
© John Davis
 
  2492.99 -- Unidentified Acrolepiopsis Moths -- Acrolepiopsis spp.
© Nolie Schneider
 
  2500 -- Embola Moth -- Embola ionis
© Roy Beckemeyer
 
  2506 -- Aetole Moth -- Aetole unipunctella
© Jillian Cowles
 
© Jillian Cowles
 
  2509 -- Schreckensteinia festaliella
© John Davis
 
  2509.99 -- Schreckensteinia Moths -- Schreckensteinia spp.
© Bill DuPree
 
  2513 -- Raspberry Crown Borer Moth -- Pennisetia marginata
[f.] - © Anthony W. Thomas
 
[m.] - © Anthony W. Thomas © Tom Murray
 
© Tom Murray
 
  2522 -- Oak Clearwing Moth -- Paranthrene asilipennis
© Jim McClarin
 
  2523 -- Doll's Clearwing Moth -- Paranthrene dollii
© Jonathan Burishkin
 
© Edward Trammel © J. Solomon - Bugwood.org
 
  2524 -- Dusky Clearwing Moth -- Paranthrene tabaniformis
© Chris Steeman - UKmoths 372
 
© Bill Johnson
 
  2526 -- Western Poplar Clearwing Moth -- Paranthrene robiniae
© Hartmut Wisch
 
© Hartmut Wisch
 
© J. Solomon - Bugwood.org
 
  2527 -- nr. Hornet Clearwing Moth -- Paranthrene simulens
© Tom Murray

  2530 -- Grape Root Borer Moth -- Vitacea polistiformis
© Machele White
 
© Univ. of Georgia - Bugwood.org
 
  2532 -- Virginia Creeper Clearwing Moth -- Albuna fraxini
[f.] - © Bruce Marlin
 
[f.] - © Tom Murray [m.] - © Tom Murray
© W. Crenshaw - Bugwood.org
 
© W. Crenshaw - Bugwood.org
 
  2533 -- Fireweed Clearwing Moth -- Albuna pyramidalis
© Anthony W. Thomas
 
[T] - MT - © Lynette Schimming
 
  2535 -- Nebraska Clearwing Moth -- Euhagena nebraskae
© Tom Bentley   <Larger Photo>
 
  2536 -- Squash Vine Borer Moth -- Melittia cucurbitae
© Richard Breen
 
© Steve Scott
 
© Steve Scott
 
© John Himmelman
  2538W -- Clearwing Borer Moth -- Melittia snowii
© W. Crenshaw - Bugwood.org
 
  2542 -- European Hornet Moth -- Sesia apiformis
© L.-M. Nageleisen - Bugwood.org
 
  2543 -- American Hornet Moth -- Sesia tibialis
© Anthony W. Thomas
 
© Bruce Neill - Bugwood.org
 
  2549 -- Dogwood or Pecan Clearwing Moth -- Synanthedon scitula
© Lewis Scharpf
 
© Lynette Schimming © Machele White
 
© Charles S. Lewallen
© Jeff Hahn [f.]

  2552 -- Riley's Clearwing Moth -- Synanthedon rileyana
© Bob Moul
 
© Edward Trammel [f.]
  2553 -- Currant Clearwing Moth -- Synanthedon tipuliformis
© Shane Farrell - UKmoths 373
 
© W. Crenshaw - Bugwood.org
 
  2554 -- Maple Callus Borer Moth -- Synanthedon acerni
form 'tepperi' - © J. N. Dell form 'buscki' [f.] - © Scott Nelson
 
form 'buscki' [m.] - © Scott Nelson
 
typical - © Robert Patterson
© J. Solomon - Bugwood.org
 
  2555 -- Arrowwood Clearwing Moth -- Synanthedon fatifera
© Jackie Lucier
 
  2556 -- Viburnum Borer Moth -- Synanthedon virburni
© David Parsons - Bugwood.org
 
  2561 -- Red-belted Clearwing Moth -- Synanthedon culiciformis
© Steve Nash - UKmoths 381
 
  2565 -- Apple Bark Borer Moth -- Synanthedon pyri
[f.] - © Robin McLeod
 
  2566 -- Red-Lined Clearwing Moth -- Synanthedon rubrofascia
© Carol DiFiori
 
  2573 -- Florida Oak Gall Moth -- Synanthedon sapygaeformis
© Machele White
 
© Machele White
 
© Carla Finley
 
© Sean McCann

  2576 -- Strawberry Crown Moth -- Synanthedon bibionipennis
© John Davis
 
© John Davis
 
  2581 -- Buckwheat Borer Moth -- Synanthedon polygoni
© Bryan Reynolds
 
  2582 -- Sycamore Borer Moth -- Synanthedon resplendens
Western Distribution © Tom Murray
 
Western Distribution © Hartmut Wisch
 
  2583 -- Peachtree Borer Moth -- Synanthedon exitiosa
[m.] - © Patrick Coin
 
[f.] - © Richard Leung [f.] - © Tom Murray © Machele White
 
  2589 -- Ash/Lilac Borer Moth -- Podosesia syringae
© W. Crenshaw - Bugwood.org
 
  2590 -- Persimmon Borer Moth -- Sannina uroceriformis
[f.] - © J. Solomon - Bugwood.org
 
[m.] - © J. Solomon - Bugwood.org
 
  2596 -- Eupatorium Borer Moth -- Carmenta bassiformis
© Stephen Cresswell
 
  2599 -- Clearwing Moth -- Carmenta giliae
© Bryan Reynolds
 
  2602W -- Coronopus Borer Moth -- Carmenta mimuli
© W. Crenshaw - Bugwood.org
 
  2608 -- Carmenta Clearwing Moth -- Carmenta pyralidiformis
[m.] - © Rob Curtis
 
  2614 -- Texana Clearwing Moth -- Carmenta texana
© Sean McCann
 
  2623 -- Clematis Clearwing Moth -- Alcathoe caudata
[f.] - © Janice Stiefel
 
[m.] - © Tom Murray [m.] - © Jeff Hahn © Giff Beaton -- GA
 
  2626 -- Burrowbush Borer Moth -- Hymenoclea palmii
© Jillian Cowles
 
  2626.98W -- Introduced Chamaesphecia spp.


Four species of Chamaesphecia moths have been released as biological control agents, mostly in the western plains states, to help control the weed plant leafy spurge. Other control agents, especially beetles, have proven to be more effective. A good source of information regarding these control agents and programs may be found at Montana War on Weeds. That website has links to many other bio-control organizations.
 

© USDA-APHIS - Bugwood.org
Chamaesphecia crassicornis
 
© USDA-APHIS - Bugwood.org
Chamaesphecia crassicornis
 
© USDA-APHIS - Bugwood.org
Chamaesphecia tenthrediniformis
 
© USDA-APHIS - Bugwood.org
Chamaesphecia hungarica
 

Photos credited to Bugwood.Org are from the archives at Sesiidae @ Forestry Images & Bugwood.org
 





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