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Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands

Based on a printed guide, one of the few resources on western US moths.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 16 March, 2004 - 2:01pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)

Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands

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Contributed by Cotinis on 16 March, 2004 - 1:59pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)

Caterpillars of Eastern Forests

Excellent photos.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 16 March, 2004 - 1:58pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)

Moths of North America

A lot of images and some natural history information. Range maps are incomplete, and, I feel, misleading.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 16 March, 2004 - 1:57pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)

Butterflies of North America

A lot of images, and some natural history information.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 16 March, 2004 - 1:56pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Bombycoidea » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Attacini » Samia » Ailanthus Silkmoth - Hodges#7759 (Samia cynthia)

History of the Ailanthus Silkmoth (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in Philadelphia ...

Full citation, with complete title:

Kenneth D. Frank. "History of the Ailanthus Silkmoth (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) in Philadelphia: a case study in urban ecology." Entomological News 97 (1986): 41-51.

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Contributed by Abigail M. Parker on 3 September, 2009 - 1:38pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Bombycoidea » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Attacini » Hyalophora » Cecropia Moth - Hodges#7767 (Hyalophora cecropia)

Moths of North America - Cecropia Silkmoth - Hyalophora cecropia

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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 5 July, 2004 - 9:05pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Skippers (Hesperioidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae) » Checkered-Skippers (Pyrgus) » Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)

USGS Butterflies of North America - Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)

Great natural history information and a few photos.

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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 13 July, 2004 - 9:40am

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