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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 (2)
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
9321949633 – Silver-spotted Fern Moth – Callopistria cordata
Callopistria cordata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Callopistria cordata
© Jason Dombroskie

Callopistria cordata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Callopistria cordata
© Jason Dombroskie

9322139636 – Chocolate Moth – Acherdoa ferraria
Acherdoa ferraria
© Karen Chiasson LG

Acherdoa ferraria
© Karen Chiasson LG

932213.629637.1 – Orbed Narrow-wing – Magusa divaricata
Magusa divaricata
© James Bailey LG

9315449638 – Copper Underwing – Amphipyra pyramidoides
Amphipyra pyramidoides
© David Reed

Amphipyra pyramidoides
© Canadian National Collection LG

Amphipyra pyramidoides
© Jason Dombroskie

Amphipyra pyramidoides
© Carl Barrentine LG

Amphipyra pyramidoides
© Canadian National Collection LG

Amphipyra pyramidoides
© Jerry Armstrong LG

Amphipyra pyramidoides
© John Davis

Amphipyra pyramidoides
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Amphipyra pyramidoides
© Tom Bentley

Amphipyra pyramidoides
© Jason Dombroskie

Amphipyra pyramidoides
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Amphipyra pyramidoides
© Betsy Higgins

9315459639 – Mouse Moth – Amphipyra tragopoginis
Amphipyra tragopoginis
© Canadian National Collection LG

Amphipyra tragopoginis
© Canadian National Collection LG

Amphipyra tragopoginis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Amphipyra tragopoginis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Amphipyra tragopoginis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Amphipyra tragopoginis
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9322699650 – Slowpoke Moth – Athetis tarda
Athetis tarda
© Yurika Alexander LG

Athetis tarda
© Yurika Alexander LG

9322569653 – Mottled Rustic – Caradrina morpheus
Caradrina morpheus
© Canadian National Collection LG

Caradrina morpheus
© Canadian National Collection LG

9314189663 – Three-lined Balsa – Balsa tristrigella
Balsa tristrigella
© Canadian National Collection LG

9322159665 – Beet Armyworm – Spodoptera exigua
Spodoptera exigua
© Robert Gorman LG

9322169666 – Fall Armyworm – Spodoptera frugiperda
Spodoptera frugiperda
© Ken Childs LG

Spodoptera frugiperda
© Ken Childs LG

Spodoptera frugiperda
© Ken Childs LG

Spodoptera frugiperda
© Ken Childs LG

Spodoptera frugiperda
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

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