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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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Noctuidae (1)
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
9308418857 – Ultronia Underwing – Catocala ultronia
Catocala ultronia
© George Smiley LG
on Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana)
Catocala ultronia
© Teá Montagna LG
5th instar on Prunus serotina
9308458864 – Woody Underwing – Catocala grynea
Catocala grynea
© Betsy Higgins

9308538872 – Clinton's Underwing – Catocala clintonii
Catocala clintonii
© George Smiley LG
on Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana)
Catocala clintonii
© George Smiley LG
on Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana)
9308558873 – Similar Underwing – Catocala similis
Catocala similis
© Teá Montagna LG
5th instar on Quercus ilicifolia
9308568874 – Little Underwing – Catocala minuta
Catocala minuta
© George Smiley LG
on Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
Catocala minuta
© George Smiley LG
41mm on Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
9308588877 – Connubial Underwing – Catocala connubialis
Catocala connubialis
© George Smiley LG
on Oak (Quercus)
930861.958879.97Catocala sp.
Catocala sp.
© Jason Dombroskie

Catocala sp.
© Jason Dombroskie

9311618880 – Oval Abrostola – Abrostola ovalis
Abrostola ovalis
© Canadian National Collection LG

Abrostola ovalis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9311628881 – Spectacled Nettle Moth – Abrostola urentis
Abrostola urentis
© Betsy Higgins

Abrostola urentis
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Abrostola urentis
© Betsy Higgins

Abrostola urentis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Abrostola urentis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Abrostola urentis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9311638882Abrostola parvula
Abrostola parvula
© James Bailey LG

Abrostola parvula
© James Bailey LG

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