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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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Epiplemidae - Sphingidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
8700037687 – Lappet Moth – Phyllodesma americana
Phyllodesma americana
© Jason Dombroskie

Phyllodesma americana
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar - 31 days
Phyllodesma americana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Phyllodesma americana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Phyllodesma americana
© McGuire Center LG

8700087692Dicogaster coronada
Dicogaster coronada
© Arlene Ripley LG

8700097693Gloveria howardi
Gloveria howardi
© Charles W. Melton LG
1st instar - Day 1
8700117695Gloveria gargamelle
Gloveria gargamelle
© Valerie G. Bugh

Gloveria gargamelle
© Valerie G. Bugh

8700147698 – Forest Tent Caterpillar – Malacosoma disstria
Malacosoma disstria
© Jerry Armstrong LG

Malacosoma disstria
© Giff Beaton LG
on Alder
Malacosoma disstria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Malacosoma disstria
© Bob Moul

Malacosoma disstria
© Jason Dombroskie

Malacosoma disstria
© Nolie Schneider

Malacosoma disstria
© Nolie Schneider

Malacosoma disstria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Malacosoma disstria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Malacosoma disstria
© Jason Dombroskie
eggs
Malacosoma disstria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Malacosoma disstria
© Valerie G. Bugh

8700157699 – Pacific Tent Caterpillar – Malacosoma constricta
Malacosoma constricta
© Sylvia Wright LG

Malacosoma constricta
© Denise Kocek LG

8700167700 – Sonoran Tent Caterpillar – Malacosoma tigris
Malacosoma tigris
© C Van Den Broeke LG

Malacosoma tigris
© Ann Hendrickson LG

Malacosoma tigris
Photo © 2019 by Tyger Gilbert LG

Malacosoma tigris
Photo © 2019 by Tyger Gilbert LG

Malacosoma tigris
© Andrew Williams LG

Malacosoma tigris
© Lisa R. Brown LG

Malacosoma tigris
© Lisa R. Brown LG
Texas outbreak - 2020
Malacosoma tigris
© Lisa R. Brown LG
Texas outbreak - 2020
Malacosoma tigris
© Eric P Shultz LG
~28mm on oak leaf litter
8700177701 – Eastern Tent Caterpillar – Malacosoma americana
Malacosoma americana
© Bob Moul

Malacosoma americana
© Jason Dombroskie

Malacosoma americana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Malacosoma americana
© Jason Dombroskie

Malacosoma americana
© Stephen Cresswell
1st instar
Malacosoma americana
© Tony DiTerlizzi
pupa
Malacosoma americana
© Jim Kennedy

Malacosoma americana
© Nolie Schneider

Malacosoma americana
© Nolie Schneider

Malacosoma americana
© Nolie Schneider

Malacosoma americana
© Stephen Cresswell

8700187702 – Western Tent Caterpillar – Malacosoma californica
Malacosoma californica
© Canadian National Collection LG

Malacosoma californica
© Canadian National Collection LG

Malacosoma californica
© John Ashley LG

Malacosoma californica
© Mike Mclvor

Malacosoma californica
© Marius V. Aurelian

Malacosoma californica
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Malacosoma californica
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Malacosoma californica
© Bob Webster LG

8700197703 – Southwestern Tent Caterpillar – Malacosoma incurva
Malacosoma incurva
© Bob Webster LG

Malacosoma incurva
© Bob Barber LG

Malacosoma incurva
© Carol Blaney LG
on Utah serviceberry
Malacosoma incurva
© Simon Feys LG

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