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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
9302378160.1Chelis lafontainei
Chelis lafontainei
© Canadian National Collection LG

Chelis lafontainei
© Canadian National Collection LG

9302888162 – St. Lawrence Tiger Moth – Arctia parthenos
Arctia parthenos
© Jason Dombroskie

Arctia parthenos
© Bob Moul

9302898163 – Ranchman's Tiger Moth – Arctia virginalis
Arctia virginalis
© Marius V. Aurelian

9302858165Arctia lapponica
Arctia lapponica
© Canadian National Collection LG

Arctia lapponica
© Canadian National Collection LG

9302868165.2Arctia yarrowii
Arctia yarrowii
© Canadian National Collection LG

9302908166 – Great Tiger Moth – Arctia caja
Arctia caja
© Jason Dombroskie

Arctia caja
© Jason Dombroskie

Arctia caja
© Jane & John Balaban LG

9302918166.1Arctia opulenta
Arctia opulenta
© David Livingstone

Arctia opulenta
© David Livingstone

9302788169 – Harnessed Tiger Moth – Apantesis phalerata
Apantesis phalerata
© Ken Childs LG

Apantesis phalerata
© Ken Childs LG

Apantesis phalerata
© Ken Childs LG

Apantesis phalerata
© Ken Childs LG

9302508172Apantesis quenseli
Apantesis quenseli
© Canadian National Collection LG

Apantesis quenseli
© Canadian National Collection LG

9302478175 – Little Virgin Tiger Moth – Apantesis virguncula
Apantesis virguncula
© Carl Barrentine LG

9302558180Apantesis incorrupta
Apantesis incorrupta
© Bob Beatson LG

9302428194 – Phyllira Tiger Moth – Apantesis phyllira
Apantesis phyllira
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Apantesis phyllira
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9302468196 – Parthenice Tiger Moth – Apantesis parthenice
Apantesis parthenice
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Apantesis parthenice
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9302448197 – Virgin Tiger Moth – Apantesis virgo
Apantesis virgo
© Canadian National Collection LG

Apantesis virgo
© Jason Dombroskie

Apantesis virgo
© Stuart Schwartz

Apantesis virgo
© Jason Dombroskie

Apantesis virgo
© Stuart Schwartz

9302408199 – Arge Moth – Apantesis arge
Apantesis arge
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9303598201Hypocrisias minima
Hypocrisias minima
© Bob Beatson LG

9303648202 – Florida Tussock Moth – Halysidota cinctipes
Halysidota cinctipes
© McGuire Center LG

Halysidota cinctipes
© Alan Chin-Lee

Halysidota cinctipes
© Alan Chin-Lee

9303608203 – Banded Tussock Moth – Halysidota tessellaris
Halysidota tessellaris
© Martha Reinhardt

Halysidota tessellaris
© Bob Moul

Halysidota tessellaris
© Canadian National Collection LG

Halysidota tessellaris
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Halysidota tessellaris
© Charles Lewallen

Halysidota tessellaris
© Henning von Schmeling

Halysidota tessellaris
© Henning von Schmeling

Halysidota tessellaris
© Jerry Armstrong LG

Halysidota tessellaris
© Lynette Schimming

Halysidota tessellaris
© Martha Reinhardt

Halysidota tessellaris
© Howell Curtis

Halysidota tessellaris
© Yurika Alexander LG

9303618204 – Sycamore Tussock Moth – Halysidota harrisii
Halysidota harrisii
© Ken Childs LG

Halysidota harrisii
© George Smiley LG
on Platanus occidentalis
Halysidota harrisii
© Henning von Schmeling

Halysidota harrisii
© Jim Kennedy

Halysidota harrisii
© Troy Bartlett

Halysidota harrisii
© Ken Childs LG

Halysidota harrisii
© Ken Childs LG

Halysidota harrisii
© Joanne Shuman

Halysidota harrisii
© Ken Childs LG

9303628205 – Davis' Tussock Moth – Halysidota davisii
Halysidota davisii
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

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