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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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Erebidae: Herminiinae-Hypeninae-Phytometrinae
9304698322 – American Idia Moth – Idia americalis
Idia americalis
© Steve Scott
Idia americalis
© John Davis
Idia americalis
© David Reed
9304708324 – Greater Idia Moth – Idia majoralis
Idia majoralis
© Janice Stiefel
Idia majoralis
© Mark Dreiling
9304718323 – Common Idia Moth – Idia aemula
Idia aemula
© Carroll Rudy
Idia aemula
© Bob Patterson
Idia aemula
© Nolie Schneider
Idia aemula
© David Reed
9304748326 – Rotund Idia Moth – Idia rotundalis
Idia rotundalis
© Lew Scharpf
Idia rotundalis
© Nolie Schneider
Idia rotundalis
© Tom Murray
9304758327Idia forbesii
Idia forbesii
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Idia forbesii
© Tom Murray
9304768328Idia julia
Idia julia
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Idia julia
© Bob Patterson
Idia julia
© Carol Wolf
9304778329 – Orange-spotted Idia Moth – Idia diminuendis
Idia diminuendis
© Tom Murray
Idia diminuendis
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Idia diminuendis
© Machele White
Idia diminuendis
© Carol Wolf
9304788330 – Smoky Idia Moth – Idia scobialis
Idia scobialis
© Bob Patterson
Idia scobialis
© Bo Zaremba
9304798331Idia laurentii
Idia laurentii
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Idia laurentii
© Dave Roberts
9304808332Idia terrebralis
Idia terrebralis
© Hugh McGuinness
9304818333 – Toothed Idia Moth – Idia denticulalis
Idia denticulalis
© Bob Patterson
Idia denticulalis
© Audrey Hoff
Idia denticulalis
© Tom Murray
9304828334 – Glossy Black Idia Moth – Idia lubricalis
Idia lubricalis
© Nolie Schneider
Idia lubricalis
© Bob Patterson
Idia lubricalis
© Janice Stiefel
Idia lubricalis
© Steve Walter
9304838334.1Idia occidentalis
Idia occidentalis
© Charles Melton - [T]
9304848335Idia parvulalis
Idia parvulalis
© Charles Melton
9304878338 – Dark-banded Owlet Moth – Phalaenophana pyramusalis
Phalaenophana pyramusalis
© Lisa Ames
Phalaenophana pyramusalis
© Bill Dupree
Phalaenophana pyramusalis
© Steve Walter
Phalaenophana pyramusalis
© Tom Murray
9304898340 – Lettered Zanclognatha Moth – Zanclognatha lituralis
Zanclognatha lituralis
© Jerry Armstrong
Zanclognatha lituralis
© Nolie Schneider
Zanclognatha lituralis
© Bob Patterson
Zanclognatha lituralis
© John Maxwell
9304908341Zanclognatha theralis
Zanclognatha theralis
© Jason Dombroskie
Zanclognatha theralis
© J. Merrill Lynch
Zanclognatha theralis
© Audrey Hoff
9304928345 – Variable Zanclognatha Moth – Zanclognatha laevigata
Zanclognatha laevigata
© Bill Johnson
Zanclognatha laevigata
© Adam Kraiterman
Zanclognatha laevigata
© Jo McGavin
9304938346Zanclognatha atrilineella
Zanclognatha atrilineella
© Gary Phillips
9304948347 – Dark Zanclognatha Moth – Zanclognatha obscuripennis
Zanclognatha obscuripennis
© Bob Patterson
Zanclognatha obscuripennis
© Jerry Armstrong
Zanclognatha obscuripennis
© Carol Wolf
9304958348 – Grayish Zanclognatha Moth – Zanclognatha pedipilalis
Zanclognatha pedipilalis
© Nolie Schneider
Zanclognatha pedipilalis
© Tom Murray
Zanclognatha pedipilalis
© Howell Curtis
9304968349Zanclognatha protumnusalis
Zanclognatha protumnusalis
© Bob Patterson
Zanclognatha protumnusalis
© Steve Walter
Zanclognatha protumnusalis
© Steve Nanz
Zanclognatha protumnusalis
© Tom Murray
930496.18349.1Zanclognatha dentata
Zanclognatha dentata
© Gordon Harrison
Zanclognatha dentata
© Nolie Schneider
Zanclognatha dentata
© Nolie Schneider
9304978350Zanclognatha martha
Zanclognatha martha
© David Reed
Zanclognatha martha
© Ken Childs
9304988351 – Early Zanclognatha Moth – Zanclognatha cruralis
Zanclognatha cruralis
© David Reed
Zanclognatha cruralis
© WonGun Kim
Zanclognatha cruralis
© Ken Childs
9304998352 – Yellowish Zanclognatha Moth – Zanclognatha marcidilinea
Zanclognatha marcidilinea
© Steve Nanz
Zanclognatha marcidilinea
© Karl Hillig
Zanclognatha marcidilinea
© John Young
9305008353 – Wavy-lined Zanclognatha Moth – Zanclognatha jacchusalis
Zanclognatha jacchusalis
© Steve Walter
Zanclognatha jacchusalis
© Robin McLeod
Zanclognatha jacchusalis
© John Davis
930501.978354.97Zanclognatha sp.
Zanclognatha sp.
© Machele White
Zanclognatha sp.
© Jonathan Burishkin - KY
Zanclognatha sp.
© Gary Phillips
9305028355 – Morbid Owlet Moth – Chytolita morbidalis
Chytolita morbidalis
© Jason Dombroskie
Chytolita morbidalis
© John Davis
Chytolita morbidalis
© Tom Murray
9305048339.1Simplicia cornicalis
Simplicia cornicalis
© Carol Wolf
9305058361 – Louisiana Macrochilo Moth – Macrochilo louisiana
Macrochilo louisiana
© Janice Stiefel
Macrochilo louisiana
© Machele White
Macrochilo louisiana
© Tom Murray
Macrochilo louisiana
© David Reed
9305068359 – Two-striped Owlet Moth – Macrochilo bivittata
Macrochilo bivittata
© Robin Mcleod
Macrochilo bivittata
© Carroll Rudy
Macrochilo bivittata
© Bob Patterson
Macrochilo bivittata
© Janice Stiefel
9305088357 – Slant-lined Owlet Moth – Macrochilo absorptalis
Macrochilo absorptalis
© Steve Walter
Macrochilo absorptalis
© Nolie Schneider
Macrochilo absorptalis
© Carol Wolf
Macrochilo absorptalis
© David Reed
9305098357.1 – Twin-dotted Macrochilo Moth – Macrochilo hypocritalis
Macrochilo hypocritalis
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Macrochilo hypocritalis
© Machele White
Macrochilo hypocritalis
© Bob Patterson
9305108358 – Brown-lined Owlet Moth – Macrochilo litophora
Macrochilo litophora
© Robin Mcleod
Macrochilo litophora
© Steve Walter
Macrochilo litophora
© Joanne Shuman
Macrochilo litophora
© Bob Patterson
9305118360 – Bronzy Macrochilo Moth – Macrochilo orciferalis
Macrochilo orciferalis
© Steve Walter
Macrochilo orciferalis
© Machele White
Macrochilo orciferalis
© Steve Walter
Macrochilo orciferalis
© John Lee
9305128362 – Pale Phalaenostola Moth – Phalaenostola metonalis
Phalaenostola metonalis
© Steve Walter
Phalaenostola metonalis
© Steve Walter
Phalaenostola metonalis
© Tom Murray
9305138363 – Dark Phalaenostola Moth – Phalaenostola eumelusalis
Phalaenostola eumelusalis
© Nolie Schneider
Phalaenostola eumelusalis
© Rob Curtis
Phalaenostola eumelusalis
© Steve Walter
9305148364 – Black-banded Owlet Moth – Phalaenostola larentioides
Phalaenostola larentioides
© Richard Leung
Phalaenostola larentioides
© Jason Dombroskie
Phalaenostola larentioides
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
9305158365 – Hanham's Owlet Moth – Phalaenostola hanhami
Phalaenostola hanhami
© Nolie Schneider
Phalaenostola hanhami
© Janice Stiefel

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