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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
9325909935 – Three-Spotted Sallow – Eupsilia tristigmata
Eupsilia tristigmata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupsilia tristigmata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupsilia tristigmata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Eupsilia tristigmata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Eupsilia tristigmata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9325919936 – Morrison's Sallow – Eupsilia morrisoni
Eupsilia morrisoni
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupsilia morrisoni
© Canadian National Collection LG

9325949939 – Lost Sallow – Eupsilia devia
Eupsilia devia
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupsilia devia
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupsilia devia
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9325959941 – Variable Sallow – Sericaglaea signata
Sericaglaea signata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sericaglaea signata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sericaglaea signata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sericaglaea signata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9325979943 – Unsated Sallow – Metaxaglaea inulta
Metaxaglaea inulta
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9326029946 – Sloping Sallow – Epiglaea decliva
Epiglaea decliva
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Epiglaea decliva
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Epiglaea decliva
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9326039947 – Pointed Sallow – Epiglaea apiata
Epiglaea apiata
© Canadian National Collection LG

9326079950 – Silky Sallow – Chaetaglaea sericea
Chaetaglaea sericea
© Canadian National Collection LG

Chaetaglaea sericea
© Canadian National Collection LG

Chaetaglaea sericea
© Giff Beaton LG
on Rhododendron
9326109953Mesogona olivata
Mesogona olivata
© Moria Robinson - on Ceanothus cuneatus, LG
Adenostoma fasciculatum & Quercus durata
Mesogona olivata
© Moria Robinson - on Ceanothus cuneatus, LG
Adenostoma fasciculatum & Quercus durata
Mesogona olivata
© Moria Robinson - on Ceanothus cuneatus, LG
Adenostoma fasciculatum & Quercus durata
Mesogona olivata
© Moria Robinson - on Ceanothus cuneatus, LG
Adenostoma fasciculatum & Quercus durata
9326119953.1Mesogona rubra
Mesogona rubra
© Moria Robinson LG
Host: Arctostaphylos manzanita
Mesogona rubra
© Moria Robinson LG
Host: Arctostaphylos manzanita
9326169957 – Bicolored Sallow – Sunira bicolorago
Sunira bicolorago
© Carl Barrentine LG

9326209962 – Puta Sallow – Anathix puta
Anathix puta
© Canadian National Collection LG

9326939972Fishia yosemitae
Fishia yosemitae
© Canadian National Collection LG

Fishia yosemitae
© Canadian National Collection LG

Fishia yosemitae
© Canadian National Collection LG

9327019980 – Acadian Sallow – Xylotype arcadia
Xylotype arcadia
© Canadian National Collection LG

Xylotype arcadia
© Canadian National Collection LG

9327079989Sutyna privata
Sutyna privata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sutyna privata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sutyna privata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93156110005 – Joker Moth – Feralia jocosa
Feralia jocosa
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Feralia jocosa
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Feralia jocosa
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Feralia jocosa
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Feralia jocosa
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Abies balsamea
Feralia jocosa
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea glauca
93156310007 – Major Sallow – Feralia major
Feralia major
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93156410008 – Comstock's Sallow – Feralia comstocki
Feralia comstocki
© Jason Dombroskie

93156510009Feralia februalis
Feralia februalis
© Moria Robinson LG
on Ceanothus cuneatus
93155810011Brachionycha borealis
Brachionycha borealis
© Canadian National Collection LG

Brachionycha borealis
© Canadian National Collection LG

93155210012 – Chosen Sallow – Psaphida electilis
Psaphida electilis
© Canadian National Collection LG

Psaphida electilis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Psaphida electilis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93155110013 – Gray Sallow – Psaphida grandis
Psaphida grandis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93155010014 – Roland's Sallow – Psaphida rolandi
Psaphida rolandi
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Psaphida rolandi
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Psaphida rolandi
© Carl Barrentine LG

Psaphida rolandi
© George Smiley LG
29mm on Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)
Psaphida rolandi
© Tom Murray LG

93155310016 – Fawn Sallow – Psaphida styracis
Psaphida styracis
© Teá Montagna LG
5th instar on Quercus ilicifolia
93154810019 – Figure-Eight Sallow – Psaphida resumens
Psaphida resumens
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Psaphida resumens
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Psaphida resumens
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Psaphida resumens
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93155710021 – Grote's Sallow – Copivaleria grotei
Copivaleria grotei
© Canadian National Collection LG

Copivaleria grotei
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Copivaleria grotei
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Copivaleria grotei
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Copivaleria grotei
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93157010022Apsaphida eremna
Apsaphida eremna
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Apsaphida eremna
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Apsaphida eremna
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Apsaphida eremna
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93176510033 – Fine-lined Sallow – Catabena lineolata
Catabena lineolata
© Mark Brown LG

Catabena lineolata
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on Hoary Vervain, Verbena stricta
Catabena lineolata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Catabena lineolata
© Jim Sogaard LG
on verbena
Catabena lineolata
© Jim Sogaard LG
on verbena
93191110055 – Toothed Apharetra Moth – Sympistis dentata
Sympistis dentata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Sympistis dentata
© Canadian National Collection LG

93182110059 – Brown-lined Sallow – Sympistis badistriga
Sympistis badistriga
© Canadian National Collection LG

Sympistis badistriga
© Canadian National Collection LG

Sympistis badistriga
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sympistis badistriga
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sympistis badistriga
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

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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