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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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Epiplemidae - Sphingidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
8900127704 – Imperial Moth – Eacles imperialis
Eacles imperialis
© McGuire Center LG

Eacles imperialis
© Marilyn Hanson LG

Eacles imperialis
© Ken Childs LG

Eacles imperialis
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eacles imperialis
© McGuire Center LG

Eacles imperialis
© Robert Patterson

Eacles imperialis
© Robert Patterson
hatchling
Eacles imperialis
© Bob Moul

Eacles imperialis
© Ken Childs LG

Eacles imperialis
© Stuart Schwartz
3rd instar
Eacles imperialis
© Stuart Schwartz
4th instar
8900137705 – Oslar's Imperial Moth – Eacles oslari
Eacles oslari
© Evan Rand
final instar - 100 mm
8900097706 – Regal Moth – Citheronia regalis
Citheronia regalis
© Troy Bartlett LG

Citheronia regalis
© Troy Bartlett LG

Citheronia regalis
© Debbie Roos

Citheronia regalis
© L. Wayne Thompson LG

Citheronia regalis
© Troy Bartlett LG

Citheronia regalis
© Stuart Schwartz
hatchling
Citheronia regalis
© Troy Bartlett LG

Citheronia regalis
© Troy Bartlett LG

Citheronia regalis
© Brody J. Thomassen LG

8900117707Citheronia splendens
Citheronia splendens
© Evan Rand
4th instar - 100 mm
8900107708 – Pine Devil Moth – Citheronia sepulcralis
Citheronia sepulcralis
© McGuire Center LG

8900247709 – Honey Locust Moth – Syssphinx bicolor
Syssphinx bicolor
© George Smiley LG
on Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)
8900257710Syssphinx heiligbrodti
Syssphinx heiligbrodti
(cc) Cynthia Traylor - LG

Syssphinx heiligbrodti
© Maury Heiman - LG

Syssphinx heiligbrodti
© Patrick Coin - LG

8900267711Syssphinx hubbardi
Syssphinx hubbardi
© Bob Barber LG

Syssphinx hubbardi
© Tom Bentley

Syssphinx hubbardi
© Jillian Cowes

Syssphinx hubbardi
© Arlene Ripley
Velvet Mesquite
Syssphinx hubbardi
© Arlene Ripley

Syssphinx hubbardi
© Randy Hardy LG
day 1 - 2 mm
Syssphinx hubbardi
© Arlene Ripley
1st instar
Syssphinx hubbardi
© Randy Hardy LG

Syssphinx hubbardi
© Arlene Ripley
4 days
Syssphinx hubbardi
© Randy Hardy LG
at 2 weeks - 22 mm
Syssphinx hubbardi
© Arlene Ripley
19 days
Syssphinx hubbardi
© Arlene Ripley
25 days
Syssphinx hubbardi
© Arlene Ripley

8900277713Syssphinx blanchardi
Syssphinx blanchardi
© Giff Beaton LG
on Ebanopsis ebano
Syssphinx blanchardi
© Giff Beaton LG
on Ebanopsis ebano
8900227715 – Rosy Maple Moth – Dryocampa rubicunda
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Troy Bartlett LG

Dryocampa rubicunda
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer rubrum
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer rubrum
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Canadian National Collection LG

Dryocampa rubicunda
© Martha Reinhardt

Dryocampa rubicunda
© Martha Reinhardt

Dryocampa rubicunda
© Sasha Azevedo

Dryocampa rubicunda
© Stan Malcom
pupa, shed skin
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer saccharum
8900147716 – Spiny Oakworm – Anisota stigma
Anisota stigma
© Howell Curtis

Anisota stigma
© McGuire Center LG

8900167718 – Consular Oakworm – Anisota consularis
Anisota consularis
© Richard Crook LG

Anisota consularis
© Richard Crook LG

8900187719 – Orange-tipped Oakworm – Anisota senatoria
Anisota senatoria
© Bob Moul

Anisota senatoria
© Lee Ruth

Anisota senatoria
© Lee Ruth

Anisota senatoria
© Jim Kennedy

8900207720 – Peigler's Oakworm – Anisota peigleri
Anisota peigleri
© Patrick Coin
1st instar
Anisota peigleri
© Patrick Coin
eggs
8900197721 – Finlayson's Oakworm – Anisota finlaysoni
Anisota finlaysoni
© Canadian National Collection LG

Anisota finlaysoni
© Canadian National Collection LG

8900217722 – Oslar's Oakworm – Anisota oslari
Anisota oslari
© Tom Bentley

Anisota oslari
© Salvador Vitanza LG
from an Emory oak
8900177723 – Pink-striped Oakworm – Anisota virginiensis
Anisota virginiensis
© Bob Webster LG

Anisota virginiensis
© Yurika Alexander LG

Anisota virginiensis
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
Anisota virginiensis
© Charles Lewallen

Anisota virginiensis
© Canadian National Collection LG

Anisota virginiensis
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
Anisota virginiensis
© McGuire Center LG

Anisota virginiensis
© Machele White

8900387728 – Hualapai Buckmoth – Hemileuca hualapai
Hemileuca hualapai
© Bob Beatson LG

890041.17730 – Buck Moth – Hemileuca maia
Hemileuca maia
© Jerry Armstrong LG

Hemileuca maia
© Jerry Armstrong LG

Hemileuca maia
© Aaron Brees LG
on Redroot (Ceanothus herbaceus)
Hemileuca maia
© Lee Ruth

Hemileuca maia
© Lee Ruth

Hemileuca maia
© Lee Ruth

Hemileuca maia
© Howell Curtis

Hemileuca maia
© Tom Murray

Hemileuca maia
© Tom Murray
1st instar
Hemileuca maia
© Teá Montagna LG
1st instar on Quercus ilicifolia
Hemileuca maia
© Tom Murray

Hemileuca maia
© Aaron Brees LG

8900417732 – New England Buck Moth – Hemileuca lucina
Hemileuca lucina
© Martha Reinhardt

Hemileuca lucina
© Martha Reinhardt

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