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Monograph-type Plates -- Moth Identification Series

Phylogenetic Sequence

Monograph-type Plates also available in the Hodges Checklist sequence.

  Navigating Through the Plates  

There are several series of plates showing photos of moths to aid you in their identification. They are listed below in the phylogenetic sequence system adopted in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023), "Annotated Taxonomic Checklist Of The Lepidoptera Of North America, North Of Mexico". You will find links on the left to the plates for pinned or museum specimens, and links on the right to a comparable series for living moths. All of the plates in the several series have colored buttons as shown above. These permit you to select Large, Medium or Small page sizes to suit your internet access speed. For example, the Small page of Collection Specimens will contain 8 rows, each with 6 photographs. Medium pages will display 16 rows while Large pages will contain 32 rows. Once you have a page to view in your browser you will have other navigating choices.

Each page has at the bottom a series of navigation buttons similar to those shown here. Each numbered plate represents a family or subfamily, and it may have up to several hundred species/photos. If you hold your cursor over the Last Plate or Next Plate buttons you will see the name of the group you will visit by clicking on that button. The smaller numbered buttons beneath them lead forward or backward through the several pages for the family/subfamily that you selected. Be sure to use these buttons if you wish to continue browsing through the group.

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Collection Specimens

Families -- Phylogenetic Sequence Numbers

Living Moth Photographs

Plate 40.0   Plate 41.0	010001-320000 : Micropterigidae-Hepialoidea; Nepticuloidea; Adeloidea; Tischerioidea; Tineoidea 330001-430000 : Gracillarioidea; Yponomeutoidea; Douglasioidea	Plate 40.0   Plate 41.0
Plate 42.0   Plate 43.0	430001-500000 : Schreckensteinioidea; Urodoidea; Choreutoidea; Galacticoidea   510001-510245 : Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Tortricini, Cnephasiini, Cochylini	Plate 42.0   Plate 43.0
Plate 43.1   Plate 43.2	510246-510457 : Tortricoidea: Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Archipini, Sparganothini, Atterini   510458-510640 : Tortricoidea: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Microcorsini - Olethreutini	Plate 43.1   Plate 43.2
Plate 43.3   Plate 43.4	510640-510693 : Tortricoidea: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Enarmoniini   510694-511049 : Tortricoidea: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Eucosmini: Rhyacionia-Pelochrista	Plate 43.3   Plate 43.4
Plate 43.5   Plate 43.6	511050-511273 : Tortricoidea: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Eucosmini: Epiblema-Catastega   511274-520000 : Tortricoidea: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Grapholitini - Hilarographini	Plate 43.5   Plate 43.6
Plate 44.0   Plate 45.0	530001-540000 : Cossoidea   550001-560000 : Sesioidea	Plate 44.0   Plate 45.0
Plate 46.0   Plate 47.0	570001-580000 : Zygaenoidea   590001-590450 : Gelechioidea: Epimarptidae - Cosmopterigidae	Plate 46.0   Plate 47.0
Plate 47.1   Plate 47.2	590451-591352 : Gelechioidea: Gelechiidae   591352-610000 : Gelechioidea: Elachistidae, Coleophoridae, Scythrididae, Blastobasidae, etc.	Plate 47.1   Plate 47.2
Plate 48.0   Plate 49.0	610001-610100 : Alucitoidea   630001-640000 : Pterophoroidea	Plate 48.0   Plate 49.0
Plate 50.0   Plate 51.0	650001-720000 : Carposinoidea; Epermenioidea; Thyridoidea   800001-800614 : Pyraloidea: Pyralidae: Chrysauginae, Galleriinae, Phycitinae	Plate 50.0   Plate 51.0
Plate 51.1   Plate 51.2	800615-800692 : Pyraloidea: Pyralidae: Epipaschiinae, Pyralinae   800693-801108 : Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Pyraustinae, Spilomelinae	Plate 51.1   Plate 51.2
Plate 51.3   Plate 52.0	801109-802000 : Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Odontiinae - Crambinae   830001-880000 : Mimallonoidea; Drepanoidea; Lasiocampoidea	Plate 51.3   Plate 52.0
Plate 53.0   Plate 54.0	890001-900000 : Bombycoidea: Apatelodidae; Bombycidae; Saturniidae; Sphingidae   910001-910014 : Geometroidea: Uraniidae, Sematuridae	Plate 53.0   Plate 54.0
Plate 55.0   Plate 55.1	910015-910118 : Geometroidea: Geometridae: Sterrhinae   910119-910600 : Geometroidea: Geometridae: Larentiinae, Archiearinae, Desmobathrinae	Plate 55.0   Plate 55.1
Plate 55.2   Plate 55.3	910600-910675 : Geometroidea: Geometridae: Geometrinae   910676-910838 : Geometroidea: Geometridae: Ennominae: Abraxini, Cassymini, Cassymini, Macariini	Plate 55.2   Plate 55.3
Plate 55.4   Plate 55.5	910839-911178 : Geometroidea: Geometridae: Ennominae - Baptini   911179-911463 : Geometroidea: Geometridae: Ennominae: Palyadini - Ennomini	Plate 55.4   Plate 55.5
Plate 56.0   Plate 57.0	930001-930140 : Noctuoidea: Notodontidae   930141-930172 : Noctuoidea: Erebidae: Lymantriinae	Plate 56.0   Plate 57.0
Plate 57.1   Plate 57.2	930173-930468 : Noctuoidea: Erebidae: Arctiinae   930469-930754 : Noctuoidea: Erebidae: Herminiinae - Toxocampinae	Plate 57.1   Plate 57.2
Plate 57.3   Plate 57.4	930755-930861 : Noctuoidea: Erebidae: Erebinae: Thermesiini, Catocalini   930862-931102 : Noctuoidea: Erebidae: Erebinae: Melipotini - Omopterini; Eulepidotinae	Plate 57.3   Plate 57.4
Plate 58.0   Plate 59.0	931103-931160 : Euteliidae; Nolidae   931160-931419 : Noctuoidea: Noctuidae: Dyopsinae - Balsinae	Plate 58.0   Plate 59.0
Plate 60.0   Plate 61.0	931419-931543 : Noctuoidea: Noctuidae: Acronictinae, Cuculliinae   931544-931733 : Noctuoidea: Noctuidae: Amphipyrinae, Stiriinae, Grotellinae, Metoponiinae, Cropiinae	Plate 60.0   Plate 61.0
Plate 62.0   Plate 63.0	931733-931985 : Noctuoidea: Noctuidae: Oncocnemidinae, Agaristinae   931986-932189 : Noctuoidea: Noctuidae: Condicinae, Heliothinae	Plate 62.0   Plate 63.0
Plate 64.0   Plate 64.1	932190-932512 : Noctuoidea: Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Eriopini - Apameini   932513-932749 : Noctuoidea: Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Arzamini, Xylenini	Plate 64.0   Plate 64.1
Plate 64.2   Plate 64.3	932750-932967 : Noctuoidea: Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Orthosiini, Tholerini, Hadenini, Leucaniini   932967-933210 : Noctuoidea: Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Eriopygini, Glottulini	Plate 64.2   Plate 64.3
Plate 64.4   Plate 64.5	933211-933528 : Noctuoidea: Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Noctuini: Agrotina   933529-933693 : Noctuoidea: Noctuidae: Noctuinae: Noctuini: Noctuina	Plate 64.4   Plate 64.5