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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.

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Butterflies - Drepanidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
5700854684Adoneta bicaudata
Adoneta bicaudata
© Carmen Champagne

Adoneta bicaudata
© Dan Leeder

Adoneta bicaudata
© Stephen Cresswell

Adoneta bicaudata
© Carmen Champagne

Adoneta bicaudata
© Dan Leeder

Adoneta bicaudata
© Giff Beaton LG
on Greenbrier
Adoneta bicaudata
© Giff Beaton LG
on Sweet Gum
5700864685 – Purple-crested Slug Moth – Adoneta spinuloides
Adoneta spinuloides
© Troy Bartlett

Adoneta spinuloides
© Tom Murray

Adoneta spinuloides
© Tom Murray

Adoneta spinuloides
© George Smiley LG
on Oak sapling (Quercus) 10mm
5700924691 – Pin-striped Vermilion Slug Moth – Monoleuca semifascia
Monoleuca semifascia
© Norman & Cheryl Lavers

Monoleuca semifascia
© Ed Corey

Monoleuca semifascia
© Norman & Cheryl Lavers

Monoleuca semifascia
© Giff Beaton LG
on post oak
5700884696Euclea incisa
Euclea incisa
© Valerie G. Bugh

5700894697 – Spiny Oak-slug Moth – Euclea delphinii
Euclea delphinii
© Charles Baxter LG

Euclea delphinii
© Canadian National Collection LG

Euclea delphinii
© McGuire Center LG

Euclea delphinii
© Charles Baxter LG

Euclea delphinii
© Giff Beaton LG
on winged elm
Euclea delphinii
© Troy Bartlett

Euclea delphinii
© Charles Lewallen

Euclea delphinii
© Charles Baxter LG

5700934698 – Smaller Parasa – Parasa chloris
Parasa chloris
© Allan Wilson

Parasa chloris
© Jeff Gruber

Parasa chloris
© Carmen Champagne

Parasa chloris
© Carmen Champagne
5th instar
Parasa chloris
© Jeff Gruber

Parasa chloris
© Troy Bartlett

Parasa chloris
© Troy Bartlett

Parasa chloris
© Giff Beaton LG
on cherry
5700944699 – Stinging Rose Caterpillar – Parasa indetermina
Parasa indetermina
© Brody J. Thomassen LG

Parasa indetermina
© Troy Bartlett

Parasa indetermina
© Steve Kortum

Parasa indetermina
© Daniel Swofford

Parasa indetermina
© Deborah Stephenson

Parasa indetermina
© Troy Bartlett

5700814700 – Saddleback Caterpillar – Acharia stimulea
Acharia stimulea
© Canadian National Collection LG

Acharia stimulea
© Bob Moul

Acharia stimulea
© Lew Scharpf

Acharia stimulea
© Jerry Armstrong LG

Acharia stimulea
© Charles Weber

Acharia stimulea
© Machele White

5700014701 – Planthopper Parasite Moth – Fulgoraecia exigua
Fulgoraecia exigua
© Beatriz Moisset

Fulgoraecia exigua
© Beatriz Moisset

Fulgoraecia exigua
© Beatriz Moisset

Fulgoraecia exigua
© Beatriz Moisset

Fulgoraecia exigua
© Beatriz Moisset

Fulgoraecia exigua
© John Maxwell

Fulgoraecia exigua
© John Maxwell

Fulgoraecia exigua
© Carmen Champagne

Fulgoraecia exigua
© Edward Trammel

Fulgoraecia exigua
© Yurika Alexander LG

Fulgoraecia exigua
© Steve Scott

Fulgoraecia exigua
© Edward Trammel

5700474702Dalcerides ingenita
Dalcerides ingenita
(cc) Wendy McCrady

Dalcerides ingenita
(cc) Wendy McCrady

8013694716 – Double-striped Scoparia – Scoparia biplagialis
Scoparia biplagialis
© Tucker J. Cooley LG

Scoparia biplagialis
© Tucker J. Cooley LG

Scoparia biplagialis
© Tucker J. Cooley LG

8013914738 – Striped Eudonia – Eudonia strigalis
Eudonia strigalis
© George Smiley LG
moss on the side of a Bald Cypress - 12mm
Eudonia strigalis
© George Smiley LG
moss on the side of a Bald Cypress - 12mm
8013134755 – Waterlily Leafcutter – Elophila obliteralis
Elophila obliteralis
© Stephen Luk

Elophila obliteralis
© Stephen Luk

8013184759 – Polymorphic Pondweed Moth – Parapoynx maculalis
Parapoynx maculalis
© McGuire Center LG

Parapoynx maculalis
© McGuire Center LG

Parapoynx maculalis
© McGuire Center LG

8013224763 – Floating-heart Waterlilly Moth – Parapoynx seminealis
Parapoynx seminealis
© McGuire Center LG

8011874879 – Psychic Xanthophysa – Xanthophysa psychicalis
Xanthophysa psychicalis
© Jason Dombroskie
case
8012244898 – Cross-striped Cabbageworm – Evergestis rimosalis
Evergestis rimosalis
© Arlene Ripley

Evergestis rimosalis
© Hannah Nendick-Mason

Evergestis rimosalis
© Hannah Nendick-Mason

8006944934Munroeodes thalesalis
Munroeodes thalesalis
© Giff Beaton LG
on Citharexylum berlandieri
Munroeodes thalesalis
© Giff Beaton LG
on Citharexylum berlandieri
8006964936 – Dogbane Saucrobotys – Saucrobotys futilalis
Saucrobotys futilalis
© Canadian National Collection LG

Saucrobotys futilalis
© Bob Barber LG

Saucrobotys futilalis
© Jason Dombroskie

Saucrobotys futilalis
© Jason Dombroskie

Saucrobotys futilalis
© Jason Dombroskie
tent
8007004938Epicorsia oedipodalis
Epicorsia oedipodalis
© McGuire Center LG

Epicorsia oedipodalis
© McGuire Center LG

8007154951 – Titian Peale's Pyralid Moth – Perispasta caeculalis
Perispasta caeculalis
© George Smiley LG
on Lonicera sempervirens
Perispasta caeculalis
© George Smiley LG
on Lonicera sempervirens
Perispasta caeculalis
© George Smiley LG
on Lonicera sempervirens
Perispasta caeculalis
© George Smiley LG
on Lonicera sempervirens
Perispasta caeculalis
© George Smiley LG
on Lonicera sempervirens
8007164952 – Small Magpie Moth – Anania hortulata
Anania hortulata
© Canadian National Collection LG

8007184953.1Anania plectilis
Anania plectilis
© George Smiley LG
on Sambucus canadensis - 23mm
Anania plectilis
© George Smiley LG
on Sambucus canadensis - 26mm
Anania plectilis
© George Smiley LG
17.5mm
Anania plectilis
© George Smiley LG
12mm
8007234957Anania mysippusalis
Anania mysippusalis
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on Solidago flexicaulis
Anania mysippusalis
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on Solidago flexicaulis
Anania mysippusalis
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on Solidago flexicaulis
Anania mysippusalis
© M. J. Hatfield
on Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Anania mysippusalis
© M. J. Hatfield
on Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Anania mysippusalis
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Anania mysippusalis
© Lynette Schimming LG
on purple aster
Anania mysippusalis
© Lynette Schimming LG
on purple aster
8007294962Hahncappsia marculenta
Hahncappsia marculenta
© M. J. Hatfield LG
found on Rudbeckia laciniata
Hahncappsia marculenta
© M. J. Hatfield LG
found on Rudbeckia laciniata
Hahncappsia marculenta
© M. J. Hatfield LG
found on Rudbeckia laciniata
Hahncappsia marculenta
© George Smiley LG
feeding from a shelter of Ambrosia artemisiifolia
8007304963Hahncappsia neomarculenta
Hahncappsia neomarculenta
© Bob Cammarata LG
hiding under a thin web of silk
Hahncappsia neomarculenta
© Rob Curtis LG

Hahncappsia neomarculenta
© Stephen Cresswell LG

Hahncappsia neomarculenta
© Fred Siskind

Hahncappsia neomarculenta
© Nancy Kent LG
on Verbesina alternifolia
Hahncappsia neomarculenta
© Ashley Bosarge LG
on Verbesina sp.
Hahncappsia neomarculenta
© Kim Fleming LG
on Verbesina occidentalis, some under webbing
Hahncappsia neomarculenta
© Stephen Cresswell LG

Hahncappsia neomarculenta
© Ashley Bosarge LG
on Verbesina sp.
8007324965Hahncappsia neobliteralis
Hahncappsia neobliteralis
© Darrin O'Brien
on Cardinal Climber (Ipomoea sloteri)
8007344967Hahncappsia mancalis
Hahncappsia mancalis
© Yurika Alexander LG
on Ground cherry leaf
Hahncappsia mancalis
© Yurika Alexander LG
on lambsquarters
8008504973.1Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis
Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis
© Dave Funk

Ecpyrrhorrhoe puralis
© Dave Funk

8007424975 – Garden Webworm – Achyra rantalis
Achyra rantalis
© Canadian National Collection LG

8007524986.1 – Greenish-Yellow Sitochroa – Sitochroa palealis
Sitochroa palealis
© Tom Bentley

8007594992 – Genista Broom Moth – Uresiphita reversalis
Uresiphita reversalis
© Valerie G. Bugh

Uresiphita reversalis
© Valerie G. Bugh

Uresiphita reversalis
© Valerie G. Bugh

8008385069 – Coffee-loving Pyrausta – Pyrausta tyralis
Pyrausta tyralis
© George Smiley LG
on Bidens aristosa
Pyrausta tyralis
© George Smiley LG
on Bidens aristosa
Pyrausta tyralis
© Machele White

8008775079 – Celery Leaftier – Udea rubigalis
Udea rubigalis
© George Smiley LG
shelter on underside of Prunella vulgaris - 17mm
Udea rubigalis
© George Smiley LG
shelter on underside of Prunella vulgaris - 17mm
8009045107 – Eggplant Leafroller – Lineodes integra
Lineodes integra
© George Smiley LG
rolled up Solanum lycopersicum leaf - 16mm
Lineodes integra
© George Smiley LG
11mm
8010995151 – Salvinia Stem-Borer – Samea multiplicalis
Samea multiplicalis
© McGuire Center LG

8010975156 – Lucerne Moth – Nomophila nearctica
Nomophila nearctica
© Canadian National Collection LG

Nomophila nearctica
© Canadian National Collection LG

8010645159 – Grape Leaffolder – Desmia funeralis
Desmia funeralis
© Canadian National Collection LG

Desmia funeralis
© Canadian National Collection LG

Desmia funeralis
© Ken Childs LG

Desmia funeralis
© Ken Childs LG

Desmia funeralis
© Ken Childs LG

8010655160Desmia maculalis
Desmia maculalis
© George Smiley LG
on Ludwigia alternifolia - 18.5mm
Desmia maculalis
© George Smiley LG
12mm
8009525199.4 – Box Tree Moth – Cydalima perspectalis
Cydalima perspectalis
LG - © Bernard Landry

Cydalima perspectalis
LG - © Bernard Landry

Cydalima perspectalis
LG - © Bernard Landry

Cydalima perspectalis
LG - © Bernard Landry

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