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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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Noctuidae (1)
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
9312959049 – Black-dotted Maliattha – Maliattha synochitis
Maliattha synochitis
© Canadian National Collection LG

9320249056 – Waterlily Owlet – Homophoberia cristata
Homophoberia cristata
© McGuire Center LG

931419.519061 – The Agate – Cerma cora
Cerma cora
© Jason Dombroskie

Cerma cora
© Jason Dombroskie

Cerma cora
© Giff Beaton LG
on Prunus
931419.529062 – Tufted Bird-dropping Moth – Cerma cerintha
Cerma cerintha
© Bob Moul

Cerma cerintha
© Giff Beaton LG
on cherry
Cerma cerintha
© George Smiley LG
on Hawthorn (Crataegus) 36mm
931699.69064Cerathosia tricolor
Cerathosia tricolor
© Valerie G. Bugh LG

Cerathosia tricolor
© Valerie G. Bugh LG

9320269065 – Green Leuconycta – Leuconycta diphteroides
Leuconycta diphteroides
© Canadian National Collection LG

Leuconycta diphteroides
© Canadian National Collection LG

Leuconycta diphteroides
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leuconycta diphteroides
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Leuconycta diphteroides
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9320279066 – Marbled-green Leuconycta – Leuconycta lepidula
Leuconycta lepidula
© Canadian National Collection LG

Leuconycta lepidula
© Canadian National Collection LG

Leuconycta lepidula
© Jane & John Balaban LG

9320289067 – Lantana Moth – Diastema tigris
Diastema tigris
© McGuire Center LG

Diastema tigris
© Giff Beaton LG
Host Crucita
9313089085 – Half-yellow Moth – Ponometia semiflava
Ponometia semiflava
© Giff Beaton LG
on camphorweed
9313149090 – Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth – Ponometia candefacta
Ponometia candefacta
© Canadian National Collection LG

Ponometia candefacta
© Canadian National Collection LG

Ponometia candefacta
© Canadian National Collection LG

Ponometia candefacta
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Ponometia candefacta
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

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