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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
9300037895 – Sigmoid Prominent – Clostera albosigma
Clostera albosigma
© Martha Reinhardt

Clostera albosigma
© Betsy Higgins

Clostera albosigma
© Carroll Rudy
4th instar
Clostera albosigma
© Carroll Rudy

Clostera albosigma
© Martha Reinhardt

Clostera albosigma
© Carroll Rudy
5th instar
Clostera albosigma
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Clostera albosigma
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Clostera albosigma
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
9300047896 – Angle-lined Prominent – Clostera inclusa
Clostera inclusa
© Martha Reinhardt

Clostera inclusa
© Bob Barber LG

Clostera inclusa
© McGuire Center LG

Clostera inclusa
© McGuire Center LG

Clostera inclusa
© Howell Curtis

Clostera inclusa
© Howell Curtis

Clostera inclusa
© George Smiley LG
on Salix nigra
Clostera inclusa
© George Smiley LG
on Salix nigra
930004.17896.1 – Clostera jocosa – Clostera jocosa
Clostera jocosa
© Craig Biegler LG

9300057897 – Clostera inornata – Clostera inornata
Clostera inornata
© Charles Melton LG
day 38 - 32mm
Clostera inornata
© Charles Melton LG
day 20 - 20mm
Clostera inornata
© Charles Melton LG
day16 - 10mm
Clostera inornata
© Charles Melton LG
day 7 - 3.5mm
9300067898 – Striped Chocolate-tip Moth – Clostera strigosa
Clostera strigosa
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Clostera strigosa
© Janice Stiefel
4th instar
Clostera strigosa
© Janice Stiefel
3rd instar
9300097901 – Apical Prominent – Clostera apicalis
Clostera apicalis
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Clostera apicalis
© Janice Stiefel

9300337902 – Yellow-necked Caterpillar – Datana ministra
Datana ministra
© Canadian National Collection LG

Datana ministra
© Jason Dombroskie

Datana ministra
© Jason Dombroskie

Datana ministra
© Jason Dombroskie

Datana ministra
© Jason Dombroskie

Datana ministra
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
Datana ministra
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
Datana ministra
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
Datana ministra
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
9300357904 – Drexel's Datana – Datana drexelii
Datana drexelii
© Tom Murray

9300367905 – Major Datana – Datana major
Datana major
© McGuire Center LG

Datana major
© Seth Ausubel LG

Datana major
© Lynette Schimming

9300377906 – Contracted Datana – Datana contracta
Datana contracta
© Charles Lewallen

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