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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.

Thyrididae-Hyblaeidae
1814506076 – Spotted Thyris Moth – Thyris maculata
Thyris maculata
© Jason Dombroskie
Thyris maculata
© Jason Dombroskie
Thyris maculata
© Janice Stiefel
Thyris maculata
© Tony DiTerlizzi
1814756077 – Mournful Thyris Moth – Thyris sepulchralis
Thyris sepulchralis
© Arlene Ripley
Thyris sepulchralis
© John Himmelman
Thyris sepulchralis
© Carmen Champagne
1815006078 – Eyed Dysodia Moth – Dysodia oculatana
Dysodia oculatana
© Will Cook
Dysodia oculatana
© Jo McGavin
Dysodia oculatana
© J. Merrill Lynch
1815256079Dysodia granulata
Dysodia granulata
© Jillian Cowles
Dysodia granulata
© Rob Curtis
Dysodia granulata
© Maury Heiman
1816006082 – Seagrape Borer Moth – Hexeris enhydris
Hexeris enhydris
© Anthony W. Thomas
Hexeris enhydris
© Bob Patterson
Hexeris enhydris
© Carol Wolf
1816256085 – Window-winged Moth – Meskea dyspteraria
Meskea dyspteraria
© Dave Smith
Meskea dyspteraria
© Maury Heiman
Meskea dyspteraria
© Maury Heiman
1816506086 – Sapodilla Borer Moth – Banisia myrsusalis
Banisia myrsusalis
© Aaron Cavosie
Banisia myrsusalis
© Aaron Cavosie
Banisia myrsusalis
© Aaron Cavosie
1817006088 – Teak Defoliator Moth – Hyblaea puera
Hyblaea puera
© Mark de Silva
Hyblaea puera
© Randy Newman

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