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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
8901887866 – Gaudy Sphinx – Eumorpha labruscae
Eumorpha labruscae
© Richard Crook LG

8901747867 – Grote's Sphinx – Cautethia grotei
Cautethia grotei
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar
Cautethia grotei
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar Brown Form on Chiococca alba
8901757868 – Spurious Sphinx – Cautethia spuria
Cautethia spuria
© Giff Beaton LG
on David's Milkberry
8901927870 – Abbot's Sphinx – Sphecodina abbottii
Sphecodina abbottii
© Jim McCalin

Sphecodina abbottii
© Canadian National Collection LG

Sphecodina abbottii
© Canadian National Collection LG

Sphecodina abbottii
© Janice Stiefel
4th instar
Sphecodina abbottii
© Janice Stiefel

Sphecodina abbottii
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Sphecodina abbottii
© Yurika Alexander LG

Sphecodina abbottii
© Jim McCalin

Sphecodina abbottii
© Jim McCalin

890204.87871 – Lettered Sphinx – Deidamia inscriptum
Deidamia inscriptum
© Canadian National Collection LG

Deidamia inscriptum
© Tom Bentley

8901957872 – Bear Sphinx – Proserpinus lucidus
Proserpinus lucidus
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar Black Form on Oenothera biennis
Proserpinus lucidus
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar Green Form on Oenothera biennis
Proserpinus lucidus
© Teá Montagna LG
4th Instar on Oenothera biennis
8901947873 – Nessus Sphinx – Amphion floridensis
Amphion floridensis
© Patrick Coin
1st instar
8901977875 – Juanita Sphinx – Proserpinus juanita
Proserpinus juanita
© James Bailey LG

Proserpinus juanita
© James Bailey LG

8901987876 – Clark's Day Sphinx – Proserpinus clarkiae
Proserpinus clarkiae
© Teá Montagna LG
3rd Instar on Chamaenerion angustifolium
Proserpinus clarkiae
© Teá Montagna LG
4th Instar on Chamaenerion angustifolium
Proserpinus clarkiae
© Teá Montagna LG
5th Instar on Chamaenerion angustifolium
8901997877 – Yellow-banded Day Sphinx – Proserpinus flavofasciata
Proserpinus flavofasciata
© Anthony W. Thomas

8902017879 – Baron Terloo's Sphinx – Proserpinus terlooii
Proserpinus terlooii
© Randy Hardy LG
4 cm
Proserpinus terlooii
© Randy Hardy LG

Proserpinus terlooii
© Randy Hardy LG
on Boerhavia coccinea - 22 mm
Proserpinus terlooii
© Randy Hardy
first instar - 2 mm
8902037881Euproserpinus euterpe
Euproserpinus euterpe
© Paul Johnson
5th instar
Euproserpinus euterpe
© Paul Johnson
4th instar
Euproserpinus euterpe
© Paul Johnson
3rd instar
Euproserpinus euterpe
© Paul Johnson
4th instar
8902077885 – Virginia Creeper Sphinx – Darapsa myron
Darapsa myron
© Yurika Alexander LG

Darapsa myron
© Yurika Alexander LG

Darapsa myron
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
8902097887 – Pluto Sphinx – Xylophanes pluto
Xylophanes pluto
© Richard Crook LG

8902107889 – Falcon Sphinx – Xylophanes falco
Xylophanes falco
© Arlene Ripley

8902117890 – Tersa Sphinx – Xylophanes tersa
Xylophanes tersa
© Jerry Armstrong LG

Xylophanes tersa
© Troy Bartlett

Xylophanes tersa
© McGuire Center LG

Xylophanes tersa
© McGuire Center LG

Xylophanes tersa
© Alan Chin-Lee
5th instar
Xylophanes tersa
© Lee Ruth

Xylophanes tersa
© Valerie G. Bugh

Xylophanes tersa
© McGuire Center LG

Xylophanes tersa
© Alan Chin-Lee

Xylophanes tersa
© Hannah Nendick-Mason

Xylophanes tersa
© Hannah Nendick-Mason

Xylophanes tersa
© Valerie G. Bugh

Xylophanes tersa
© Jerry Armstrong LG

8902137891Xylophanes libya
Xylophanes libya
(cc) Logan Crees LG

8902157892 – Leafy Spurge Hawk Moth – Hyles euphorbiae
Hyles euphorbiae
© Canadian National Collection LG

Hyles euphorbiae
© Bryan Reynolds LG

Hyles euphorbiae
© USDA

Hyles euphorbiae
© Bryan Reynolds LG

Hyles euphorbiae
© Canadian National Collection LG

8902167893 – Gallium Sphinx – Hyles gallii
Hyles gallii
© Canadian National Collection LG

Hyles gallii
© Canadian National Collection LG

Hyles gallii
© Jason Knight LG

8902177894 – White-lined Sphinx – Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
© Hannah Nendick-Mason

Hyles lineata
© Bob Moul

Hyles lineata
© Valerie G. Bugh

Hyles lineata
© Carol Wolf

Hyles lineata
© Joyce Gross

Hyles lineata
© Joyce Gross

Hyles lineata
© Patrick Dockens

Hyles lineata
© Valerie G. Bugh

Hyles lineata
© Valerie G. Bugh

Hyles lineata
© Charles Lewallen

Hyles lineata
© Stuart Schwartz
varieties
Hyles lineata
© Stuart Schwartz

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