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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
93294710447Leucania commoides
Leucania commoides
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leucania commoides
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leucania commoides
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leucania commoides
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93294810449Leucania insueta
Leucania insueta
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leucania insueta
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leucania insueta
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93295710455 – Scirpus Wainscot – Leucania scirpicola
Leucania scirpicola
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leucania scirpicola
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leucania scirpicola
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leucania scirpicola
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93296310459 – Unarmed Wainscot – Leucania inermis
Leucania inermis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leucania inermis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93296610462 – False Wainscot – Leucania pseudargyria
Leucania pseudargyria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Leucania pseudargyria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Leucania pseudargyria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leucania pseudargyria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93276310478Orthosia pulchella
Orthosia pulchella
© Moria Robinson - 5th instar LG
on Arctostaphylos viscida and A. manzanita
Orthosia pulchella
© Moria Robinson - 5th instar LG
on Arctostaphylos viscida and A. manzanita
Orthosia pulchella
© Moria Robinson - 4th instar LG
on Arctostaphylos viscida and A. manzanita
Orthosia pulchella
© Moria Robinson - 3rd instar LG
on Arctostaphylos viscida and A. manzanita
Orthosia pulchella
© Moria Robinson - 2nd instar LG
on Arctostaphylos viscida and A. manzanita
93277010487 – Ruby Quaker – Orthosia rubescens
Orthosia rubescens
© Canadian National Collection LG

Orthosia rubescens
© Jason Dombroskie

Orthosia rubescens
© Seth Ausubel LG

Orthosia rubescens
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia rubescens
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia rubescens
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia rubescens
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93277110488 – Garman's Quaker – Orthosia garmani
Orthosia garmani
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia garmani
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia garmani
© George Smiley LG
42mm on Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)
Orthosia garmani
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia garmani
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia garmani
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93277310490 – Subdued Quaker – Orthosia revicta
Orthosia revicta
© Canadian National Collection LG

Orthosia revicta
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia revicta
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia revicta
© Nolie Schneider
mites
Orthosia revicta
© Nolie Schneider
mites
93277410491 – Gray Quaker – Orthosia alurina
Orthosia alurina
© Canadian National Collection LG

Orthosia alurina
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia alurina
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia alurina
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia alurina
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia alurina
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia alurina
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Orthosia alurina
© John G. Franclemont CUIC

Orthosia alurina
© George Smiley LG
on Photinia fraseri

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