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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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Noctuidae: Noctuinae
93359810965Xestia imperita
Xestia imperita
© Bob Martin
93358310967 – Southern Variable Dart Moth – Xestia elimata
Xestia elimata
© Hugh McGuinness
Xestia elimata
© Aubrey Scott
Xestia elimata
© Tony DeSantis
Xestia elimata
© Wanda Smith
93358410968 – Northern Variable Dart Moth – Xestia badicollis
Xestia badicollis
© David Silsbee
Xestia badicollis
© Robin McLeod
Xestia badicollis
© Jason Dombroskie
Xestia badicollis
© Chris Adam
93358510968.1 – Praevia Dart Moth – Xestia praevia
Xestia praevia
© Nelson Poirier
Xestia praevia
© Robin Mcleod
Xestia praevia
© David Bree
Xestia praevia
© Hugh McGuinness
93358610969 – Dull Reddish Dart Moth – Xestia dilucida
Xestia dilucida
© Hugh McGuinness
Xestia dilucida
© Hugh McGuinness
Xestia dilucida
© Tom Murray
Xestia dilucida
© Aubrey Scott
93357810971Xestia mustelina
Xestia mustelina
© John Davis
Xestia mustelina
© John Davis
Xestia mustelina
© Edna Woodward
Xestia mustelina
© Libby & Rick Avis - DNA
93358110972Xestia infimatis
Xestia infimatis
© Arthur MacMillan
Xestia infimatis
© Arthur MacMillan
Xestia infimatis
© Edna Woodward
Xestia infimatis
© Edna Woodward
93358010973.1Xestia verniloides
Xestia verniloides
© Libby & Rick Avis
93363310975Setagrotis pallidicollis
Setagrotis pallidicollis
© John Davis
Setagrotis pallidicollis
© John Davis
Setagrotis pallidicollis
© Marius Aurelian
93363410975.1Setagrotis vocalis
Setagrotis vocalis
© Bob Martin
93359510981Xestia maculata
Xestia maculata
© Doug Macaulay
Xestia maculata
© Doug Macaulay
93364010989Adelphagrotis stellaris
Adelphagrotis stellaris
© John Davis
Adelphagrotis stellaris
© Dick Wilson
Adelphagrotis stellaris
© John Davis
93364110991Adelphagrotis indeterminata
Adelphagrotis indeterminata
© John Davis
Adelphagrotis indeterminata
© John Davis
Adelphagrotis indeterminata
© Dick Wilson - DNA
Adelphagrotis indeterminata
© Libby & Rick Avis - DNA
93354410992Paradiarsia littoralis
Paradiarsia littoralis
© Nolie Schneider
Paradiarsia littoralis
© Ian Maton
93354610993.1Hemipachnobia monochromatea
Hemipachnobia monochromatea
© Shawn Wainwright
93353610994 – Reddish Speckled Dart Moth – Cerastis tenebrifera
Cerastis tenebrifera
© Bob Patterson
Cerastis tenebrifera
© Bill Evans
Cerastis tenebrifera
© Marvin & Jo Smith
Cerastis tenebrifera
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
93353810995Cerastis cornuta
Cerastis cornuta
© Gary McDonald - DNA
93354010995.2 – Enigmatic Dart Moth – Cerastis enigmatica
Cerastis enigmatica
© John Davis
Cerastis enigmatica
© Libby & Rick Avis
Cerastis enigmatica
© Edna Woodward
93354210996 – Willow Dart Moth – Cerastis salicarum
Cerastis salicarum
© Janice Stiefel
Cerastis salicarum
© Jason Dombroskie
Cerastis salicarum
© Nolie Schneider
Cerastis salicarum
© Nolie Schneider
93353710997Cerastis fishii
Cerastis fishii
© Dave Pelletier
Cerastis fishii
© Jo McGavin
Cerastis fishii
© Lula Field
Cerastis fishii
© Jo McGavin
93354310998 – Bent-line Dart Moth – Choephora fungorum
Choephora fungorum
© Lynette Schimming
Choephora fungorum
© Aubrey Scott
Choephora fungorum
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Choephora fungorum
© Mark Dreiling
93356710999Aplectoides condita
Aplectoides condita
© Janice Stiefel
Aplectoides condita
© John Davis
Aplectoides condita
© John Davis
Aplectoides condita
© John Davis
93356411000 – Green Arches Moth – Anaplectoides prasina
Anaplectoides prasina
© Hugh McGuinness
Anaplectoides prasina
© Janice Stiefel
Anaplectoides prasina
© John Davis
Anaplectoides prasina
© Nolie Schneider
93356511001 – Dappled Dart Moth – Anaplectoides pressus
Anaplectoides pressus
© Libby & Rick Avis - DNA
Anaplectoides pressus
© Nolie Schneider
93355011003Chersotis juncta
Chersotis juncta
© Ian Maton
93355111003.1 – Large Yellow Underwing Moth – Noctua pronuba
Noctua pronuba
© Matthew Priebe
Noctua pronuba
© Bo Zaremba
Noctua pronuba
© Carol Wolf
93355211003.2 – Lesser Yellow Underwing Moth – Noctua comes
Noctua comes
© John Davis
Noctua comes
© John Davis
Noctua comes
© Libby & Rick Avis
Noctua comes
© John Lee
93364811004Protolampra rufipectus
Protolampra rufipectus
© John Davis
Protolampra rufipectus
© John Davis
Protolampra rufipectus
© Ian Maton
93364911006 – Brown-collared Dart Moth – Protolampra brunneicollis
Protolampra brunneicollis
© Hugh McGuinness
Protolampra brunneicollis
© Nolie Schneider
Protolampra brunneicollis
© Steve Scott
Protolampra brunneicollis
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
93356811007 – Sigmoid Dart Moth – Eueretagrotis sigmoides
Eueretagrotis sigmoides
© Janice Stiefel
Eueretagrotis sigmoides
© Carroll Rudy
Eueretagrotis sigmoides
© Nelson Poirier
Eueretagrotis sigmoides
© Tom Murray
93356911008 – Two-spot Dart Moth – Eueretagrotis perattentus
Eueretagrotis perattentus
© Mike Boone
Eueretagrotis perattentus
© Janice Stiefel
Eueretagrotis perattentus
© Jason Dombroskie
Eueretagrotis perattentus
© Libby & Rick Avis
93357011009 – Attentive Dart Moth – Eueretagrotis attentus
Eueretagrotis attentus
© John Davis
Eueretagrotis attentus
© Nelson Poirier
Eueretagrotis attentus
© Robin McLeod
93354711010 – Lycophotia Moth – Lycophotia phyllophora
Lycophotia phyllophora
© Hugh McGuinness
Lycophotia phyllophora
© Tom Murray
Lycophotia phyllophora
© Hugh McGuinness
Lycophotia phyllophora
© Tom Murray
93357711011Xestia plebeia
Xestia plebeia
© Libby & Rick Avis
Xestia plebeia
© Libby & Rick Avis
Xestia plebeia
© Dick Wilson
Xestia plebeia
© John Davis
93355311012 – Catocaline Dart Moth – Cryptocala acadiensis
Cryptocala acadiensis
© Ian Maton
Cryptocala acadiensis
© Hugh McGuinness
Cryptocala acadiensis
© Jason Dombroskie
Cryptocala acadiensis
© Chris Adam
93365011013Abagrotis erratica
Abagrotis erratica
© Jim Moore
Abagrotis erratica
© Jim Moore
93365311018Abagrotis trigona
Abagrotis trigona
© John Davis
Abagrotis trigona
© John Davis
93365811020Abagrotis rubricundis
Abagrotis rubricundis
© Edna Woodward
93365911022Abagrotis glenni
Abagrotis glenni
© Bob Martin
93366311024Abagrotis nefascia
Abagrotis nefascia
© Hugh McGuinness
Abagrotis nefascia
© Hugh McGuinness
Abagrotis nefascia
© Hugh McGuinness

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