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Monograph-type Plates -- Moth Identification Series

Hodges Checklist Sequence

Monograph-type Plates now available using the Phylogenetic Sequence system adopted in the Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023) Checklist.

  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 Checklist 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 the Editor.

Collection
Specimens
Hodges Numbers
Families
 Living Moth
Photographs
  • Plate 01
     
  • 0001-0854 :
    		• Micropterigoidea through Tineoidea
     
  • Slow 01
     
  • Fast 01
     
  • Plate 02
     
  • 0855-1075 :
    		• Depressariidae; Lecithoceridae; Oecophoridae; Stathmopodidae
  • Slow 02
     
  • Fast 02
     
  • Plate 03
     
  • 1076-1680 :
    		• Autostichidae; Batrachedridae; Coleophoridae; Cosmopterigidae; Elachistidae;
    Momphidae; Pterolonchidae; Scythrididae
  • Slow 03
     
  • Fast 03
     
  • Plate 04
     
  • 1681-2311 :
     
    		• Gelechiidae
     
  • Slow 04
     
  • Fast 04
     
  • Plate 05
     
  • 2312-2512 :
     
    		• Copromorphoidea; Yponometoidea
     
  • Slow 05
     
  • Fast 05
     
  • Plate 06
     
  • 2513-2626 :
     
    		• Sesiidae
     
  • Slow 06
     
  • Fast 06
     
  • Plate 07
     
  • 2627-2700 :
     
    		• Choreutidae; Cossidae
     
  • 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 :
     
  • 2867-3399 :
     
  • 3400-3500 :
     
  • 3501-3591 :
     
  • 3592-3694 :
     
  • 3695-3753 :
     
  • 3754-3863 :
     
    		• Tortricidae: Olethreutinae - Olethreutini
     
    Tortricidae: Olethreutinae - Eucosmini
     
    Tortricidae: Olethreutinae - Grapholitini
     
    Tortricidae: Tortricinae - Tortricini-Cnephasiini
     
    Tortricidae: Tortricinae - Archipini
     
    Tortricidae: Tortricinae - Sparganothidini
     
    Tortricidae: Tortricinae - Cochylini
     
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  • 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 :
     
    		• Zygaenidae; Megalopygidae; Limacodidae
     
  • Slow 11
     
  • Fast 11
     
  • Plate 12.0
     
  • Plate 12.1
     
  • Plate 12.2
     
  • Plate 13.0
     
  • Plate 13.1
     
  • 4703-4933 :
     
  • 4934-5298 :
     
  • 5299-5509 :
     
  • 5510-5650 :
     
  • 5651-6075 :
     
    		• Crambidae: Scopariinae-Evergestinae
     
    Crambidae: Pyraustinae
     
    Crambidae: Schoenobiinae-Crambinae
     
    Pyralidae: Pyralinae-Gallerinae
     
    Pyralidae: Phycitinae-Peorinae
     
  • 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
     
  • Slow 14
     
  • Fast 14
     
  • Plate 15
     
  • 6089-6234 :
     
    		• Pterophoridae: Plume Moths
     
  • Slow 15
     
  • Fast 15
     
  • Plate 16
     
  • 6235-6255 :
     
    		• Drepanoidea
     
  • 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 :
     
  • 6426-6617 :
     
  • 6618-6762 :
     
  • 6763-6844 :
     
  • 6845-7011 :
     
  • 7012-7085 :
     
  • 7086-7181 :
     
  • 7182-7332 :
     
  • 7333-7444 :
     
  • 7445-7648 :
     
    		• Geometridae: Macaria, Digrammia
     
    Geometridae: Glena, Epimecis
     
    Geometridae: Melanolophia, Phigalia
     
    Geometridae: Nacophora, Metarranthis
     
    Geometridae: Besma, Lambdina, Eusarca
     
    Geometridae: Nemoria, Emeralds
     
    Geometridae: Idaea, Leptostales, Waves
     
    Geometridae: Eulithis, Hydriomena
     
    Geometridae: Stamnodes, Xanthorhoe
     
    Geometridae: Eupithecia, Lithostege
     
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  • Slow 17.9
     
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  • The Bob Belmont Geometrid Collection Plates
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  • Plate 18
     
  • 7649-7703 :
     
    		• Epiplemidae; Lasiocampidae
     
  • Slow 18
     
  • Fast 18
     
  • Plate 19
     
  • 7704-7770 :
    		• Saturniidae
  • Slow 19
     
  • Fast 19
     
  • Plate 20
     
  • 7771-7894 :
     
    		• Sphingidae
     
  • Slow 20
     
  • Fast 20
     
  • Plate 21
     
  • 7895-8032 :
     
    		• Notodontidae
     
  • Slow 21
     
  • Fast 21
     
  • Plate 22
     
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  • Plate 26
     
  • 8033-8288 :
     
  • 8289-8321 :
     
  • 8322-8489 :
     
  • 8490-8769
     
  • 8770-8879 :
     
    		• Erebidae: Arctiinae
     
    Erebidae: Lymantriinae
     
    Erebidae : Herminiinae - Rivulinae - Hypeninae
     
    Erebidae (formerly Catocalinae - Less Catocala)
     
    Erebidae : Erebinae: Catocalini: Catocala
     
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  • Fast 22
     
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  • Plate 27
     
  • 8880-8998:
     
    		• Euteliidae; Nolidae; Noctuidae: Plusiinae
     
  • Slow 27
     
  • Fast 27
     
  • Plate 28
     
  • Plate 29
     
  • Plate 30
     
  • Plate 31
     
  • Plate 32
     
  • Plate 33
     
  • Plate 34
     
  • Plate 35
     
  • 8999-9198 :
     
  • 9199-9324 :
     
  • 9325-9872 :
     
  • 9873-10217 :
     
  • 10218-10640 :
     
  • 10641-11054 :
     
  • 11055-11212 :
     
  • 11213-11233 :
     
    		• Noctuidae Acontiinae-Pantheinae
     
    Noctuidae : Acronictinae-Agaristinae
     
    Noctuidae : Amphipyrinae
     
    Noctuidae : Cuculliinae
     
    Noctuidae : Hadeninae
     
    Noctuidae : Noctuinae
     
    Noctuidae : Heliothinae
     
    Noctuidae : Grotellini
     
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    • Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

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