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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
9300387907 – Walnut Caterpillar – Datana integerrima
Datana integerrima
© Charles Lewallen

Datana integerrima
© Seth Ausubel LG

Datana integerrima
© Ken Childs LG

Datana integerrima
© Machele White

Datana integerrima
© Tom Bentley

Datana integerrima
© Karen Chiasson LG

9300397908 – Spotted Datana – Datana perspicua
Datana perspicua
© Bob Barber LG

930045.17914Datana perfusa
Datana perfusa
© Margarethe Brummermann LG

Datana perfusa
© Charles Melton LG

Datana perfusa
© Tom Bentley LG

Datana perfusa
© Bob Beatson LG

Datana perfusa
© Margarethe Brummermann LG

9300467915 – White-dotted Prominent – Nadata gibbosa
Nadata gibbosa
© Leslie Angel LG

Nadata gibbosa
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Nadata gibbosa
© Canadian National Collection LG

Nadata gibbosa
© Bob Moul

Nadata gibbosa
© Jason Dombroskie

Nadata gibbosa
© Howell Curtis

Nadata gibbosa
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Nadata gibbosa
© Betsy Higgins

Nadata gibbosa
© Betsy Higgins

930011.17917 – Georgian Prominent – Paraeschra georgica
Paraeschra georgica
© Lynette Schimming LG

Paraeschra georgica
© Jo McGavin LG

Paraeschra georgica
© Mike Quinn LG

Paraeschra georgica
© Jennifer Orth LG

Paraeschra georgica
© E. Christina Butler LG

Paraeschra georgica
© Canadian National Collection LG

9300117918 – Paraeschra tortuosa – Paraeschra tortuosa
Paraeschra tortuosa
© Charles Melton LG
day 25 - 30mm
Paraeschra tortuosa
© Charles Melton LG
day15 - 19mm
Paraeschra tortuosa
© Charles Melton LG
day10 - 11mm
Paraeschra tortuosa
© Charles Melton LG
day5 - 6mm
9300487919 – Oval-Based Prominent – Peridea basitriens
Peridea basitriens
© Tom Murray LG

Peridea basitriens
© Sharon Perrault LG

Peridea basitriens
© Colin Gillette LG
on sugar maple
Peridea basitriens
© Colin Gillette LG
on sugar maple
Peridea basitriens
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Peridea basitriens
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9300497920 – Angulose Prominent – Peridea angulosa
Peridea angulosa
© Charley Eiseman LG

Peridea angulosa
© Bob Barber LG

Peridea angulosa
© Troy Bartlett LG

Peridea angulosa
© Tom Murray LG

Peridea angulosa
© Leslie Angel LG

Peridea angulosa
© Mike Quinn LG

Peridea angulosa
© Tom Murray LG

Peridea angulosa
© Troy Bartlett LG

Peridea angulosa
© Leslie Angel LG

9300507921 – Chocolate Prominent – Peridea ferruginea
Peridea ferruginea
© Janice Steifel LG
4th instar, 20 days
Peridea ferruginea
© Janice Steifel LG
5th instar, 29 days
Peridea ferruginea
© Jim Sogaard LG

Peridea ferruginea
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Peridea ferruginea
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

930050.17921.1 – Bordelon's Peridea – Peridea bordeloni
Peridea bordeloni
© George Smiley LG
on Betula nigra
Peridea bordeloni
© George Smiley LG
on Betula nigra

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