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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
8900727758 – Luna Moth – Actias luna
Actias luna
© Betsy Higgins LG

Actias luna
© Betsy Higgins
5th instar
Actias luna
© Stuart Schwartz
5th instar
Actias luna
© Stuart Schwartz
varieties
Actias luna
© Betsy Higgins
1st instar
Actias luna
© McGuire Center LG

Actias luna
© Betsy Higgins

Actias luna
© McGuire Center LG

Actias luna
© Troy Bartlett

8900747759 – Ailanthus Silkmoth – Samia cynthia
Samia cynthia
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
8900767760Rothschildia cinctus
Rothschildia cinctus
© David Bygott

Rothschildia cinctus
© Evan Rand
3rd instar - 40 mm
Rothschildia cinctus
© Evan Rand LG
final instar - 80 mm
8900787763 – Calleta Silkmoth – Eupackardia calleta
Eupackardia calleta
© Arlene Ripley

Eupackardia calleta
© Evan Rand
3rd instar - 40 mm
8900797764 – Promethea Moth – Callosamia promethea
Callosamia promethea
© McGuire Center LG

Callosamia promethea
© Betsy Higgins

Callosamia promethea
© Jay Cossey

Callosamia promethea
© Betsy Higgins

Callosamia promethea
© Betsy Higgins

Callosamia promethea
© Betsy Higgins

Callosamia promethea
© Stuart Schwartz
2nd instar
Callosamia promethea
© Stan Malcolm
1st instar
Callosamia promethea
© Stan Malcolm

Callosamia promethea
© McGuire Center LG

Callosamia promethea
© McGuire Center LG

Callosamia promethea
© Brody J. Thomassen LG

Callosamia promethea
© Jason Dombroskie

Callosamia promethea
© Betsy Higgins

Callosamia promethea
© Jason Dombroskie

Callosamia promethea
© Becka Crook

8900807765 – Tulip-tree Silkmoth – Callosamia angulifera
Callosamia angulifera
© L. Wayne Thompson LG

Callosamia angulifera
© McGuire Center LG

Callosamia angulifera
© McGuire Center LG

Callosamia angulifera
© McGuire Center LG

8900817766 – Sweetbay Silkmoth – Callosamia securifera
Callosamia securifera
© Alan Chin-Lee
eggs
8900827767 – Cecropia Moth – Hyalophora cecropia
Hyalophora cecropia
© Valerie G. Bugh

Hyalophora cecropia
© Betsy Higgins

Hyalophora cecropia
© Robin Mcleod

Hyalophora cecropia
© Stuart Schwartz
2nd & 3rd instars
Hyalophora cecropia
© Stuart Schwartz
4th instar
Hyalophora cecropia
© Stuart Schwartz
5th instar
Hyalophora cecropia
© Robin Mcleod

Hyalophora cecropia
© Anthony W. Thomas

Hyalophora cecropia
© Anthony W. Thomas

Hyalophora cecropia
© Martha Reinhardt

8900837768 – Columbia Silkmoth – Hyalophora columbia
Hyalophora columbia
© Canadian National Collection LG

8900857770 – Ceanothus Silkmoth – Hyalophora euryalus
Hyalophora euryalus
© Peter J. Bryant
4th instar
Hyalophora euryalus
© Canadian National Collection LG

Hyalophora euryalus
© Peter J. Bryant
3rd instar
Hyalophora euryalus
© Peter J. Bryant

Hyalophora euryalus
© Peter J. Bryant

Hyalophora euryalus
© Peter J. Bryant

Hyalophora euryalus
© Peter J. Bryant
1st instar
Hyalophora euryalus
© Peter J. Bryant
2nd instar
Hyalophora euryalus
© Peter J. Bryant
5th instar

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