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An At-A-Glance Guide to Moths |
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You may not have noticed the variety of shapes, colours and designs that moths display. Here our collection of photographs is arranged by family groups.
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Geometridae - Geometrid Moths
These moths generally have slender bodies and broad wings.
The patterns and designs on their wings help them blend into the background.
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Black-banded
Carpet Moth,
Antepirrhoe semiatrata |
Olive and Black
Carpet Moth,
Acasis viridata |
Brown-lined Looper, Neoalcis californiaria |
White-ribboned
Carpet Moth,
Mesoleuca gratulata |
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September Thorn Moth, Synaxis pallulata |
Welsh Wave Moth, Venusia cambric |
Walnut Spanworm Moth, Phigalia plumogeraria |
Chalky Pug Moth, Eupithecia cretaceata |
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Common Emerald Moth, Hemithea aestivaria |
Eupithecia sp
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| Arctiidae - Tiger Moths |
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Silverspotted Tiger Moth, Lophocampa argentata |
Silverspotted Tiger Moth, Lophocampa argentata |
Silverspotted Tiger
Moth Caterpillar |
Satin Moth,
Leucoma salicis |
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Cinnabar Moth,
Tyria jacobaeae |
Cinnabar Moth,
Tyria jacobaeae |
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| Noctuidae - Owlet Moths |
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Cutworm Moth, Autographa sansoni |
Yellow Underwing, Noctua pronuba |
Clear Dart,
Euxoa declarata |
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Crambidae - Crambid Snout Moths
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Small Magpie Moth, Eurrhypara hortulata |
Celery Leaftier,
Udea rubigalis |
Eudonia echo
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Pyralid Moth, Herpetogramma sp |
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| Sphingidae – Sphinx Moths |
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One-Eyed Sphinx Moth, Smerinthus cerisyi |
Snowberry Clearwing Moth, Hemaris thetis |
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| Pterophoridae – Plume Moths |
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Morning-glory Plume Moth, Emmelina monodactyla |
Geranium Plume Moth, Amblyptilia pic |
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| Tortricidae - Tortricid Moths |
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Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth, Choristoneura rosaceana |
Zapulata Moth,
Choristoneura zapulata |
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Lasiocampidae - Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths |
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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth, Malacosoma disstria |
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Oecophoridae - Concealer Moths |
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Oak-skeletonizer Moth, Carcina quercana |
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Pyralidae - Snout Moths |
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Meal Moth,
Pyralis farinalis |
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