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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
9303638205.1 – Schaus' Tussock Moth – Halysidota schausi
Halysidota schausi
© James Bailey LG

9303678208Lophocampa ingens
Lophocampa ingens
© Bob Barber LG

9303688209 – Silver-spotted Tiger Moth – Lophocampa argentata
Lophocampa argentata
© Lynette Schimming

Lophocampa argentata
Photo © 2019 by Tyger Gilbert LG

9303708211 – Hickory Tussock Moth – Lophocampa caryae
Lophocampa caryae
© Betsy Higgins

Lophocampa caryae
© Bob Moul

Lophocampa caryae
© McGuire Center LG

Lophocampa caryae
© Phil Penketh

Lophocampa caryae
© Chris Adam LG

9303718212Lophocampa mixta
Lophocampa mixta
© Pete Baum LG

Lophocampa mixta
© Pete Baum LG

Lophocampa mixta
© Pete Baum LG

Lophocampa mixta
© Bob Beatson LG

Lophocampa mixta
© Libby & Rick Avis

Lophocampa mixta
© Salvador Vitanza LG

Lophocampa mixta
© Salvador Vitanza LG

Lophocampa mixta
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9303738214 – Spotted Tussock Moth – Lophocampa maculata
Lophocampa maculata
© Shane Fitzgibbons LG

Lophocampa maculata
© Douglas Harper LG

Lophocampa maculata
© John Davis LG

Lophocampa maculata
© Larry de March LG

Lophocampa maculata
© Jane & John Balaban LG

Lophocampa maculata
© Margrethe Brummermann LG

Lophocampa maculata
© Brandon Woo LG

Lophocampa maculata
© Lynette Schimming LG

Lophocampa maculata
© Bob Cammarata LG

Lophocampa maculata
© John Ashley LG

Lophocampa maculata
© Libby & Rick Avis LG

Lophocampa maculata
© John Skierski LG

9303758216 – Santa Ana Tussock Moth – Lophocampa annulosa
Lophocampa annulosa
© Bob Beatson LG

Lophocampa annulosa
© Henning von Schmeling

Lophocampa annulosa
© Giff Beaton LG
on Sideroxylon celastrinum
9303798219Apocrisias thaumasta
Apocrisias thaumasta
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9303868226Carales arizonensis
Carales arizonensis
© Tom Bentley

9303878227 – Yellow-winged Pareuchaetes – Pareuchaetes insulata
Pareuchaetes insulata
© James Bailey LG

Pareuchaetes insulata
© Valerie G. Bugh

Pareuchaetes insulata
© Giff Beaton LG
on Eupatorium
Pareuchaetes insulata
© Tom Bentley LG

Pareuchaetes insulata
© Richard Crook LG

Pareuchaetes insulata
© Jeff Hollenbeck

9304028229Cycnia collaris
Cycnia collaris
© Howell Curtis

Cycnia collaris
© Charles Lewallen

Cycnia collaris
© Jane & John Balaban LG

9304048230 – Delicate Cycnia – Cycnia tenera
Cycnia tenera
© Bob Moul

Cycnia tenera
© Bob Moul

Cycnia tenera
© Bob Moul

Cycnia tenera
© Howell Curtis

Cycnia tenera
© Jason Dombroskie

Cycnia tenera
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Cycnia tenera
© Seth Ausubel LG

Cycnia tenera
© Seth Ausubel LG

Cycnia tenera
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cycnia tenera
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cycnia tenera
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cycnia tenera
© Jeff Janci LG

9304078233Euchaetes perlevis
Euchaetes perlevis
© Randy Hardy LG
13 mm
Euchaetes perlevis
© Randy Hardy LG
on Sarcostemma hirtellum
Euchaetes perlevis
© Randy Hardy LG
on Sarcostemma hirtellum - 17 mm
Euchaetes perlevis
© Randy Hardy

9304118237Euchaetes elegans
Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy LG

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy

Euchaetes elegans
© Randy Hardy

9304128238 – Milkweed Tussock Moth – Euchaetes egle
Euchaetes egle
© Valerie G. Bugh

Euchaetes egle
© Jason Dombroskie

Euchaetes egle
© Bob Moul

Euchaetes egle
© Canadian National Collection LG

Euchaetes egle
© Martha Reinhardt

Euchaetes egle
© Steve Scott
early instar
Euchaetes egle
© Cheryl Johnson

Euchaetes egle
© Carroll Rudy

Euchaetes egle
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9304158241Euchaetes bolteri
Euchaetes bolteri
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Euchaetes bolteri
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Euchaetes bolteri
© Bo Zaremba LG

Euchaetes bolteri
© Bryan Reynolds LG

Euchaetes bolteri
© Tom Murray LG

9304188244Pygoctenucha terminalis
Pygoctenucha terminalis
© Charles Melton LG

Pygoctenucha terminalis
© Bob Beatson LG

9303888246 – Crimson-bodied Lichen Moth – Lerina incarnata
Lerina incarnata
© Arlene Ripley
mid instar
9304228249 – Clio Tiger Moth – Ectypia clio
Ectypia clio
© Stephen Holloway LG

Ectypia clio
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Ectypia clio
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9304238250Pygarctia murina
Pygarctia murina
© Bob Barber LG

Pygarctia murina
© Bob Barber LG

Pygarctia murina
© Margarethe Brummermann LG

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