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Central California Moths Gallery
Sphinx Moth
Dargida procinctus*
Meal Moth*
Unidentified Moth 4
Unidentified Moth 7
Unidentified Moth 9
Unidentified Moth 5
Unidentified Moth 4
Unidentified Moth 2
Unidentified Moth 7
White-lined Sphinx Moth*
Unidentified Moth 1
Unidentified Moth 9
Unidentified Moth 10
Unidentified Moth 11
Unidentified Moth 12
Unidentified Moth 13
Unidentified Moth 14
Unidentified Moth 15
Unidentified Moth 16
Unidentified Moth 17
Unidentified Moth 18
Unidentified Moth 22
Black Cutworm Moth*
Unidentified Moth 19
Indian Meal Moth*
Unidentified Moth 23
Unidentified Moth 21
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Plume Moth 1
Plume Moth 2
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Plume Moth 3
Plume Moth 4
Unidentified Moth 20
Of the over 160,000 lepidopteron (moths, butterflies, and skippers) worldwide, the vast majority are moths. Moth antennas are feathery or thread like while butterfly antennas are tipped with bulbs or swollen. The bodies of moths are generally wider than those of butterflies. Both moths and butterflies are pollinators. Moths generally fly by night but some like the sphinx moth below feed by day or may be diurnal.  Most nocturnal moths are attracted  by light. 
Sphinx Moth
Adult tomato hornworm, Manduca quinquemaculata