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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

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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Butterflies - Drepanidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
Epargyreus clarus
770044  –  3870
© Seth Ausubel LG
Epargyreus clarus
Zestusa dorus
770058  –  3882
© Bob Barber
Zestusa dorus
Urbanus proteus
770028  –  3886
© Richard Crook LG
Urbanus proteus
Erynnis icelus
770135  –  3945
© Jason Dombroskie
Erynnis icelus
Erynnis juvenalis
770143  –  3947
© Bob Barber LG
Erynnis juvenalis
Erynnis baptisiae
770152  –  3959
© Betsy Higgins
Erynnis baptisiae
Pholisora catullus
770087  –  3977
© Yurika Alexander LG
Pholisora catullus
Thymelicus lineola
770311  –  4012
© Jason Dombroskie
Thymelicus lineola
Calpodes ethlius
770325  –  4115
© McGuire Center LG
Calpodes ethlius
Panoquina ocola
770322  –  4119
© Teresa Moody LG
Feeding on cultivated rice
Panoquina ocola
Battus philenor
770358  –  4157
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Battus philenor
Papilio polyxenes
770366  –  4159
© Robert Pearson
Papilio polyxenes
Heraclides ornythion
770379  –  4174
© Cat Traylor LG
Heraclides ornythion
Pterourus troilus
770381  –  4181
© McGuire Center LG
Pterourus troilus
Pontia sisymbrii
770469  –  4192
© Patrick Alexander LG
Pontia sisymbrii
Pontia protodice
770467  –  4193
© Howell Curtis
Pontia protodice
Pieris rapae
770471  –  4197
© Howell Curtis
Pieris rapae
Zerene cesonia
770431  –  4224
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Zerene cesonia
Phoebis sennae
770435  –  4228
© Howell Curtis
late instar
Phoebis sennae
Phoebis philea
770436  –  4229
© Tom Bentley
Phoebis philea

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