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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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Notodontidae - Lymantriidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
9304028229Cycnia collaris
Cycnia collaris
© Howell Curtis

Cycnia collaris
© Charles Lewallen

Cycnia collaris
© Jane & John Balaban LG

9304048230 – Delicate Cycnia – Cycnia tenera
Cycnia tenera
© Bob Moul

Cycnia tenera
© Bob Moul

Cycnia tenera
© Bob Moul

Cycnia tenera
© Howell Curtis

Cycnia tenera
© Jason Dombroskie

Cycnia tenera
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Cycnia tenera
© Seth Ausubel LG

Cycnia tenera
© Seth Ausubel LG

Cycnia tenera
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cycnia tenera
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cycnia tenera
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cycnia tenera
© Jeff Janci LG

9304078233Euchaetes perlevis
Euchaetes perlevis
© Randy Hardy LG
13 mm
Euchaetes perlevis
© Randy Hardy LG
on Sarcostemma hirtellum
Euchaetes perlevis
© Randy Hardy LG
on Sarcostemma hirtellum - 17 mm
Euchaetes perlevis
© Randy Hardy

9304118237Euchaetes elegans
Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy

9304128238 – Milkweed Tussock Moth – Euchaetes egle
Euchaetes egle
© Valerie G. Bugh

Euchaetes egle
© Jason Dombroskie

Euchaetes egle
© Bob Moul

Euchaetes egle
© Canadian National Collection LG

Euchaetes egle
© Martha Reinhardt

Euchaetes egle
© Steve Scott
early instar
Euchaetes egle
© Cheryl Johnson

Euchaetes egle
© Carroll Rudy

Euchaetes egle
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9304158241Euchaetes bolteri
Euchaetes bolteri
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Euchaetes bolteri
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Euchaetes bolteri
© Bo Zaremba LG

Euchaetes bolteri
© Bryan Reynolds LG

Euchaetes bolteri
© Tom Murray LG

9304188244Pygoctenucha terminalis
Pygoctenucha terminalis
© Charles Melton LG

Pygoctenucha terminalis
© Bob Beatson LG

9303888246 – Crimson-bodied Lichen Moth – Lerina incarnata
Lerina incarnata
© Arlene Ripley
mid instar
9304228249 – Clio Tiger Moth – Ectypia clio
Ectypia clio
© Stephen Holloway LG

Ectypia clio
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Ectypia clio
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9304238250Pygarctia murina
Pygarctia murina
© Bob Barber LG

Pygarctia murina
© Bob Barber LG

Pygarctia murina
© Margarethe Brummermann LG

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