Moth Photographers Group -- Plates Series

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Monograph-type Plates -- Eastern Moths Identification Series

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There are several series of plates showing photos of moths to aid you in their identification. They are listed below in Hodges Check List order, with links on the left to the plates for pinned or museum specimens, and links on the right to two comparable series for living moths. Page sizes are very large. If you are using a dial-up modem at 56kb connection speed (or less), please read the following "warning."

WARNING: Dial-up Internet access at 56kbps modem speed or less can require several minutes for larger, photo-intensive pages to load. Dial-up users should always access only the Fast Plates in the rightmost column below. Test loadings by Carroll Rudy at 37.2kbps connecting modem speed in rural Wisconsin took about 2 minutes for Fast Plates containing an average of 20 photographs. Slow Plates and Spread Specimen Plates contain up to eight times as many photos and take proportionately more time to load. Visitors having high-speed Internet access will have no problems using this website, but slow speed dial-up visitors will be happier using only the Fast Plates and, where available, the Species Pages.

Collection
Specimens

Families -- Hodges Numbers

Living Moth
Photographs

Plate 01 Plate 02 Plate 03 Plate 04 Plate 05 Plate 06	0001-0854 Pre-tortricid micros 0855-1075 Oecophoridae 1076-1680 Coleophoridae - Cosmopterigidae 1681-2311 Gelechiidae: 95 Vargo species. Gelechiidae: SangMi Lee and Jim Vargo - 322 species. 1681-1786 Nealyda - Recurvaria 1787-1866 Coleotechnites - Neotelphusa 1867-2010 Pseudotelphusa - Gnorimoschema 2011-2181 Scrobipalpula - Filatima 2182-2311 Aroga - Dichomeris 2312-2700 2513-2626 Sesiidae	0001-0304 0305-0434 0435-0854 0855-0917 0918-1027 1028-1075 1076-1422 1423-1680 1681-2010 2011-2255 2256-2324 2325-2432 2433-2543 2544-2626 2627-2700	Slow 01 Slow 02 Slow 03 Slow 04 Slow 05 Slow 06 Slow 07 Slow 08	Fast 01.1 Fast 01.2 Fast 02.1 Fast 02.2 Fast 03.1 Fast 03.2 Fast 04.1 Fast 04.2 Fast 05.1 Fast 05.2 Fast 06.1 Fast 06.2 Fast 07.1 Fast 07.2 Fast 08.1
Plates 17a-22	Tortricoidea: covering Tortricidae and the former Cochylidae	2701-2770 2771-2827 2828-2905 2906-3007 3008-3186 3187-3258 3259-3353 3354-3425 3426-3512 3513-3564 3565-3630 3631-3671 3672-3720 3721-3769 3770-3863	Slow 17.1 Slow 17.5 Slow 17.9 Slow 18.3 Slow 18.7 Slow 19.1 Slow 19.5 Slow 19.9	Fast 17.1 Fast 17.3 Fast 17.5 Fast 17.7 Fast 17.9 Fast 18.1 Fast 18.3 Fast 18.5 Fast 18.7 Fast 18.9 Fast 19.1 Fast 19.3 Fast 19.5 Fast 19.7 Fast 19.9
Plate 23	Pre-pyralid families	3864-4666 4667-4702	Slow 23	Fast 23.1 Fast 23.5
Plate 24 Plate 24.5 Plate 25.1 Plate 25.5 Plate 26.1 Plate 26.5 Plate 27.1 Plate 27.5 Plate 28.1	4703-4788 Pyraloidea 4789-4950 4951-5152 5153-5227 5228-5338 5339-5509 5510-5621 5622-5807 5808-6088	4703-4758 4759-4789 4790-4894 4895-4950 4951-5050 5051-5141 5142-5175 5176-5227 5228-5283 5284-5354 5355-5394 5395-5459 5460-5536 5537-5594 5595-5668 5669-5784 5785-5891 5892-6041 6042-6088	Slow 24.1 Slow 24.5 Slow 24.9 Slow 25.3 Slow 25.7 Slow 26.1 Slow 26.5 Slow 26.9 Slow 27.3 Slow 27.7	Fast 24.1 Fast 24.3 Fast 24.5 Fast 24.7 Fast 24.9 Fast 25.1 Fast 25.3 Fast 25.5 Fast 25.7 Fast 25.9 Fast 26.1 Fast 26.3 Fast 26.5 Fast 26.7 Fast 26.9 Fast 27.1 Fast 27.3 Fast 27.5 Fast 27.7
Vargo 30	Pterophoridae (Plume Moths)	6089-6159 6160-6234	Slow 30	Fast 30.1 Fast 30.5
Plate 31	Drepanoidea	6235-6255	Slow 31	Fast 31
Plates 32-37c	Geometroidea: covering Geometridae and Uraniidae Macaria Grays Melanolophia Phigalia Euchlaena Pero Metarranthis Plagodis Besma Eusarca Spanworms Emeralds Waves Scopula Waves Leptostales Eulithis Hydriomena Xanthorhoe Gem Carpets Eupithecia End Geometridae - Epiplemidae - Mimallonidae	6256-6322 6323-6360 6361-6435 6436-6596 6597-6657 6658-6682 6683-6733 6734-6801 6802-6833 6834-6883 6884-6926 6927-6973 6974-7011 7012-7085 7086-7140 7141-7172 7173-7195 7196-7221 7222-7294 7295-7397 7398-7439 7440-7625 7626-7662	Slow 32.1 Slow 32.5 Slow 32.9 Slow 33.3 Slow 33.7 Slow 34.1 Slow 34.5 Slow 34.9 Slow 35.3 Slow 35.7 Slow 36.1 Slow 36.5	Fast 32.1 Fast 32.3 Fast 32.5 Fast 32.7 Fast 32.9 Fast 33.1 Fast 33.3 Fast 33.5 Fast 33.7 Fast 33.9 Fast 34.1 Fast 34.3 Fast 34.5 Fast 34.7 Fast 34.9 Fast 35.1 Fast 35.3 Fast 35.5 Fast 35.7 Fast 35.9 Fast 36.1 Fast 36.3 Fast 36.5
Enter	The Bob Belmont Geometrid Collection Plates
Plate 39a Plate 39b	Apatelodidae-Lasiocampidae-Saturniidae Saturniidae	7663-7703 7704-7726 7727-7770	Slow 39.1 Slow 39.5	Fast 39.1 Fast 39.5 Fast 39.7
Plate 40a Plate 40b	Sphingidae	7771-7815 7816-7856 7857-7894	Slow 40.1 Slow 40.5	Fast 40.1 Fast 40.3 Fast 40.5
Plate 41a Plate 41b	Notodontidae	7895-7923 7924-7976 7977-8032	Slow 41.1 Slow 41.5	Fast 41.1 Fast 41.3 Fast 41.5
Plate 42a Plate 42b	Arctiidae	8033-8101 8102-8126 8127-8162 8163-8205 8206-8288	Slow 42.1 Slow 42.5 Slow 42.9	Fast 42.1 Fast 42.3 Fast 42.5 Fast 42.7 Fast 42.9
Plate 43	Lymantriidae	8289-8321	Slow 43	Fast 43
Plate 44a Plate 44b	Noctuidae [Herminiinae-Rivulinae-Hypeninae] Lascoria, Palthis Hypena Hemeroplanis	8322-8356 8357-8392 8393-8440 8441-8465 8466-8489	Slow 44.1 Slow 44.5	Fast 44.1 Fast 44.3 Fast 44.5 Fast 44.7 Fast 44.9
Plate 45.1 Plate 45.3 Plate 45.5 Plate 46a Plate 46b	Noctuidae [Catocalinae less Catocala] Noctuidae [Catocalinae, Catocala]	8490-8544 8545-8591 8592-8613 8614-8683 8684-8723 8724-8754 8755-8769 8770-8797 8798-8847 8848-8879	Slow 45.1 Slow 45.4 Slow 45.7 Slow 46.1 Slow 46.5	Fast 45.1 Fast 45.2 Fast 45.4 Fast 45.5 Fast 45.7 Fast 45.8 Fast 45.9 Fast 46.1 Fast 46.3 Fast 46.5
Plate 47 Plate 48 Plate 49	Noctuidae [Plusiinae-Nolinae] Noctuidae [Acontiinae, Pantheinae] Noctuidae [Acronticinae, Agaristinae]	8880-8912 8913-8954 8955-8974 8975-9011 9012-9055 9056-9132 9133-9198 9199-9238 9239-9272 9272-9324	Slow 47.1 Slow 47.5 Slow 48.1 Slow 48.5	Fast 47.1 Fast 47.3 Fast 47.5 Fast 47.7 Fast 47.9 Fast 48.1 Fast 48.3 Fast 48.5 Fast 48.7 Fast 48.9
Plate 50 Plate 51 Plate 52	Noctuidae [Amphipyrinae]	9325-9393 9394-9428 9429-9481 9482-9543 9544-9628 9629-9664 9665-9689 9690-9872	Slow 50.1 Slow 50.5 Slow 51.1 Slow 51.5	Fast 50.1 Fast 50.3 Fast 50.5 Fast 50.7 Fast 51.1 Fast 51.3 Fast 51.5 Fast 51.7
Plate 53 Plate 54	Noctuidae [Cuculliinae]	9873-9899 9900-9939 9940-9965 9966-10020 10021-10217	Slow 53.1 Slow 53.5	Fast 53.1 Fast 53.3 Fast 53.5 Fast 53.7 Fast 53.9
Plate 55 Plate 56 Plate 57	Noctuidae [Hadeninae] Noctuidae [Noctuinae, Agrotini]	10218-10301 10302-10424 10425-10462 10463-10517 10518-10589 10590-10669	Slow 55.1 Slow 55.4 Slow 55.7	Fast 55.1 Fast 55.3 Fast 55.4 Fast 55.5 Fast 55.7 Fast 55.9
Plate 58 Plate 59	Noctuidae [Noctuinae] Noctuidae [Heliothinae]	10670-10845 10846-10940 10941-10993 10994-11054 11055-11115 11116-11233	Slow 56.1 Slow 56.5 Slow 57.1	Fast 56.1 Fast 56.3 Fast 56.5 Fast 56.7 Fast 57.1 Fast 57.5

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