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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.


  25.3: Pyralidae -- 5142-5227                                 Refereed by Brian Scholtens
  5142 -- Paler Diacme Moth -- Diacme elealis
© Robert Patterson
 
© Machele White
 
© Hannah Nendick-Mason
  5143 -- Diacme Moth -- Diacme adipaloides
© Larry Line
 
© Robert Patterson
  5145 -- Mopsalis Diacme Moth -- Diacme mopsalis
© Sean McCann
 
  5146 -- Forsyth's Epipagis Moth -- Epipagis forsythae
© Robin McLeod
 
  5147 -- Epipagis Moth -- Epipagis huronalis
© J. N. Dell
 
© Lew Scharpf
 
  5149 -- Waterhyacinth Moth -- Niphograpta albiguttalis
© Robin McLeod
 
  5150 -- Assembly Moth -- Samea ecclesialis

In the middle of the fringe on the forewing Samea ecclesialis has a darker shading and larger dark marks than along the rest of the fringe. Samea multiplicalis lacks this and the markings are generally similar in strength.

© Hugh McGuinness
 
© Robert Patterson
 
© Gretchen Waggy
  5151 -- Salvinia Stem-borer Moth -- Samea multiplicalis

In the middle of the fringe on the forewing Samea ecclesialis has a darker shading and larger dark marks than along the rest of the fringe. Samea multiplicalis lacks this and the markings are generally similar in strength.

© Machele White
 
© Jeff Hollenbeck
  5152 -- Baccatalis Moth -- Samea baccatalis
© Machele White
 
© Robert Patterson © Robert Patterson
  5156 -- Lucerne Moth -- Nomophila nearctica
© Tom Murray
 
© Steve Nanz © Robert Patterson © Robert Patterson
  5158 -- Ategumia Moth -- Ategumia ebulealis
© Darryl Searcy
 
© Machele White
 
  5159-60 -- Grape Leaffolder Moth -- Desmia funeralis sp. grp.
© John Himmelman
 
© Machele White © Machele White
© Lewis Scharpf
 
© Machele White
 
© Nolie Schneider
 
  5166 -- Deploring Desmia Moth -- Desmia deploralis
© Jeff Hollenbeck
 
© Jeff Hollenbeck
 
  5167 -- Mournful Desmia Moth -- Desmia ploralis
© Machele White
 
  5169 -- Spotted Beet Webworm Moth -- Hymenia perspectalis
© Machele White
 
© Robert Patterson © Alan Chin-Lee
  5170 -- Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth -- Spoladea recurvalis
© Tom Murray
 
© Mark de Silva
 
© Steve Nanz
  5171 -- Diasemiopsis Moth -- Diasemiopsis leodocusalis
© Hugh McGuinness
 
  5172 -- Pyralid Moth -- Diasemiodes janassalis
© Larry Line
 
© Brian Bottorff
 
  5174 -- Recondite Webworm Moth -- Diathrausta reconditalis
© Larry Line
 
© Jillian Cowles
 
  5175 -- Harlequin Webworm Moth -- Diathrausta harlequinalis
© Robert Patterson
 
© Larry Line
  5176 -- Yellow-spotted Webworm Moth -- Anageshna primordialis
© Rob Curtis
 
© Robert Patterson © Bill Johnson
 
  5177 -- Checkered Apogeshna Moth -- Apogeshna stenialis
© Randy Newman
 
© Machele White
 
© Hugh McGuinness
  5179 -- Black Penestola Moth -- Penestola bufalis
© Robert Patterson
 
© Jeff Hollenbeck
 
© Robin McLeod
 
© Robin McLeod
 
  5181 -- Sesame Leafroller Moth -- Antigastra catalaunalis
© Tim Norriss - UKmoths 1400
 
  5182 -- Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix -- Blepharomastix ranalis
© David Bree
 
© Robert Patterson © Lewis Scharpf
  5187 -- Blepharomastix Moth -- Blepharomastix magualis
© Mark Dreiling
 
  5193.99 -- Unidentified Blepharomastix Moths -- Blepharomastix spp.
© Machele White
 
  5197 -- Beautiful Glyphodes Moth -- Glyphodes pyloalis
© Cliff Davis
 
© Randy Newman
  5199 -- Glyphodes Moth -- Glyphodes floridalis
© Machele White

  5200 -- Distinguished Colymychus Moth -- Colomychus talis
© Patrick Coin
 
© Eric Haley
  5202 -- Pickleworm Moth -- Diaphania nitidalis
© Troy Bartlett
 
© LisaAmes © Sean McCann

  5204 -- Melonworm Moth -- Diaphania hyalinata
© Robert Patterson
 
© Carroll Rudy © Machele White
  5205 -- Diaphania modialis
© Machele White
 
© Machele White
  5215 -- The Álamo Moth -- Condylorrhiza vestigialis
© Robert Patterson
 
© Robert Patterson
 
  5217 -- Satin White Palpita Moth -- Palpita flegia
© Alan Chin-Lee
 
© Alan Chin-Lee
 
late instar larva - © Alan Chin-Lee
 
normal pupa - © Alan Chin-Lee
 
tachinid parasitoid - © Alan Chin-Lee
 
  5218 -- Four-spotted Palpita Moth -- Palpita quadristigmalis
© Robert Patterson
 
© Jeff Hollenbeck
 
© Patrick Coin
 
  5219 -- Kimball's Palpita Moth -- Palpita kimballi [tentative]
© Charles S. Lewallen

© Denise Gaskill

  5220 -- Gracile Palpita Moth -- Palpita gracilalis
© Patrick Coin
 
  5222 -- Palpita Moth -- Palpita arsaltealis
© Randy Newman
 
© Steve Scott
 
© Steve Scott
 
  5223 -- Inkblot Palpita Moth -- Palpita illibalis
© Larry Line
 
© Cliff Davis
  5225 -- Freeman's Palpita Moth -- Palpita freemanalis
© Steve Scott
 
© Steve Scott
 
  5226 -- Splendid Palpita Moth -- Palpita magniferalis
© Nolie Schneider
 
© Cindy Mead © Robert Patterson © Stephen Cresswell
© Lewis Scharpf
 
© Robert Patterson © Gary Kessler
 




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