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Digital Guide to Moth Identification |
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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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Epiplemidae - Sphingidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban |
| 890122 – 7811 – Clemens' Sphinx – Sphinx luscitiosa |
| 890123 – 7812 – Wild Cherry Sphinx – Sphinx drupiferarum |
 © Janice Stiefel 5th instar  © Janice Stiefel 4th instar |
| 890124 – 7813 – Doll's Sphinx – Sphinx dollii |
| 890124.1 – 7813.1 – Sphinx vanbuskirki |
| 890125 – 7814 – Sequoia Sphinx – Sphinx sequoiae |
 © Edna Bottorff  © Edna Bottorff 2nd instar, 8 days |
| 890135 – 7816 – Southern Pine Sphinx – Lapara coniferarum |
| 890136 – 7817 – Northern Pine Sphinx – Lapara bombycoides |
| 890138 – 7818 – Streaked Sphinx – Protambulyx strigilis |
| 890140 – 7821 – Twin-spotted Sphinx – Smerinthus jamaicensis |
 © Howell Curtis  © Jason Dombroskie  © Anthony W. Thomas  © Anthony W. Thomas  © Janice Stiefel 5th instar - 17 days |
| 890141 – 7822 – One-eyed Sphinx – Smerinthus cerisyi |
 © Janice Stiefel 5th instar - 23 days |
| 890142 – 7822.1 – Smerinthus ophthalmica |
 © Peter J. Bryant 5th instar  © Peter J. Bryant  © Peter J. Bryant 1st instar  © Peter J. Bryant 2nd instar  © Peter J. Bryant 3rd instar  © Peter J. Bryant 4th instar  © Peter J. Bryant pre pupa  © Peter J. Bryant early pupa  © Peter J. Bryant pupa |
| 890141.1 – 7822.2 – Smerinthus astarte |
| 890144 – 7824 – Blind-eyed Sphinx – Paonias excaecata |
 © Bob Moul  © Tom Murray  © Stephen Cresswell  © Janice Stiefel 5th instar - 35 days |
| 890145 – 7825 – Small-eyed Sphinx – Paonias myops |
 © Jason Dombroskie  © Stan Malcom  © Stan Malcom |
| 890146 – 7826 – Huckleberry Sphinx – Paonias astylus |
| 890149.5 – 7827 – Walnut Sphinx – Amorpha juglandis |
 © Jason Dombroskie |
| 890148 – 7828 – Big Poplar Sphinx – Pachysphinx modesta |
 © Stuart Schwartz 4th instar  © Stuart Schwartz 3rd instar  © Stuart Schwartz 2nd instar |
| 890149 – 7829 – Western Poplar Sphinx – Pachysphinx occidentalis |
| 890150 – 7830 – Tetrio Sphinx – Pseudosphinx tetrio |
 © Alan Chin-Lee 5th instar |
| 890152 – 7832 – Alope Sphinx – Erinnyis alope |
| 890154 – 7834 – Ello Sphinx – Erinnyis ello |
 © Mike Quinn  © Alan Chin-Lee  © Alan Chin-Lee  © Alan Chin-Lee  © Tom Bentley |
| 890156 – 7837 – Obscure Sphinx – Erinnyis obscura |
| 890160 – 7840 – Caicus Sphinx – Phryxus caicus |
| 890161 – 7841 – Fig Sphinx – Pachylia ficus |
| 890163 – 7843 – False-windowed Sphinx – Madoryx pseudothyreus |
| 890166 – 7846 – Half-blind Sphinx – Perigonia lusca |
| 890167 – 7846.1 – Sagra Sphinx – Eupyrrhoglossum sagra |
| 890168 – 7847 – Tantalus Sphinx – Aellopos tantalus |
 © Teá Montagna 1st Instar on Randia aculeata |
| 890172 – 7851 – Mournful Sphinx – Enyo lugubris |
 © Alan Chin-Lee 1st instar  © Alan Chin-Lee 4th instar  © Alan Chin-Lee 5th instar |
| 890204.3 – 7853 – Hummingbird Clearwing – Hemaris thysbe |
 © Janice Stiefel 5th instar  © Tom Murray  © Tom Murray  © Howell Curtis |
| 890204.4 – 7854 – Slender Clearwing – Hemaris gracilis |
| 890204.5 – 7855 – Snowberry Clearwing – Hemaris diffinis |
 © Valerie G. Bugh  © Jane & John Balaban  © Janice Stiefel 5th instar  © Martha Reinhardt  © Martha Reinhardt  © Martha Reinhardt  © Patrick Coin 1st instar  © Patrick Coin |
| 890204.6 – 7855.1 – Hemaris thetis |
 © Marius Aurelian |
| 890204.7 – 7855.2 – Hemaris aethra |
 © Jason Dombroskie  © Jason Dombroskie |
| 890181 – 7858 – Satellite Sphinx – Eumorpha satellitia |
| 890182 – 7859 – Pandorus Sphinx – Eumorpha pandorus |
 © David Bree  © Kelley Young  © Erik Blosser  © Betsy Higgins 5th instar  © Eric Moyer  © Betsy Higgins  © Bev Wigney  © Erik Blosser |
| 890184 – 7861 – Achemon Sphinx – Eumorpha achemon |
 © Janice Stiefel 5th instar |
| 890185 – 7863 – Typhon Sphinx – Eumorpha typhon |
 © Robert Pearson |
| 890186 – 7864 – Vine Sphinx – Eumorpha vitis |
 © Valerie G. Bugh  © Valerie G. Bugh |
| 890187 – 7865 – Banded Sphinx – Eumorpha fasciatus |
 © Lynette Schimming  © Lynette Schimming  © Valerie G. Bugh  © Valerie G. Bugh  © Lynette Schimming  © Valerie G. Bugh |
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