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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
9300037895 – Sigmoid Prominent – Clostera albosigma
Clostera albosigma
© Martha Reinhardt

Clostera albosigma
© Betsy Higgins

Clostera albosigma
© Carroll Rudy
4th instar
Clostera albosigma
© Carroll Rudy

Clostera albosigma
© Martha Reinhardt

Clostera albosigma
© Carroll Rudy
5th instar
Clostera albosigma
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Clostera albosigma
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Clostera albosigma
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
9300047896 – Angle-lined Prominent – Clostera inclusa
Clostera inclusa
© Martha Reinhardt

Clostera inclusa
© Bob Barber LG

Clostera inclusa
© McGuire Center LG

Clostera inclusa
© McGuire Center LG

Clostera inclusa
© Howell Curtis

Clostera inclusa
© Howell Curtis

Clostera inclusa
© George Smiley LG
on Salix nigra
Clostera inclusa
© George Smiley LG
on Salix nigra
930004.17896.1 – Clostera jocosa – Clostera jocosa
Clostera jocosa
© Craig Biegler LG

9300057897 – Clostera inornata – Clostera inornata
Clostera inornata
© Charles Melton LG
day 38 - 32mm
Clostera inornata
© Charles Melton LG
day 20 - 20mm
Clostera inornata
© Charles Melton LG
day16 - 10mm
Clostera inornata
© Charles Melton LG
day 7 - 3.5mm
9300067898 – Striped Chocolate-tip Moth – Clostera strigosa
Clostera strigosa
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Clostera strigosa
© Janice Stiefel
4th instar
Clostera strigosa
© Janice Stiefel
3rd instar
9300097901 – Apical Prominent – Clostera apicalis
Clostera apicalis
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Clostera apicalis
© Janice Stiefel

9300337902 – Yellow-necked Caterpillar – Datana ministra
Datana ministra
© Canadian National Collection LG

Datana ministra
© Jason Dombroskie

Datana ministra
© Jason Dombroskie

Datana ministra
© Jason Dombroskie

Datana ministra
© Jason Dombroskie

Datana ministra
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
Datana ministra
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
Datana ministra
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
Datana ministra
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
9300357904 – Drexel's Datana – Datana drexelii
Datana drexelii
© Tom Murray

9300367905 – Major Datana – Datana major
Datana major
© McGuire Center LG

Datana major
© Seth Ausubel LG

Datana major
© Lynette Schimming

9300377906 – Contracted Datana – Datana contracta
Datana contracta
© Charles Lewallen

9300387907 – Walnut Caterpillar – Datana integerrima
Datana integerrima
© Charles Lewallen

Datana integerrima
© Seth Ausubel LG

Datana integerrima
© Ken Childs LG

Datana integerrima
© Machele White

Datana integerrima
© Tom Bentley

Datana integerrima
© Karen Chiasson LG

9300397908 – Spotted Datana – Datana perspicua
Datana perspicua
© Bob Barber LG

930045.17914Datana perfusa
Datana perfusa
© Margarethe Brummermann LG

Datana perfusa
© Charles Melton LG

Datana perfusa
© Tom Bentley LG

Datana perfusa
© Bob Beatson LG

Datana perfusa
© Margarethe Brummermann LG

9300467915 – White-dotted Prominent – Nadata gibbosa
Nadata gibbosa
© Leslie Angel LG

Nadata gibbosa
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Nadata gibbosa
© Canadian National Collection LG

Nadata gibbosa
© Bob Moul

Nadata gibbosa
© Jason Dombroskie

Nadata gibbosa
© Howell Curtis

Nadata gibbosa
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Nadata gibbosa
© Betsy Higgins

Nadata gibbosa
© Betsy Higgins

930011.17917 – Georgian Prominent – Paraeschra georgica
Paraeschra georgica
© Lynette Schimming LG

Paraeschra georgica
© Jo McGavin LG

Paraeschra georgica
© Mike Quinn LG

Paraeschra georgica
© Jennifer Orth LG

Paraeschra georgica
© E. Christina Butler LG

Paraeschra georgica
© Canadian National Collection LG

9300117918 – Paraeschra tortuosa – Paraeschra tortuosa
Paraeschra tortuosa
© Charles Melton LG
day 25 - 30mm
Paraeschra tortuosa
© Charles Melton LG
day15 - 19mm
Paraeschra tortuosa
© Charles Melton LG
day10 - 11mm
Paraeschra tortuosa
© Charles Melton LG
day5 - 6mm
9300487919 – Oval-Based Prominent – Peridea basitriens
Peridea basitriens
© Tom Murray LG

Peridea basitriens
© Sharon Perrault LG

Peridea basitriens
© Colin Gillette LG
on sugar maple
Peridea basitriens
© Colin Gillette LG
on sugar maple
Peridea basitriens
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Peridea basitriens
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9300497920 – Angulose Prominent – Peridea angulosa
Peridea angulosa
© Charley Eiseman LG

Peridea angulosa
© Bob Barber LG

Peridea angulosa
© Troy Bartlett LG

Peridea angulosa
© Tom Murray LG

Peridea angulosa
© Leslie Angel LG

Peridea angulosa
© Mike Quinn LG

Peridea angulosa
© Tom Murray LG

Peridea angulosa
© Troy Bartlett LG

Peridea angulosa
© Leslie Angel LG

9300507921 – Chocolate Prominent – Peridea ferruginea
Peridea ferruginea
© Janice Steifel LG
4th instar, 20 days
Peridea ferruginea
© Janice Steifel LG
5th instar, 29 days
Peridea ferruginea
© Jim Sogaard LG

Peridea ferruginea
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Peridea ferruginea
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

930050.17921.1 – Bordelon's Peridea – Peridea bordeloni
Peridea bordeloni
© George Smiley LG
on Betula nigra
Peridea bordeloni
© George Smiley LG
on Betula nigra

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