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.
Butterflies - Drepanidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban |
![Epargyreus clarus](Files1/Live/SeAu/SeAu3870a-cat-300.jpg)
770044 –
3870
© Seth Ausubel LG
Epargyreus clarus
![Zestusa dorus](Files1/Live/BobB/BobB3882-cat-225.jpg)
770058 –
3882
© Bob Barber
Zestusa dorus
![Urbanus proteus](Files1/Live/RiCr/RiCr3886-Urbanus-proteus-cat-300.jpg)
770028 –
3886
© Richard Crook LG
Urbanus proteus
|
![Erynnis icelus](Files1/Live/JDom/JDom3945-300-cat.jpg)
770135 –
3945
© Jason Dombroskie
Erynnis icelus
![Erynnis juvenalis](Files1/Live/BobB/BobB3947-cat-300.jpg)
770143 –
3947
© Bob Barber LG
Erynnis juvenalis
![Erynnis baptisiae](Files1/Live/BH/BH3959-300-cat.jpg)
770152 –
3959
© Betsy Higgins
Erynnis baptisiae
|
![Pholisora catullus](Files1/Live/YuAl/YuAl3977-cat-300.jpg)
770087 –
3977
© Yurika Alexander LG
Pholisora catullus
![Thymelicus lineola](Files1/Live/JDom/JDom4012-300-cat.jpg)
770311 –
4012
© Jason Dombroskie
Thymelicus lineola
![Calpodes ethlius](Files1/Live/DHa/300/DHa4115-cat-300.jpg)
770325 –
4115
© McGuire Center LG
Calpodes ethlius
|
![Panoquina ocola](Files1/Live/TeMo/TeMo4119-cat-300.jpg)
770322 –
4119
© Teresa Moody LG
Feeding on cultivated rice Panoquina ocola
![Battus philenor](Files1/Live/CUIC/CUIC4157_Battus_philenor_cat-300.jpg)
770358 –
4157
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Battus philenor
![Papilio polyxenes](Files1/Live/RLP/RLP4159-300-cat.jpg)
770366 –
4159
© Robert Pearson
Papilio polyxenes
|
![Heraclides ornythion](Files1/Live/CatT/CatT4174-cat-300.jpg)
770379 –
4174
© Cat Traylor LG
Heraclides ornythion
![Pterourus troilus](Files1/Live/DHa/300/DHa4181-cat-300.jpg)
770381 –
4181
© McGuire Center LG
Pterourus troilus
![Pontia sisymbrii](Files1/Live/PatA/PatA4192-cat-300.jpg)
770469 –
4192
© Patrick Alexander LG
Pontia sisymbrii
|
![Pontia protodice](Files1/Live/HC/HC4193-300-cat.jpg)
770467 –
4193
© Howell Curtis
Pontia protodice
![Pieris rapae](Files1/Live/HC/HC4197-300-cat.jpg)
770471 –
4197
© Howell Curtis
Pieris rapae
![Zerene cesonia](Files1/Live/CUIC/CUIC4224a_Zerene_cesonia_cat-300.jpg)
770431 –
4224
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Zerene cesonia
|
![Phoebis sennae](Files1/Live/HC/HC4228-300-cat-late.jpg)
770435 –
4228
© Howell Curtis
late instar Phoebis sennae
![Phoebis philea](Files1/Live/TBent/TBent4229-cat-300.jpg)
770436 –
4229
© Tom Bentley
Phoebis philea
![Tharsalea hyllus](Files1/Live/BobB/BobB4256-300-cat.jpg)
770481 –
4256
© Bob Barber
Tharsalea hyllus
|
![Tharsalea epixanthe](Files1/Live/JDom/JDom4260b-300-cat.jpg)
770484 –
4260
© Jason Dombroskie
Tharsalea epixanthe
![Eumaeus atala](Files1/Live/Ayick/Ayick4268b-cat-300.jpg)
770594 –
4268
© Paul Ayick LG
Eumaeus atala
![Atlides halesus](Files1/Live/RoGo/RoGo4270d-cat-300.jpg)
770591 –
4270
© Robert Gorman LG
eating on the end of mistletoe twig Atlides halesus
|
![Satyrium calanus](Files1/Live/GdQ/GdQ4282a-cat-300.jpg)
770541 –
4282
© Jessica Durand ( Quebec.ca) LG
on Quercus rubra Satyrium calanus
![Callophrys spinetorum](Files1/Live/CUIC/CUIC4310a_Callophrys_spinetorum_cat-300.jpg)
770503 –
4310
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Callophrys spinetorum
![Strymon melinus](Files1/Live/HC/HC4336-225-cat.jpg)
770569 –
4336
© Howell Curtis
Strymon melinus
|
![Celastrina ladon](Files1/Live/HC/HC4363-225-cat.jpg)
770630 –
4363
© Howell Curtis
Celastrina ladon
![Dione incarnata](Files1/Live/BP/BP4413-300-cat-031407-FL.jpg)
770717 –
4413
© Bob Patterson
Dione incarnata
![Polygonia interrogationis](Files1/Live/YuAl/YuAl4420-cat-300.jpg)
770813 –
4420
© Yurika Alexander LG
Polygonia interrogationis
|
![Polygonia comma](Files1/Live/BH/BH4421-300-cat.jpg)
770814 –
4421
© Betsy Higgins
Polygonia comma
![Polygonia faunus](Files1/Live/JDom/JDom4423-300-cat.jpg)
770821 –
4423
© Jason Dombroskie
Polygonia faunus
![Polygonia gracilis](Files1/Live/BobB/BobB4427-cat-300.jpg)
770819 –
4427
© Bob Barber LG
Polygonia gracilis
|
![Nymphalis l-album](Files1/Live/GdQ/GdQ4430a-cat-300.jpg)
770809 –
4430
© Roxanne Bertrand ( Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera Nymphalis l-album
![Nymphalis antiopa](Files1/Live/GdQ/GdQ4432-cat-300.jpg)
770811 –
4432
© Josée Quimper ( LG
found on Populus tremuloides Nymphalis antiopa
![Aglais milberti](Files1/Live/JDom/JDom4433a-300-cat.jpg)
770806 –
4433
© Jason Dombroskie
Aglais milberti
|
![Vanessa virginiensis](Files1/Live/DHa/300/DHa4434-cat-300.jpg)
770823 –
4434
© McGuire Center LG
Vanessa virginiensis
![Vanessa cardui](Files1/Live/JDom/JDom4435-300-cat.jpg)
770824 –
4435
© Jason Dombroskie
Vanessa cardui
![Junonia coenia](Files1/Live/SeAu/SeAu4440-cat-300.jpg)
770831 –
4440
© Seth Ausubel LG
Junonia coenia
|
![Euptoieta claudia](Files1/Live/MRein/MRein4447a-300-cat.jpg)
770720 –
4447
© Martha Reinhardt
Euptoieta claudia
![Argynnis cybele](Files1/Live/JDom/JDom4450-300-cat.jpg)
770741 –
4450
© Jason Dombroskie
Argynnis cybele
![Phyciodes tharos](Files1/Live/GeSm/GeSm4481a-cat-300.jpg)
770887 –
4481
© George Smiley LG
on Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Phyciodes tharos
|
![Chlosyne nycteis](Files1/Live/CUIC/CUIC4490_Chlosyne_nycteis_cat-300.jpg)
770865 –
4490
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Chlosyne nycteis
![Chlosyne harrisii](Files1/Live/JDom/JDom4491-300-cat.jpg)
770866 –
4491
© Jason Dombroskie
Chlosyne harrisii
![Euphydryas phaeton](Files1/Live/JDom/JDom4516a-300-cat.jpg)
770842 –
4516
© Jason Dombroskie
Euphydryas phaeton
|
![Limenitis arthemis](Files1/Live/JDom/JDom4522b-300-cat.jpg)
770759 –
4522
© Jason Dombroskie
Limenitis arthemis
![Limenitis archippus](Files1/Live/JDom/JDom4523a-300-cat.jpg)
770758 –
4523
© Jason Dombroskie
Limenitis archippus
![Marpesia petreus](Files1/Live/DHa/300/DHa4550-cat-300.jpg)
770799 –
4550
© McGuire Center LG
Marpesia petreus
|
![Anaea troglodyta](Files1/Live/DHa/300/DHa4553-cat-300.jpg)
770910 –
4553
© McGuire Center LG
Anaea troglodyta
![Anaea andria](Files1/Live/HC/HC4554-225-cat-early.jpg)
770912 –
4554
© Howell Curtis
late instar Anaea andria
![Asterocampa celtis](Files1/Live/ENW/300/ENW4557b-cat-300.jpg)
770767 –
4557
© McGuire Center LG
Asterocampa celtis
|
![Asterocampa clyton](Files1/Live/ENW/300/ENW4562.1e-cat-300.jpg)
770769 –
4562.1
© McGuire Center LG
Asterocampa clyton
![Danaus plexippus](Files1/Live/JDom/JDom4614-300-cat.jpg)
770706 –
4614
© Jason Dombroskie
Danaus plexippus
![Harrisina metallica](Files1/Live/WiGe/WiGe4623-cat-300.jpg)
570008 –
4623
© William Geoghegan LG
Harrisina metallica
|
![Harrisina americana](Files1/Live/YuAl/YuAl4624d-cat-300.jpg)
570006 –
4624
© Yurika Alexander LG
Harrisina americana
![Acoloithus falsarius](Files1/Live/YuAl/YuAl4629a-cat-300.jpg)
570002 –
4629
© Yurika Alexander LG
Acoloithus falsarius
![Neoprocris floridana](Files1/Live/Giff/Giff4631.2-cat-300.jpg)
570016 –
4631.2
© Giff Beaton LG
on Carolina Laurelcherry Neoprocris floridana
|
![Megalopyge crispata](Files1/Live/TB/TB4644b-300-cat.jpg)
570038 –
4644
© Troy Bartlett
Megalopyge crispata
![Megalopyge opercularis](Files1/Live/VG/VG4647c-300-cat.jpg)
570040 –
4647
© Valerie G. Bugh
Megalopyge opercularis
![Norape tener](Files1/Live/BBeat/BBeat4648-cat-300.jpg)
570043 –
4648
© Bob Beatson LG
Norape tener
|
![Norape virgo](Files1/Live/MQ/MQ4649-300-cat.jpg)
570046 –
4649
© Mike Quinn
Norape virgo
![Norape cretata](Files1/Live/Giff/Giff4650-cat-300.jpg)
570044 –
4650
© Giff Beaton LG
on Redbud Norape cretata
![Norape sorpresa](Files1/Live/MBru/MBru4650.1-cat-300.jpg)
570045 –
4650.1
© Margarethe Brummermann LG
Norape sorpresa
|
![Tortricidia testacea](Files1/Live/YuAl/YuAl4652-cat-300.jpg)
570064 –
4652
© Yurika Alexander LG
Tortricidia testacea
![Tortricidia pallida of authors](Files1/Live/PSJ/PSJ4653b-300-cat.jpg)
570062 –
4653
© Scott Justis
Tortricidia pallida of authors
![Tortricidia flexuosa of authors](Files1/Live/JFO/JFO4654a-300-cat.jpg)
570063 –
4654
© Jennifer Forman Orth
Tortricidia flexuosa of authors
|
![Heterogenea shurtleffi](Files1/Live/GeSm/GeSm4657-cat-300.jpg)
570052 –
4657
© George Smiley LG
on Oak (Quercus) 9mm Heterogenea shurtleffi
![Packardia geminata](Files1/Live/BobB/BobB4659a-300-cat.jpg)
570058 –
4659
© Bob Barber
Packardia geminata
![Lithacodes fasciola](Files1/Live/CarmC/CarmC4665b-300-cat.jpg)
570054 –
4665
© Carmen Champagne
Lithacodes fasciola
|
![Apoda y-inversa](Files1/Live/GeSm/GeSm4667-cat-300.jpg)
570049 –
4667
© George Smiley LG
on Mockernut Hickory (Carya tomentosa) Apoda y-inversa
![Apoda biguttata](Files1/Live/GeSm/GeSm4669-cat-300.jpg)
570048 –
4669
© George Smiley LG
on Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata) 17mm Apoda biguttata
![Prolimacodes badia](Files1/Live/BobB/BobB4671b-cat-300.jpg)
570065 –
4671
© Bob Barber LG
Prolimacodes badia
|
![Monema flavescens](Files1/Live/LuAe/LuAe4672a-cat-300.jpg)
570074 –
4672
© Luke Aengenheyster LG
Monema flavescens
![Cryptophobetron oropeso](Files1/Live/SuCa/SuCa4674-1a-det_MEpstein-iNat_134028363-300.jpg)
570068 –
4674
© Sue Carnahan LG
Cryptophobetron oropeso
![Isochaetes beutenmuelleri](Files1/Live/TB/TB4675b.jpg)
570069 –
4675
© Troy Bartlett
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
|
![Phobetron pithecium](Files1/Live/CCC/CCC4677-cat-300.jpg)
570071 –
4677
© Canadian National Collection LG
Phobetron pithecium
![Natada nasoni](Files1/Live/BrTh/BrTh4679-cat-300.jpg)
570077 –
4679
© Brody J. Thomassen LG
Natada nasoni
![Isa textula](Files1/Live/BobB/BobB4681-cat-300.jpg)
570080 –
4681
© Bob Barber LG
Isa textula
|
![Adoneta gemina](Files1/Live/Giff/Giff4682-cat-300.jpg)
570083 –
4682
© Giff Beaton LG
on Ebonopsis ebano Adoneta gemina
![Adoneta bicaudata](Files1/Live/CarmC/CarmC4684b-300-cat.jpg)
570085 –
4684
© Carmen Champagne
Adoneta bicaudata
|