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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
7700443870 – Silver-spotted Skipper – Epargyreus clarus
Epargyreus clarus
© Seth Ausubel LG

Epargyreus clarus
© Seth Ausubel LG

Epargyreus clarus
© Betsy Higgins

Epargyreus clarus
© Jason Dombroskie

Epargyreus clarus
© Bob Barber LG

Epargyreus clarus
© Yurika Alexander

Epargyreus clarus
© Betsy Higgins

Epargyreus clarus
© Jane & John Balaban LG
on Amorpha fruticosa
Epargyreus clarus
© Jane & John Balaban LG
on Amorpha fruticosa
7700583882Zestusa dorus
Zestusa dorus
© Bob Barber

7700283886Urbanus proteus
Urbanus proteus
© Richard Crook LG

Urbanus proteus
© Teresa Moody LG
curled up in three leaves of a wild bean/pea plant
Urbanus proteus
© Teresa Moody LG
curled up in three leaves of a wild bean/pea plant
7701353945Erynnis icelus
Erynnis icelus
© Jason Dombroskie

7701433947Erynnis juvenalis
Erynnis juvenalis
© Bob Barber LG

7701523959Erynnis baptisiae
Erynnis baptisiae
© Betsy Higgins

Erynnis baptisiae
© Betsy Higgins

7700873977 – Golden-headed Sootywing – Pholisora catullus
Pholisora catullus
© Yurika Alexander LG

Pholisora catullus
© Howell Curtis

Pholisora catullus
© Betsy Higgins
5th instar
Pholisora catullus
© Betsy Higgins

7703114012Thymelicus lineola
Thymelicus lineola
© Jason Dombroskie

7703254115Calpodes ethlius
Calpodes ethlius
© McGuire Center LG

7703224119Panoquina ocola
Panoquina ocola
© Teresa Moody LG
Feeding on cultivated rice

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