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"Buffalo moth or carpet beetle; adult." —Davison, 1906

Buffalo Moth

"Buffalo moth or carpet beetle; adult." —Davison, 1906

The males of the common cankerworm moth have four wings.

Cankerworm Moth

The males of the common cankerworm moth have four wings.

The females of the common cankerworm moth are wingless.

Cankerworm Moth

The females of the common cankerworm moth are wingless.

Cidaria, a genus of moths characterized by having oblique bands with acute angles across the front wings.

Carpet Moth

Cidaria, a genus of moths characterized by having oblique bands with acute angles across the front wings.

Catocala ultronia species.

Catocala Moth

Catocala ultronia species.

Catocala ultronia species; larva.

Catocala Moth

Catocala ultronia species; larva.

This moth has large wings, measuring five to six inches from tip to tip. It is found all across the U.S.

Cecropia Moth

This moth has large wings, measuring five to six inches from tip to tip. It is found all across the…

"The Cecropia Moth, <em>A. Cecropia</em>, is of a dusky reddish-brown; the wings expand six inches, and are handsomely variegated. The caterpillar is of a light green color and is found on various fruit trees." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Cecropia Moth

"The Cecropia Moth, A. Cecropia, is of a dusky reddish-brown; the wings expand six inches,…

The cecropia moth is one of the largest moths found in North America. It is a member of the Saturniidae family, or giant silk moths. Females with a wingspan of 130 mm or more have been documented. It is found as far west as the Rocky Mountains and north into the maritime provinces of Canada. The larvae of these moths are most commonly found on Maple trees, but they have been known to feed on Wild Cherry and Birch trees among many others.

Cecropia Moth

The cecropia moth is one of the largest moths found in North America. It is a member of the Saturniidae…

"These are wasplike moths of brilliant colors and have transparent wings. They generally fly by day." &mdash; Davison, 1906

Clear-Winged Moth

"These are wasplike moths of brilliant colors and have transparent wings. They generally fly by day."…

A name to many common moths that are destructive to woolen fabrics, feathers, and furs.

Cloth Moth

A name to many common moths that are destructive to woolen fabrics, feathers, and furs.

A clothes moth, Tinea pellionella species; larva in case.

Clothes Moth

A clothes moth, Tinea pellionella species; larva in case.

A clothes moth, Tinea pellionella species; larva out of case.

Clothes Moth

A clothes moth, Tinea pellionella species; larva out of case.

A clothes moth, Tinea pellionella species; adult moth.

Clothes Moth

A clothes moth, Tinea pellionella species; adult moth.

The clover hay moth.

Clover Hay Moth

The clover hay moth.

The chrysalis of a clover hay worm.

Clover Hay Moth

The chrysalis of a clover hay worm.

A moth that eats apples and fruits.

Codling Moth

A moth that eats apples and fruits.

The codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella species; a, apple cut to show borings of the larva; b, place where the egg was laid and the larva started; e, larva; f, moth at rest.

Codling Moth

The codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella species; a, apple cut to show borings of the larva; b, place…

The codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella species; pupa.

Codling Moth

The codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella species; pupa.

The codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella species; moth with wings spread.

Codling Moth

The codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella species; moth with wings spread.

The codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella species; head of larva.

Codling Moth

The codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella species; head of larva.

The codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella species; cocoon.

Codling Moth

The codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella species; cocoon.

"The most remarkable species is the Death's Head Moth, <em>Acherontia</em> Atropos</em>, a large kind, variegated with dark brown and yellow, bearing upon the back of the thorax a deep orange mark, presenting no inconsiderable resemblence to the front of a human skull." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Death's Head Moth

"The most remarkable species is the Death's Head Moth, Acherontia Atropos, a large kind,…

"The Death's-head Moth is the European Acherontia Atropos, a hawk-moth with markings on the thorax resembling a skull or death's head, hence the name. It flies after sunset and emits peculiar sounds somewhat resembling the squeaking of a mouse, produced by the friction of the proboscis against the inner striated coatings of the palpi. It attacks beehives, scatters the bees, and steals the honey."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Death's Head Moth

"The Death's-head Moth is the European Acherontia Atropos, a hawk-moth with markings on the thorax resembling…

A moth with markings on the back of its thorax very closely resembling a skull. Usually measures 4 to 5 inches.

Death's Head Moth

A moth with markings on the back of its thorax very closely resembling a skull. Usually measures 4 to…

"A species of Hawk-moth or lepidopterous insect of the family Sphingidae, not uncommon in some parts of England and of the continent of Europe, and very widely distributed over the world, being found in Africa, the Mauritius, and the East Indies. It measures almost five inches from tip to tip of the extended wings; is of a dark color, the body yellow with black markings, the thorax with pale markings which have some resemblance to a skull, and from which it derives its name." &mdash; Chambers, 1881

Death's Head Moth

"A species of Hawk-moth or lepidopterous insect of the family Sphingidae, not uncommon in some parts…

A large moth named for the skull-like image upon its thorax.

Death's Head Moth

A large moth named for the skull-like image upon its thorax.

"The Emperor Moth, the general color greyish, with white hairs and purple tinges; wings with a hinder white band. Two white-purplish and dark-brown transverse stripes and an ocellus on each wing. Expansion of wings in the female occasionally three inches, but in the male only two and a half. The caterpillar feeds on the common ling or heath, on the black-thorn, the bramble, etc."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Emperor Moth

"The Emperor Moth, the general color greyish, with white hairs and purple tinges; wings with a hinder…

"Eyed Emperor (Apatura cellis, Boisduval)."-Whitney, 1902

Eyed Emperor Moth

"Eyed Emperor (Apatura cellis, Boisduval)."-Whitney, 1902

An illustration of a fallweb worm moth. Fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea, is a moth in the family Arctiidae known principally for its larval stage, where it creates the characteristic webbed nests on the tree limbs of a wide variety of hardwoods in the late summer and fall. It is mainly an aesthetic pest and is not believed to harm otherwise healthy trees. It is well-known to commercial tree services and arboriculturists

Fallweb Worm Moth

An illustration of a fallweb worm moth. Fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea, is a moth in the family Arctiidae…

A female moth.

Female Moth

A female moth.

The Mediterranean flour-moth, Ephestia kuhniella species; larva.

Flour Moth

The Mediterranean flour-moth, Ephestia kuhniella species; larva.

The Mediterranean flour-moth, Ephestia kuhniella species; pupa.

Flour Moth

The Mediterranean flour-moth, Ephestia kuhniella species; pupa.

The Mediterranean flour-moth, Ephestia kuhniella species; adult with wings spread.

Flour Moth

The Mediterranean flour-moth, Ephestia kuhniella species; adult with wings spread.

The Mediterranean flour-moth, Ephestia kuhniella species; adult with wings at rest.

Flour Moth

The Mediterranean flour-moth, Ephestia kuhniella species; adult with wings at rest.

The adult Eight-Spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata), a moth belonging to the Noctuidae family of Owlet moths.

Eight-Spotted Forester

The adult Eight-Spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata), a moth belonging to the Noctuidae family of…

The female Fidonia faxoni, an species from the Geometridae family of geometer moths.

Female Geometer Moth

The female Fidonia faxoni, an species from the Geometridae family of geometer moths.

A giant goat moth.

Goat Moth

A giant goat moth.

Pupa of the goat-moth.

Goat Moth

Pupa of the goat-moth.

Goat-moth of the Prionoxystus robiniae species; female.

Goat Moth

Goat-moth of the Prionoxystus robiniae species; female.

Goat-moth of the Prionoxystus robiniae species; male.

Goat Moth

Goat-moth of the Prionoxystus robiniae species; male.

Goat-moth of the Prionoxystus robiniae species; larva.

Goat Moth

Goat-moth of the Prionoxystus robiniae species; larva.

The European Grapevine Moth (Lobesia botrana) is an insect in the Tortricidae family of tortrix moths.

European Grapevine Moth

The European Grapevine Moth (Lobesia botrana) is an insect in the Tortricidae family of tortrix moths.

The moth of the Grapevine Root Borer (Memthyrus polistiformis).

Grapevine Root Borer (Moth)

The moth of the Grapevine Root Borer (Memthyrus polistiformis).

A moth that does much damage on crops, particular wheat.

Grass Moth

A moth that does much damage on crops, particular wheat.

The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is a moth in the family Lymantriidae of Eurasian origin. Originally ranging from Europe to Asia, it was introduced to North America in the late 1860s and has been expanding its range ever since.

Gypsy Moth

The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is a moth in the family Lymantriidae of Eurasian origin. Originally…

The female gypsy moth or Ocneria dispar.

Gypsy Moth Female

The female gypsy moth or Ocneria dispar.

The male gypsy moth or Ocneria dispar

Gypsy Moth Male

The male gypsy moth or Ocneria dispar

The hawk moth is well known by its habit of poising like a humming bird over the flower from which it is extracting the nectar by means of its long sucking tube.

Hawk Moth

The hawk moth is well known by its habit of poising like a humming bird over the flower from which it…

The hawk moth is well known by its habit of poising like a humming bird over the flower from which it is extracting the nectar by means of its long sucking tube. This is a larva.

Hawk Moth

The hawk moth is well known by its habit of poising like a humming bird over the flower from which it…

The hawk moth is well known by its habit of poising like a humming bird over the flower from which it is extracting the nectar by means of its long sucking tube. This is a pupa.

Hawk Moth

The hawk moth is well known by its habit of poising like a humming bird over the flower from which it…

"Hawk Moth is a family of the lepidopterous insects, forming along with the clear winged moths and the burnets and foresters the tribe Spinghinges. They are insects generally of rapid flight, and fly about in the twilight; Some species also during the day. Their caterpillars are sixteen-legged, flat, smooth, often green, with transverse stripes on the sides and nearly always a horn on the back of the second last segment. One of the most remarkable hawk moths is the Death's-head. It sometimes measures nearly 6 inches across the wings."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Hawk Moth

"Hawk Moth is a family of the lepidopterous insects, forming along with the clear winged moths and the…

"A considerable number of insects belonging to Sphingina have transparents wings. Among them is the humming-bird moth, <em>Sesia pelasgus</em>, often seen at evening in our gardens during the moths of June and July hovering like a humming-bird over the flowers and sucking their nectar with its long tube." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Hummingbird Moth

"A considerable number of insects belonging to Sphingina have transparents wings. Among them is the…

The Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) is an insect in the Saturniidae family of large and colorful moths.

Imperial Moth

The Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis) is an insect in the Saturniidae family of large and colorful moths.

Automeris io, female.

Io Moth

Automeris io, female.

The Lackey moth, Malacosoma neustria, is a member of the genus Malacosoma, common across southern Britain and central Europe. Malacosoma species are notable for their caterpillars which are brightly coloured and form silken tents to regulate their temperature. Malacosoma neustria caterpillars are brown with blue, orange and white stripes. The adults are a fairly uniform brown. The larvae feed mainly on trees and shrubs from within their tents. In Britain the flight period is from July to August.

Lackey Moth

The Lackey moth, Malacosoma neustria, is a member of the genus Malacosoma, common across southern Britain…

Gastropacha hildei is a species of lappet moth in the Lasiocampidae family of eggars, snout moths, and lappet moths.

Lappet Moth

Gastropacha hildei is a species of lappet moth in the Lasiocampidae family of eggars, snout moths, and…

The Female Leopard Moth

Leopard Moth Female

The Female Leopard Moth

The Male Leopard Moth

Leopard Moth Male

The Male Leopard Moth

"The larva is found on the lime and the elm. It buries itself at the foot of the tree on which it has fed to change into a Chrysalis, without making a cocoon."

Larva of the Lime Hawk Moth (Smerinthus Tiliae)

"The larva is found on the lime and the elm. It buries itself at the foot of the tree on which it has…