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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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Butterflies - Drepanidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
5700434648 – Mesquite Stinger Moth – Norape tener
Norape tener
© Bob Beatson LG

5700464649Norape virgo
Norape virgo
© Mike Quinn

Norape virgo
© Mike Quinn

Norape virgo
© Giff Beaton LG
on Pithecellobium dulce
Norape virgo
© Giff Beaton LG
on Ebenopsis ebano
Norape virgo
© Giff Beaton LG
on Mimosa texana
5700444650 – White Flannel Moth – Norape cretata
Norape cretata
© Giff Beaton LG
on Redbud
Norape cretata
© Giff Beaton LG
on Black Locust
Norape cretata
© Fred Siskind

Norape cretata
© McGuire Center LG

Norape cretata
© Carmen Champagne

Norape cretata
© Carmen Champagne

Norape cretata
© Stephen Cresswell

5700454650.1Norape sorpresa
Norape sorpresa
© Margarethe Brummermann LG

Norape sorpresa
© Tony Palmer LG

Norape sorpresa
© James Bailey LG

5700644652 – Early Button Slug Moth – Tortricidia testacea
Tortricidia testacea
© Yurika Alexander LG

5700624653 – Red-crossed Button Slug Moth – Tortricidia pallida of authors
Tortricidia pallida of authors
© Scott Justis

Tortricidia pallida of authors
© Scott Justis

Tortricidia pallida of authors
© Scott Justis

Tortricidia pallida of authors
© Giff Beaton LG
on Elm
5700634654 – Abbreviated Button Slug Moth – Tortricidia flexuosa of authors
Tortricidia flexuosa of authors
© Jennifer Forman Orth

Tortricidia flexuosa of authors
© Tom Murray

Tortricidia flexuosa of authors
© Casey Thoreson

Tortricidia flexuosa of authors
© Casey Thoreson

Tortricidia flexuosa of authors
© Jennifer Forman Orth

Tortricidia flexuosa of authors
© Sylvia Fulcher

Tortricidia flexuosa of authors
© Tom Murray

Tortricidia flexuosa of authors
© Jo McGavin

Tortricidia flexuosa of authors
© Jo McGavin

5700524657 – Red-eyed Button Slug Moth – Heterogenea shurtleffi
Heterogenea shurtleffi
© George Smiley LG
on Oak (Quercus) 9mm
5700584659 – Jeweled Tailed Slug Moth – Packardia geminata
Packardia geminata
© Bob Barber

Packardia geminata
© Bob Barber

Packardia geminata
© Marcie O'Connor

5700544665 – Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth – Lithacodes fasciola
Lithacodes fasciola
© Carmen Champagne

Lithacodes fasciola
© Tom Murray

Lithacodes fasciola
© Carmen Champagne

Lithacodes fasciola
© Jon Hart

Lithacodes fasciola
© Jon Hart

Lithacodes fasciola
© Jon Hart

Lithacodes fasciola
© Bob Barber LG

Lithacodes fasciola
© Martha Reinhardt
on mountain ash
Lithacodes fasciola
© Stephen Cresswell

Lithacodes fasciola
© Carroll Rudy

Lithacodes fasciola
© Valerie G. Bugh

5700494667 – Yellow-collared Slug Moth – Apoda y-inversa
Apoda y-inversa
© George Smiley LG
on Mockernut Hickory (Carya tomentosa)
5700484669 – Shagreened Slug Moth – Apoda biguttata
Apoda biguttata
© George Smiley LG
on Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata) 17mm
Apoda biguttata
© Jane & John Balaban LG

Apoda biguttata
© Patrick Coin

5700654671 – Skiff Moth – Prolimacodes badia
Prolimacodes badia
© Bob Barber LG

Prolimacodes badia
© Bob Barber LG

Prolimacodes badia
© Yurika Alexander LG

Prolimacodes badia
© Yurika Alexander LG

Prolimacodes badia
© L. Wayne Thompson LG

Prolimacodes badia
© Tom Murray

Prolimacodes badia
© Tom Murray

Prolimacodes badia
© Troy Bartlett

Prolimacodes badia
© Troy Bartlett

5700744672Monema flavescens
Monema flavescens
© Luke Aengenheyster LG

Monema flavescens
© Luke Aengenheyster

Monema flavescens
© Luke Aengenheyster

5700684674 – Ocotillo Slug Moth – Cryptophobetron oropeso
Cryptophobetron oropeso
© Sue Carnahan LG

Cryptophobetron oropeso
© Sue Carnahan LG

5700694675 – Spun Glass Slug Moth – Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
© Troy Bartlett

Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
© Troy Bartlett

Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
© Troy Bartlett

Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
© Troy Bartlett

5700714677 – Hag [Monkey Slug] Moth – Phobetron pithecium
Phobetron pithecium
© Canadian National Collection LG

Phobetron pithecium
© Bob Barber LG

Phobetron pithecium
© George Smiley LG
on Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Phobetron pithecium
© Troy Bartlett

Phobetron pithecium
© Lee Ruth

Phobetron pithecium
© Lee Ruth

Phobetron pithecium
© Charles Lewallen

Phobetron pithecium
© Norma Platt

Phobetron pithecium
© Betsy Higgins

Phobetron pithecium
© Norma Platt

Phobetron pithecium
© Betsy Higgins

5700774679 – Nason's Slug Moth – Natada nasoni
Natada nasoni
© Brody J. Thomassen LG

Natada nasoni
© Giff Beaton LG
on black or red oak
Natada nasoni
© Giff Beaton LG
on Black Oak
Natada nasoni
© Carmen Champagne

Natada nasoni
© Howell Curtis

Natada nasoni
© Carmen Champagne

5700804681 – Crowned Slug Moth – Isa textula
Isa textula
© Bob Barber LG

Isa textula
© Leslie Angel LG

Isa textula
© Howell Curtis

Isa textula
© George Smiley LG
on Sugar Hackberry (Celtis laevigata)
Isa textula
© John Maxwell

Isa textula
© Michael Pettigrew

Isa textula
© Michael Pettigrew

Isa textula
© Tucker J. Cooley

Isa textula
© Tom Bentley

5700834682Adoneta gemina
Adoneta gemina
© Giff Beaton LG
on Ebonopsis ebano

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