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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
7707414450Argynnis cybele
Argynnis cybele
© Jason Dombroskie

7708874481Phyciodes tharos
Phyciodes tharos
© George Smiley LG
on Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Phyciodes tharos
© George Smiley LG

7708654490Chlosyne nycteis
Chlosyne nycteis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Chlosyne nycteis
© McGuire Center LG

Chlosyne nycteis
© McGuire Center LG

Chlosyne nycteis
© McGuire Center LG

Chlosyne nycteis
© Jeff Janci LG

7708664491Chlosyne harrisii
Chlosyne harrisii
© Jason Dombroskie

Chlosyne harrisii
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG

7708424516Euphydryas phaeton
Euphydryas phaeton
© Jason Dombroskie

Euphydryas phaeton
© Jason Dombroskie

Euphydryas phaeton
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

7707594522Limenitis arthemis
Limenitis arthemis
© Jason Dombroskie

Limenitis arthemis
© Jason Dombroskie

Limenitis arthemis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Limenitis arthemis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Limenitis arthemis
© Siobhan Basile LG

7707584523Limenitis archippus
Limenitis archippus
© Jason Dombroskie

Limenitis archippus
© Howell Curtis

Limenitis archippus
© McGuire Center LG

Limenitis archippus
© Jason Dombroskie

Limenitis archippus
© Howell Curtis

7707994550Marpesia petreus
Marpesia petreus
© McGuire Center LG

7709104553Anaea troglodyta
Anaea troglodyta
© McGuire Center LG

7709124554Anaea andria
Anaea andria
© Howell Curtis
late instar
Anaea andria
© Howell Curtis
early instar
Anaea andria
© Howell Curtis

Anaea andria
© Howell Curtis

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