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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
119100  –  3870
© Betsy Higgins
Epargyreus clarus
Erynnis icelus
121200  –  3945
© Jason Dombroskie
Erynnis icelus
Erynnis baptisiae
121550  –  3959
© Betsy Higgins
Erynnis baptisiae
Pholisora catullus
122025  –  3977
© Yurika Alexander LG
Pholisora catullus
Thymelicus lineola
122975  –  4012
© Jason Dombroskie
Thymelicus lineola
Calpodes ethlius
125675  –  4115
© McGuire Center LG
Calpodes ethlius
Battus philenor
126525  –  4157
© Howell Curtis
Battus philenor
Papilio polyxenes
126575  –  4159
© Robert Pearson
Papilio polyxenes
Papilio ornythion
126875  –  4174
© Cat Traylor LG
Papilio ornythion
Papilio troilus
127125  –  4181
© McGuire Center LG
Papilio troilus
Pontia sisymbrii
127600  –  4192
© Patrick Alexander LG
Pontia sisymbrii
Pontia protodice
127625  –  4193
© Howell Curtis
Pontia protodice
Pieris rapae
127775  –  4197
© Howell Curtis
Pieris rapae
Phoebis sennae
128700  –  4228
© Howell Curtis
Phoebis sennae
Lycaena hyllus
129400  –  4256
© Bob Barber
Lycaena hyllus
Lycaena epixanthe
129500  –  4260
© Jason Dombroskie
Lycaena epixanthe
Strymon melinus
131400  –  4336
© Howell Curtis
Strymon melinus
Celastrina ladon
132200  –  4363
© Howell Curtis
Celastrina ladon
Agraulis vanillae
134175  –  4413
© Bob Patterson
Agraulis vanillae
Polygonia interrogationis
134350  –  4420
© Yurika Alexander LG
Polygonia interrogationis

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