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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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Epiplemidae - Sphingidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
8901887866 – Gaudy Sphinx – Eumorpha labruscae
Eumorpha labruscae
© Richard Crook LG

8901747867 – Grote's Sphinx – Cautethia grotei
Cautethia grotei
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar
Cautethia grotei
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar Brown Form on Chiococca alba
8901757868 – Spurious Sphinx – Cautethia spuria
Cautethia spuria
© Giff Beaton LG
on David's Milkberry
8901927870 – Abbot's Sphinx – Sphecodina abbottii
Sphecodina abbottii
© Jim McCalin

Sphecodina abbottii
© Canadian National Collection LG

Sphecodina abbottii
© Canadian National Collection LG

Sphecodina abbottii
© Janice Stiefel
4th instar
Sphecodina abbottii
© Janice Stiefel

Sphecodina abbottii
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Sphecodina abbottii
© Yurika Alexander LG

Sphecodina abbottii
© Jim McCalin

Sphecodina abbottii
© Jim McCalin

890204.87871 – Lettered Sphinx – Deidamia inscriptum
Deidamia inscriptum
© Canadian National Collection LG

Deidamia inscriptum
© Tom Bentley

8901957872 – Bear Sphinx – Proserpinus lucidus
Proserpinus lucidus
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar Black Form on Oenothera biennis
Proserpinus lucidus
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar Green Form on Oenothera biennis
Proserpinus lucidus
© Teá Montagna LG
4th Instar on Oenothera biennis
8901947873 – Nessus Sphinx – Amphion floridensis
Amphion floridensis
© Patrick Coin
1st instar
8901977875 – Juanita Sphinx – Proserpinus juanita
Proserpinus juanita
© James Bailey LG

Proserpinus juanita
© James Bailey LG

8901987876 – Clark's Day Sphinx – Proserpinus clarkiae
Proserpinus clarkiae
© Teá Montagna LG
3rd Instar on Chamaenerion angustifolium
Proserpinus clarkiae
© Teá Montagna LG
4th Instar on Chamaenerion angustifolium
Proserpinus clarkiae
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar on Chamaenerion angustifolium
8901997877 – Yellow-banded Day Sphinx – Proserpinus flavofasciata
Proserpinus flavofasciata
© Anthony W. Thomas

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