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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

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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Sesiidae
Refereed by William Taft
2513 – Raspberry Crown Borer Moth – Pennisetia marginatum
Pennisetia marginatum
© Anthony W. Thomas - f.
Pennisetia marginatum
© Anthony W. Thomas - m.
Pennisetia marginatum
© Tom Murray
Pennisetia marginatum
© Patrick Coin
2522 – Oak Clearwing Moth – Paranthrene asilipennis
Paranthrene asilipennis
© Jim McClarin
2523 – Doll's Clearwing Moth – Paranthrene dollii
Paranthrene dollii
© Jonathan Burishkin
Paranthrene dollii
© Edward Trammel
Paranthrene dollii
© J. Solomon - Bugwood.org
2524 – Dusky Clearwing Moth – Paranthrene tabaniformis
Paranthrene tabaniformis
© Chris Steeman
Paranthrene tabaniformis
© Bill Johnson
2526 – Western Poplar Clearwing – Paranthrene robiniae
Paranthrene robiniae
© Hartmut Wisch
Paranthrene robiniae
© J. Solomon - Bugwood.org
Paranthrene robiniae
© Hartmut Wisch
2530 – Grape Root Borer Moth – Vitacea polistiformis
Vitacea polistiformis
© Univ. of Georgia - Bugwood.org
Vitacea polistiformis
© Tim Lethbridge
Vitacea polistiformis
© Dennis Totin
Vitacea polistiformis
© John Himmelman
2532 – Virginia Creeper Clearwing Moth – Albuna fraxini
Albuna fraxini
© Tom Murray - f.
Albuna fraxini
© W. Crenshaw - Bugwood.org
Albuna fraxini
© W. Crenshaw - Bugwood.org
2533 – Fireweed Clearwing Moth – Albuna pyramidalis
Albuna pyramidalis
© Anthony W. Thomas
Albuna pyramidalis
© Lynette Schimming [T]
Albuna pyramidalis
© Libby & Rick Avis
2535 – Nebraska Clearwing Moth – Euhagena nebraskae
Euhagena nebraskae
© Tom Bentley
2536 – Squash Vine Borer Moth – Melittia cucurbitae
Melittia cucurbitae
© Richard Breen
Melittia cucurbitae
© John Himmelman
Melittia cucurbitae
© Steve Scott
Melittia cucurbitae
© Steve Scott

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