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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 (2)
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
93190610067 – Fringe-Tree Sallow – Sympistis chionanthi
Sympistis chionanthi
© Canadian National Collection LG

Sympistis chionanthi
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sympistis chionanthi
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sympistis chionanthi
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sympistis chionanthi
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sympistis chionanthi
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

931906.110067.1Sympistis forbesi
Sympistis forbesi
© Ilona Loser LG
on Triosteum perfoliatum
Sympistis forbesi
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
[T] on Triosteum perfoliatum
Sympistis forbesi
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
[T] on Triosteum perfoliatum
Sympistis forbesi
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on Triosteum perfoliatum
Sympistis forbesi
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on Triosteum perfoliatum
Sympistis forbesi
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on Triosteum perfoliatum
93180010099 – Saunders' Sallow – Sympistis saundersiana
Sympistis saundersiana
© Canadian National Collection LG

93190910123Sympistis piffardi
Sympistis piffardi
© Canadian National Collection LG

Sympistis piffardi
© Canadian National Collection LG

93194810130.2Sympistis pallidior
Sympistis pallidior
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sympistis pallidior
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sympistis pallidior
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sympistis pallidior
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93179710154 – Scribbled Sallow – Sympistis perscripta
Sympistis perscripta
© Dave Wagner

Sympistis perscripta
© Dave Wagner

Sympistis perscripta
© Valerie G. Bugh

93177110177 – Toadflax Brocade – Calophasia lunula
Calophasia lunula
© Jason Dombroskie

Calophasia lunula
© Canadian National Collection LG

Calophasia lunula
© Janice Stiefel

93151610190 – Speyer's Hooded Owlet – Cucullia speyeri
Cucullia speyeri
© Jason Dombroskie

Cucullia speyeri
© Tom Bentley

93151910191Cucullia laetifica
Cucullia laetifica
© Valerie G. Bugh

93152110191.2Cucullia charon
Cucullia charon
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cucullia charon
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cucullia charon
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cucullia charon
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cucullia charon
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cucullia charon
© Robert Behrstock

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