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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
8300017659 – Scalloped Sack-bearer Moth – Lacosoma chiridota
Lacosoma chiridota
© McGuire Center LG

Lacosoma chiridota
© McGuire Center LG

8300047662 – Melsheimer's Sack-bearer Moth – Cicinnus melsheimeri
Cicinnus melsheimeri
© McGuire Center LG

Cicinnus melsheimeri
© McGuire Center LG

Cicinnus melsheimeri
© Teresa Moody LG
larval stage overwintering in oak leaf case
Cicinnus melsheimeri
© Teresa Moody LG
larval stage overwintering in oak leaf case
Cicinnus melsheimeri
© Teresa Moody LG
oak leaf case
8900017663 – Spotted Apatelodes – Apatelodes torrefacta
Apatelodes torrefacta
© Trisha Teabo LG

Apatelodes torrefacta
© George Smiley LG
on Rubus sp.
Apatelodes torrefacta
© Marie Schmidt LG

Apatelodes torrefacta
© William Tanneberger LG

Apatelodes torrefacta
© John Hartgerink LG

Apatelodes torrefacta
© M. J. Hatfield LG

Apatelodes torrefacta
© Rich Kelly LG

Apatelodes torrefacta
© Beth Cary LG

Apatelodes torrefacta
© Yurika Alexander LG

8900027664Apatelodes pudefacta
Apatelodes pudefacta
© Bob Beatson LG

Apatelodes pudefacta
© Bob Beatson LG

Apatelodes pudefacta
© Margarethe Brummermann LG

Apatelodes pudefacta
© Margarethe Brummermann LG

Apatelodes pudefacta
© Mark Brown LG

Apatelodes pudefacta
© Philip Kline LG

Apatelodes pudefacta
© Rich Hoyer LG

Apatelodes pudefacta
© Tom Bentley

8900067667 – Seraph Moth – Olceclostera seraphica
Olceclostera seraphica
© James Bailey LG

8700247673 – Larch Tolype – Tolype laricis
Tolype laricis
© Canadian National Collection LG

Tolype laricis
© Jason Dombroskie

Tolype laricis
© Anthony W. Thomas

8700327681Apotolype brevicrista
Apotolype brevicrista
© Arlene Ripley
fall larva
Apotolype brevicrista
© Randy Hardy LG
day 32 - 32 mm
Apotolype brevicrista
© Randy Hardy LG
day 20 - 16 mm
Apotolype brevicrista
© Randy Hardy LG
day 14 - 8 mm
Apotolype brevicrista
© Randy Hardy
day 9 - 5 mm
Apotolype brevicrista
© Randy Hardy
day 1 - 2 mm
Apotolype brevicrista
© Arlene Ripley

Apotolype brevicrista
© Arlene Ripley
winter cocoon
8700367683 – Dot-lined White Moth – Artace cribrarius
Artace cribrarius
© Troy Bartlett

Artace cribrarius
© Tucker J. Cooley LG

8700017685 – Riley's Lappet Moth – Heteropacha rileyana
Heteropacha rileyana
© George Smiley LG
near Water Locust (Gleditsia aquatica)
Heteropacha rileyana
© George Smiley LG
39mm on Water Locust (Gleditsia aquatica)
Heteropacha rileyana
© Hazel Ann Fricke LG

8700037687 – Lappet Moth – Phyllodesma americana
Phyllodesma americana
© Jason Dombroskie

Phyllodesma americana
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar - 31 days
Phyllodesma americana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Phyllodesma americana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Phyllodesma americana
© McGuire Center LG

8700087692Dicogaster coronada
Dicogaster coronada
© Arlene Ripley LG

8700097693Gloveria howardi
Gloveria howardi
© Charles W. Melton LG
1st instar - Day 1
8700117695Gloveria gargamelle
Gloveria gargamelle
© Valerie G. Bugh

Gloveria gargamelle
© Valerie G. Bugh

8700147698 – Forest Tent Caterpillar – Malacosoma disstria
Malacosoma disstria
© Jerry Armstrong LG

Malacosoma disstria
© Giff Beaton LG
on Alder
Malacosoma disstria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Malacosoma disstria
© Bob Moul

Malacosoma disstria
© Jason Dombroskie

Malacosoma disstria
© Nolie Schneider

Malacosoma disstria
© Nolie Schneider

Malacosoma disstria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Malacosoma disstria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Malacosoma disstria
© Jason Dombroskie
eggs
Malacosoma disstria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Malacosoma disstria
© Valerie G. Bugh

8700157699 – Pacific Tent Caterpillar – Malacosoma constricta
Malacosoma constricta
© Sylvia Wright LG

Malacosoma constricta
© Denise Kocek LG

8700167700 – Sonoran Tent Caterpillar – Malacosoma tigris
Malacosoma tigris
© C Van Den Broeke LG

Malacosoma tigris
© Ann Hendrickson LG

Malacosoma tigris
Photo © 2019 by Tyger Gilbert LG

Malacosoma tigris
Photo © 2019 by Tyger Gilbert LG

Malacosoma tigris
© Andrew Williams LG

Malacosoma tigris
© Lisa R. Brown LG

Malacosoma tigris
© Lisa R. Brown LG
Texas outbreak - 2020
Malacosoma tigris
© Lisa R. Brown LG
Texas outbreak - 2020
Malacosoma tigris
© Eric P Shultz LG
~28mm on oak leaf litter
8700177701 – Eastern Tent Caterpillar – Malacosoma americana
Malacosoma americana
© Bob Moul

Malacosoma americana
© Jason Dombroskie

Malacosoma americana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Malacosoma americana
© Jason Dombroskie

Malacosoma americana
© Stephen Cresswell
1st instar
Malacosoma americana
© Tony DiTerlizzi
pupa
Malacosoma americana
© Jim Kennedy

Malacosoma americana
© Nolie Schneider

Malacosoma americana
© Nolie Schneider

Malacosoma americana
© Nolie Schneider

Malacosoma americana
© Stephen Cresswell

8700187702 – Western Tent Caterpillar – Malacosoma californica
Malacosoma californica
© Canadian National Collection LG

Malacosoma californica
© Canadian National Collection LG

Malacosoma californica
© John Ashley LG

Malacosoma californica
© Mike Mclvor

Malacosoma californica
© Marius V. Aurelian

Malacosoma californica
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Malacosoma californica
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Malacosoma californica
© Bob Webster LG

8700197703 – Southwestern Tent Caterpillar – Malacosoma incurva
Malacosoma incurva
© Bob Webster LG

Malacosoma incurva
© Bob Barber LG

Malacosoma incurva
© Carol Blaney LG
on Utah serviceberry
Malacosoma incurva
© Simon Feys LG

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

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