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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
Sphinx dollii
890124  –  7813
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Sphinx dollii
Sphinx vanbuskirki
890124.1  –  7813.1
© Ann Hendrickson LG
~35mm
Sphinx vanbuskirki
Sphinx sequoiae
890125  –  7814
© Edna Bottorff
Sphinx sequoiae
Lapara coniferarum
890135  –  7816
© Richard Crook LG
Lapara coniferarum
Lapara bombycoides
890136  –  7817
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus banksiana
Lapara bombycoides
Protambulyx strigilis
890138  –  7818
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar on Schinus terebinthifolius
Protambulyx strigilis
Smerinthus jamaicensis
890140  –  7821
© Howell Curtis
Smerinthus jamaicensis
Smerinthus cerisyi
890141  –  7822
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar - 23 days
Smerinthus cerisyi
Smerinthus ophthalmica
890142  –  7822.1
© Peter J. Bryant
5th instar
Smerinthus ophthalmica
Smerinthus astarte
890141.1  –  7822.2
© Teá Montagna LG
2nd Instar
Smerinthus astarte
Paonias excaecata
890144  –  7824
© Bob Moul
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops
890145  –  7825
© Brody J. Thomassen LG
Paonias myops
Paonias astylus
890146  –  7826
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar on Vaccinium corymbosa
Paonias astylus
Amorpha juglandis
890149.5  –  7827
© Brody J. Thomassen LG
Amorpha juglandis
Pachysphinx modesta
890148  –  7828
© Stuart Schwartz
4th instar
Pachysphinx modesta
Pachysphinx occidentalis
890149  –  7829
© Teá Montagna LG
3rd Instar on Populus
Pachysphinx occidentalis
Pseudosphinx tetrio
890150  –  7830
© Alan Chin-Lee
5th instar
Pseudosphinx tetrio
Erinnyis alope
890152  –  7832
© McGuire Center LG
Erinnyis alope
Erinnyis ello
890154  –  7834
© Mike Quinn
Erinnyis ello
Erinnyis obscura
890156  –  7837
© Randy Hardy LG
on climbing milkweed
Erinnyis obscura
Phryxus caicus
890160  –  7840
© Teá Montagna LG
4th Instar
Phryxus caicus
Pachylia ficus
890161  –  7841
© Leslie Angel LG
Pachylia ficus
Madoryx pseudothyreus
890163  –  7843
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar
Madoryx pseudothyreus
Perigonia lusca
890166  –  7846
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar on Guettarda
Perigonia lusca
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra
890167  –  7846.1
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar Brown Form on Guettarda
Eupyrrhoglossum sagra
Aellopos tantalus
890168  –  7847
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar on Randia aculeata
Aellopos tantalus
Enyo lugubris
890172  –  7851
© Richard Crook LG
Enyo lugubris
Hemaris thysbe
890204.3  –  7853
© Canadian National Collection LG
Hemaris thysbe
Hemaris gracilis
890204.4  –  7854
© Teá Montagna LG
4th Instar on Vaccinium angustifolia
Hemaris gracilis
Hemaris diffinis
890204.5  –  7855
© Valerie G. Bugh
Hemaris diffinis
Hemaris thetis
890204.6  –  7855.1
© Marius Aurelian
Hemaris thetis
Hemaris aethra
890204.7  –  7855.2
© Tom Bentley LG
Hemaris aethra
Eumorpha satellitia
890181  –  7858
© McGuire Center LG
Eumorpha satellitia
Eumorpha pandorus
890182  –  7859
© David Bree
Eumorpha pandorus
Eumorpha achemon
890184  –  7861
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha typhon
890185  –  7863
© Robert Pearson
Eumorpha typhon
Eumorpha vitis
890186  –  7864
© Valerie G. Bugh
Eumorpha vitis
Eumorpha fasciatus
890187  –  7865
© McGuire Center LG
Eumorpha fasciatus
Eumorpha labruscae
890188  –  7866
© Richard Crook LG
Eumorpha labruscae
Cautethia grotei
890174  –  7867
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar
Cautethia grotei
Cautethia spuria
890175  –  7868
© Giff Beaton LG
on David's Milkberry
Cautethia spuria
Sphecodina abbottii
890192  –  7870
© Jim McCalin
Sphecodina abbottii
Deidamia inscriptum
890204.8  –  7871
© Canadian National Collection LG
Deidamia inscriptum
Proserpinus lucidus
890195  –  7872
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar Black Form on Oenothera biennis
Proserpinus lucidus
Proserpinus juanita
890197  –  7875
© James Bailey LG
Proserpinus juanita
Proserpinus clarkiae
890198  –  7876
© Teá Montagna LG
3rd Instar on Chamaenerion angustifolium
Proserpinus clarkiae
Proserpinus flavofasciata
890199  –  7877
© Anthony W. Thomas
Proserpinus flavofasciata
Proserpinus terlooii
890201  –  7879
© Randy Hardy LG
4 cm
Proserpinus terlooii
Euproserpinus euterpe
890203  –  7881
© Paul Johnson
5th instar
Euproserpinus euterpe
Darapsa myron
890207  –  7885
© Yurika Alexander LG
Darapsa myron
Xylophanes pluto
890209  –  7887
© Richard Crook LG
Xylophanes pluto
Xylophanes falco
890210  –  7889
© Arlene Ripley
Xylophanes falco
Xylophanes tersa
890211  –  7890
© Jerry Armstrong LG
Xylophanes tersa
Xylophanes libya
890213  –  7891
(cc) Logan Crees LG
Xylophanes libya
Hyles euphorbiae
890215  –  7892
© Canadian National Collection LG
Hyles euphorbiae
Hyles gallii
890216  –  7893
© Canadian National Collection LG
Hyles gallii
Hyles lineata
890217  –  7894
© Hannah Nendick-Mason
Hyles lineata

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