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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

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.

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Butterflies - Drepanidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
7704814256Tharsalea hyllus
Tharsalea hyllus
© Bob Barber

7704844260Tharsalea epixanthe
Tharsalea epixanthe
© Jason Dombroskie

Tharsalea epixanthe
© Jason Dombroskie

7705944268Eumaeus atala
Eumaeus atala
© Paul Ayick LG

Eumaeus atala
© Paul Ayick LG

7705914270Atlides halesus
Atlides halesus
© Robert Gorman LG
eating on the end of mistletoe twig
Atlides halesus
© Robert Gorman LG
on Large Leaf Mistletoe
Atlides halesus
© Robert Gorman LG
on Large Leaf Mistletoe
Atlides halesus
© Robert Gorman LG
on Large Leaf Mistletoe
7705414282Satyrium calanus
Satyrium calanus
© Jessica Durand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Quercus rubra
Satyrium calanus
© Jessica Durand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Quercus rubra
7705034310Callophrys spinetorum
Callophrys spinetorum
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Callophrys spinetorum
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

7705694336Strymon melinus
Strymon melinus
© Howell Curtis

Strymon melinus
© Jeff Janci LG

7706304363Celastrina ladon
Celastrina ladon
© Howell Curtis

7707174413Dione incarnata
Dione incarnata
© Bob Patterson

Dione incarnata
© McGuire Center LG

Dione incarnata
© McGuire Center LG

Dione incarnata
© Betsy Higgins

Dione incarnata
© Betsy Higgins

Dione incarnata
© McGuire Center LG

Dione incarnata
© McGuire Center LG

Dione incarnata
© McGuire Center LG

Dione incarnata
© McGuire Center LG

7708134420Polygonia interrogationis
Polygonia interrogationis
© Yurika Alexander LG

Polygonia interrogationis
© Bob Barber LG

Polygonia interrogationis
© Betsy Higgins

Polygonia interrogationis
© Howell Curtis
middle instar
Polygonia interrogationis
© Howell Curtis
middle instar
Polygonia interrogationis
© Betsy Higgins

Polygonia interrogationis
© Tom Bentley

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