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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
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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