Jim des Riviéres’ Moth collection

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Written by John Oliver

2013-07-05

 

Canadian photographer Jim des Riviéres has created a series of beautiful moth collection. He caught and cataloged about 2,000 different species of moths. Riviéres believes that many moths are more beautiful than a butterfly.

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Virginian Tiger Moth (8137 - Spilosoma virginica)

Maple Spanworm Moth (6797 - Ennomos magnaria)

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Cecropia Moth (7767 - Hyalophora cecropia)

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Imperial Moth (7704 - Eacles imperalis pini)

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Lettered Habrosyne (6235 - Habrosyne scripta)

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Leconte's Haploa Moth (8111 - Haploa lecontei)

White-dotted Prominent Moth (7915 - Nadata gibbosa)

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Large Tolype Moth (7670 - Tolype velleda)

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