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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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Notodontidae - Lymantriidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
930068.57996Macrurocampa ruficornis
Macrurocampa ruficornis
© Charles Melton LG
40mm on Emory Oak, Quercus emory
Macrurocampa ruficornis
© Charles Melton LG
day 35 - 37mm
Macrurocampa ruficornis
© Charles Melton LG
day 24 - 21mm
Macrurocampa ruficornis
© Mark Brown LG

Macrurocampa ruficornis
© Stan Gorodenski LG
on Emory Oak
Macrurocampa ruficornis
© Stan Gorodenski LG
on Emory Oak
930068.67997Macrurocampa zayasi
Macrurocampa zayasi
© pythonbob LG

Macrurocampa zayasi
© Joshua Sands LG

9300907998 – Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar – Lochmaeus manteo
Lochmaeus manteo
© Tom Murray LG

Lochmaeus manteo
© Tom Murray LG

Lochmaeus manteo
© Canadian National Collection LG

Lochmaeus manteo
© Jerry Armstrong LG

Lochmaeus manteo
© Leslie Angel LG

Lochmaeus manteo
© Troy Bartlett LG

Lochmaeus manteo
© Tom Murray LG

Lochmaeus manteo
© Tom Murray LG

Lochmaeus manteo
© Tom Murray LG

9300917999 – Double-lined Prominent – Lochmaeus bilineata
Lochmaeus bilineata
© Bob Cammarata LG

Lochmaeus bilineata
© Stephen Cresswell LG

Lochmaeus bilineata
© Charles Lewallen

Lochmaeus bilineata
© Jeff Janci LG

Lochmaeus bilineata
© John & Nancy Rapp LG

Lochmaeus bilineata
© Stephen Cresswell LG

Lochmaeus bilineata
© Valerie G. Bugh

Lochmaeus bilineata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Lochmaeus bilineata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9300938000Theroa zethus
Theroa zethus
© Bob Beatson LG

Theroa zethus
© Dave Beaudette LG

Theroa zethus
© Dave Beaudette LG

Theroa zethus
© Bob Beatson LG

Theroa zethus
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Theroa zethus
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

930098.38004Schizura biedermani
Schizura biedermani
© Jillian Cowles LG

Schizura biedermani
© Sue Carnahan LG

Schizura biedermani
© Charles Melton LG
day 33 - 54mm
Schizura biedermani
© Charles Melton LG
day 28 - 32mm
Schizura biedermani
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Schizura biedermani
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9300988005 – Morning-glory Prominent – Schizura ipomaeae
Schizura ipomaeae
© Ashley Bradford LG

Schizura ipomaeae
© Larry Clarfeld LG

Schizura ipomaeae
© Tom Murray LG

Schizura ipomaeae
© Lynette Schimming LG

Schizura ipomaeae
© Mike Quinn LG

Schizura ipomaeae
© Ken Childs LG

Schizura ipomaeae
© Tom Murray LG

Schizura ipomaeae
© Yurika Alexander LG

Schizura ipomaeae
© Kevin Stohlgren LG

9300998006 – Chestnut Schizura – Schizura badia
Schizura badia
© George Smiley LG
on Rusty Blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum)
Schizura badia
© Jim Sogaard LG

Schizura badia
© Michael W. Palmer LG

Schizura badia
© Tom Murray LG

Schizura badia
© Tom Murray LG

9301008007 – Unicorn Caterpillar – Coelodasys unicornis
Coelodasys unicornis
© Ronnie Gaubert LG

Coelodasys unicornis
© Troy Bartlett LG

Coelodasys unicornis
© Sharon Perrault LG

Coelodasys unicornis
© Tom Murray LG

Coelodasys unicornis
© Valerie G. Bugh

Coelodasys unicornis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Coelodasys unicornis
© Phil Huntley-Franck LG

Coelodasys unicornis
© Troy Bartlett LG

Coelodasys unicornis
© Tom Murray LG

9301018008Coelodasys errucata
Coelodasys errucata
© Mike Quinn LG

Coelodasys errucata
© Mike Quinn LG

Coelodasys errucata
© Lisa Reid LG

9301038010 – Red-humped Caterpillar – Oedemasia concinna
Oedemasia concinna
© Tom Murray LG

Oedemasia concinna
© Bob Barber LG

Oedemasia concinna
© Charles Lewallen LG

Oedemasia concinna
© George Smiley LG
on Liquidamber styraciflua
Oedemasia concinna
© Ashley Bradford LG

Oedemasia concinna
© McGuire Center LG

Oedemasia concinna
© Chris Adam LG

Oedemasia concinna
© Tom Murray LG

Oedemasia concinna
© Mike Miller LG

930103.18010.1 – Western Red-humped Caterpillar – Oedemasia salicis
Oedemasia salicis
© Andrew Lazere LG
on apple
Oedemasia salicis
© Andrew Lazere LG
on apple
Oedemasia salicis
© Eleanor Caputo LG
on walnut
Oedemasia salicis
© Peter Bryant LG

Oedemasia salicis
© Eleanor Caputo LG
on walnut
Oedemasia salicis
© Eleanor Caputo LG
on walnut
9301048011 – Black-blotched Schizura – Oedemasia leptinoides
Oedemasia leptinoides
© Bob Barber LG

Oedemasia leptinoides
© Bob Cammarata LG

Oedemasia leptinoides
© Tom Murray LG

Oedemasia leptinoides
© Bob Barber LG

Oedemasia leptinoides
© Harvey Schmidt LG

Oedemasia leptinoides
© Harvey Schmidt LG

Oedemasia leptinoides
© Martha Reinhardt
on Hickory
Oedemasia leptinoides
© Valerie G. Bugh

Oedemasia leptinoides
© Giff Beaton LG
on Hickory
9301058012 – Red-washed Prominent – Oedemasia semirufescens
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Colin Gillette LG
on hackberry
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Tom Murray LG
eating an oak leaf
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Canadian National Collection LG

Oedemasia semirufescens
© Canadian National Collection LG

Oedemasia semirufescens
© Giff Beaton LG
on Titi
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Colin Gillette LG
on beech
Oedemasia semirufescens
© Kerry Yurewicz LG

Oedemasia semirufescens
© Kerry Yurewicz LG

Oedemasia semirufescens
© Carl Barrentine LG

9301068013Carboniclava alpica
Carboniclava alpica
© Michael Plagens
on berberis
9301078014 – Pale Prominent – Ianassa pallida
Ianassa pallida
© James Bailey LG

Ianassa pallida
© James Bailey LG

Ianassa pallida
© James Bailey LG

9301088015Ianassa coloradensis
Ianassa coloradensis
© Charles Melton LG
day 23 - 35mm
Ianassa coloradensis
© Charles Melton LG
day16 - 21mm
Ianassa coloradensis
© Charles Melton LG
Day 10 - 10mm
Ianassa coloradensis
© Charles Melton LG
day16 - 21mm
930106.88016Ianassa perangulata
Ianassa perangulata
© Charles Melton LG
day 30 - 33mm
Ianassa perangulata
© Charles Melton LG
dat 25 - 23mm
Ianassa perangulata
© Charles Melton LG
day 12 - 9mm
930106.78017 – White-streaked Prominent – Ianassa lignicolor
Ianassa lignicolor
© Troy Bartlett LG

Ianassa lignicolor
© Tom Murray LG

Ianassa lignicolor
© Bob Cammarata LG

Ianassa lignicolor
© Canadian National Collection LG

Ianassa lignicolor
© Ilze Villers-Golde LG

Ianassa lignicolor
© Jason Dombroskie

Ianassa lignicolor
© Jon Hart LG

Ianassa lignicolor
© Leslie Angel LG

Ianassa lignicolor
© Leslie Durham LG

Ianassa lignicolor
© Leslie Durham LG

Ianassa lignicolor
© Tom Murray LG

Ianassa lignicolor
© Giff Beaton LG
on Oak
930106.58020Oligocentria delicata
Oligocentria delicata
© Charles Melton LG
30mm on Bigtooth Maple, Acer grandidentatum
Oligocentria delicata
© Arlene Ripley LG

Oligocentria delicata
© Charles Melton LG
43mm

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