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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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Notodontidae - Lymantriidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
9303118133 – Pink-legged Tiger Moth – Spilosoma latipennis
Spilosoma latipennis
© Carroll Rudy
4th instar
Spilosoma latipennis
© Carroll Rudy
3rd instar
Spilosoma latipennis
© Carroll Rudy
5th instar
Spilosoma latipennis
© Carroll Rudy
diapause
Spilosoma latipennis
© Carroll Rudy

9303098134 – Agreeable Tiger Moth – Spilosoma congrua
Spilosoma congrua
© Troy Bartlett

Spilosoma congrua
© Anthony W. Thomas

Spilosoma congrua
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Spilosoma congrua
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Spilosoma congrua
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Spilosoma congrua
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9303108136 – Dubious Tiger Moth – Spilosoma dubia
Spilosoma dubia
© Canadian National Collection LG

9303168137 – Virginian Tiger Moth – Spilosoma virginica
Spilosoma virginica
© Canadian National Collection LG

Spilosoma virginica
© Valerie G. Bugh

Spilosoma virginica
© Valerie G. Bugh

Spilosoma virginica
© Martha Reinhardt

Spilosoma virginica
© Martha Reinhardt

Spilosoma virginica
© Bruce Duncan

Spilosoma virginica
© Bob Moul

Spilosoma virginica
© Howell Curtis

Spilosoma virginica
© Jason Dombroskie

Spilosoma virginica
© Bob Moul

Spilosoma virginica
© Valerie G. Bugh

Spilosoma virginica
© Ken Childs LG

Spilosoma virginica
© Betsy Higgins

Spilosoma virginica
© Betsy Higgins

9303198140 – Fall Webworm – Hyphantria cunea
Hyphantria cunea
© Nolie Schneider

Hyphantria cunea
© Richard Leung

Hyphantria cunea
© Jason Dombroskie

Hyphantria cunea
© Betsy Higgins

Hyphantria cunea
© Canadian National Collection LG

Hyphantria cunea
© McGuire Center LG

Hyphantria cunea
© Howell Curtis

Hyphantria cunea
© Jason Dombroskie

Hyphantria cunea
© Valerie G. Bugh

Hyphantria cunea
© Nolie Schneider

Hyphantria cunea
© Nolie Schneider

Hyphantria cunea
© Anthony W. Thomas

Hyphantria cunea
© Bob Moul

Hyphantria cunea
© Jason Dombroskie

Hyphantria cunea
© John Himmelman

9303218144 – Many-spotted Tiger Moth – Hypercompe permaculata
Hypercompe permaculata
© Marius Aurelian

Hypercompe permaculata
© Marius Aurelian
eclosing
Hypercompe permaculata
© Marius Aurelian

9303238146 – Giant Leopard Moth – Hypercompe scribonia
Hypercompe scribonia
© Sasha Azevedo LG

Hypercompe scribonia
© Machele White

Hypercompe scribonia
© L. Wayne Thompson LG

Hypercompe scribonia
© Valerie G. Bugh

Hypercompe scribonia
© Valerie G. Bugh

Hypercompe scribonia
© Valerie G. Bugh

9303258149Hypercompe suffusa
Hypercompe suffusa
© Salvador Vitanza LG
on Cat's-Claw Vine (Dolichandra unguis-cati)
Hypercompe suffusa
© Salvador Vitanza LG
on Cat's-Claw Vine (Dolichandra unguis-cati)
9303308155Arachnis aulaea
Arachnis aulaea
© Tom Bentley LG

9303328156 – Ruby Tiger Moth – Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Phragmatobia fuliginosa
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

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