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Monograph-type Plates -- Moth Identification Series

  Navigating Through the Plates  

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. All of the plates in the several series have colored buttons as shown above. These permit you to select Large, Medium or Small page sizes to suit your Internet access or modem speed. For example, the Small page of Collection Specimens will contain 8 rows, each with 6 photographs. Medium pages will display 16 rows while Large pages will contain 32 rows. Once you have a page to view in your browser you will have other navigating choices.

Each page has at the bottom a series of navigation buttons similar to those shown here. Each numbered plate represents a family or subfamily, and it may have up to several hundred species/photos. If you hold your cursor over the Last Plate or Next Plate buttons you will see the name of the group you will visit by clicking on that button. The smaller numbered buttons beneath them lead forward or backward through the several pages for the family/subfamily that you selected. Be sure to use these buttons if you wish to continue browsing through the group. Please send comments/suggestions regarding the ease of navigation to MPG Webmaster.

Collection Specimens

Families -- Hodges Numbers

Living Moth Photographs

Plate 01	0001-0854 : Micropterigoidea through Tineoidea	0001-0854	Slow 01	Fast 01
Plate 02	0855-1075 : Oecophoridae - Elachistidae	0855-1075	Slow 02	Fast 02
Plate 03	1076-1680 : Coleophoridae-Cosmopterigidae	1076-1680	Slow 03	Fast 03
Plate 04	1681-2311 : Gelechiidae	1681-2311	Slow 04	Fast 04
Plate 05	2312-2512 : Copromorphoidea-Yponometoidea	2312-2512	Slow 05	Fast 05
Plate 05.5	2490-2492 : Acrolepiidae
Plate 06	2513-2626 : Sesiidae	2513-2626	Slow 06	Fast 06
Plate 07	2627-2700 : Choreutidae-Cossidae	2627-2700	Slow 07	Fast 07
Plate 08.0   Plate 08.1   Plate 08.2   Plate 09.0   Plate 09.1   Plate 09.2   Plate 10.0	2701-2866 : Tortricidae: Olethreutinae - Olethreutini 2867-3399 : Tortricidae: Olethreutinae - Eucosmini 3400-3500 : Tortricidae: Olethreutinae - Grapholitini 3501-3591 : Tortricidae: Tortricinae - Tortricini-Cnephasiini 3592-3694 : Tortricidae: Tortricinae - Archipini 3695-3753 : Tortricidae: Tortricinae - Sparganothidini 3754-3863 : Tortricidae: Tortricinae - Cochylini	2701-2866 2867-3399 3400-3500 3501-3591 3592-3694 3695-3753 3754-3863	Slow 08.0   Slow 08.1   Slow 08.2   Slow 09.0   Slow 09.1   Slow 09.2   Slow 10.0	Fast 08.0   Fast 08.1   Fast 08.2   Fast 09.0   Fast 09.1   Fast 09.2   Fast 10.0
Plate 11	4618-4702 : Pre-Pyraloid Families : Zygaenidae                                                        Megalopygidae-Limacodidae	4618-4702	Slow 11	Fast 11
Plate 12.0   Plate 12.1   Plate 12.2   Plate 13.0   Plate 13.1	4703-4933 : Crambidae: Scopariinae-Evergestinae   4934-5298 : Pyraustinae   5299-5509 : Schoenobiinae-Crambinae   5510-5650 : Pyralidae: Pyralinae-Gallerinae   5651-6075 : Phycitinae-Peorinae	4703-4933   4934-5298   5299-5509   5510-5650   5651-6075	Slow 12.0   Slow 12.1   Slow 12.2   Slow 13.0   Slow 13.1	Fast 12.0   Fast 12.1   Fast 12.2   Fast 13.0   Fast 13.1
Plate 14	6076-6088 : Thyrididae-Hyblaeidae	6076-6088	Slow 14	Fast 14
Plate 15	6089-6234 : Pterophoridae: Plume Moths	6089-6234	Slow 15	Fast 15
Plate 16	6235-6255 : Drepanoidea	6235-6255	Slow 16	Fast 16
Plate 17.0   Plate 17.1   Plate 17.2   Plate 17.3   Plate 17.4   Plate 17.5   Plate 17.6   Plate 17.7   Plate 17.8   Plate 17.9	6256-6425 : Geometridae - Macaria, Digrammia   6426-6617 : Glena, Epimecis   6618-6762 : Melanolophia, Phigalia   6763-6844 : Nacophora, Metarranthis   6845-7011 : Besma, Lambdina, Eusarca   7012-7085 : Nemoria, Emeralds   7086-7181 : Idaea, Leptostales, Waves   7182-7332 : Eulithis, Hydriomena   7333-7444 : Stamnodes, Xanthorhoe   7445-7648 : Eupithecia, Lithostege	6256-6425 6426-6617 6618-6762 6763-6844 6845-7011 7012-7085 7086-7181 7182-7332 7333-7444 7445-7648	Slow 17.0   Slow 17.1   Slow 17.2   Slow 17.3   Slow 17.4   Slow 17.5   Slow 17.6   Slow 17.7   Slow 17.8   Slow 17.9	Fast 17.0   Fast 17.1   Fast 17.2   Fast 17.3   Fast 17.4   Fast 17.5   Fast 17.6   Fast 17.7   Fast 17.8   Fast 17.9
Enter	The Bob Belmont Geometrid Collection Plates
Plate 18	7649-7703 : Epiplemidae-Lasiocampidae	7649-7703	Slow 18	Fast 18
Plate 19   Plate 20	7704-7770 : Saturniidae 7771-7894 : Sphingidae	7704-7770 7771-7894	Slow 19   Slow 20	Fast 19   Fast 20
Plate 21   Plate 22	7895-8032 : Notodontidae 8033-8288 : Arctiidae	7895-8032 8033-8288	Slow 21   Slow 22	Fast 21   Fast 22
Plate 23   Plate 24	8289-8321 : Lymantriidae 8322-8489 : Noctuidae : Herminiinae - Rivulinae - Hypeninae	8289-8321 8322-8489	Slow 23   Slow 24	Fast 23   Fast 24
Plate 25   Plate 26	8490-8769 - Noctuidae : Catocalinae - Less Catocala 8770-8879 : Noctuidae : Catocalinae - Catocala	8490-8769 8770-8879	Slow 25   Slow 26	Fast 25   Fast 26
Plate 27   Plate 28	8880-8998 - Noctuidae : Plusiinae-Nolinae 8999-9198 : Noctuidae Acontiinae-Pantheinae	8880-8998 8999-9198	Slow 27   Slow 28	Fast 27   Fast 28
Plate 29   Plate 30	9199-9324 : Noctuidae : Acronictinae-Agaristinae 9325-9872 : Noctuidae : Amphipyrinae	9199-9324 9325-9872	Slow 29   Slow 30	Fast 29   Fast 30
Plate 31   Plate 32	9873 - 10217 : Noctuidae : Cucillinae 10218-10640 : Noctuidae : Hadeninae	9873 - 10217 10218-10640	Slow 31   Slow 32	Fast 31   Fast 32
Plate 33   Plate 34   Plate 35	10641-11054 : Noctuidae : Noctuinae 11055-11212 : Noctuidae : Heliothinae 11213-11233 : Noctuidae : Grotellini	10641-11054 11055-11212 11213-11233	Slow 33   Slow 34   Slow 35	Fast 33   Fast 34   Fast 35