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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Archived Photos of Living Moths

Please see the page on submitting photos (link above at right). Photos that are identified here are retained for later use on pages like this one and on individual species pages. For photos to be usable here they must be capable of cropping and reduction to fit a square 225 x 225 pixels in size. A different size (300 x 225) will be used for some species that normally pose with the wings fully spread.

Photos are preferred of moths oriented head upward rather than at an angle. Normally, four photos, each by a different photographer, will be the limit per species. Exceptions might be made for species where there are many morphs, forms and aberrations. Better photos will replace those not as capable of helping to identify the species. There is no guarantee that a photo, once in the archive, will be retained permanently.

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Micros through Tortricidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
0900002906 – Eye-spotted Bud Moth – Spilonota ocellana
Spilonota ocellana
© Canadian National Collection LG
0942753066 – Eastern Pine Shoot Borer Moth – Eucosma gloriola
Eucosma gloriola
© Canadian National Collection LG
0951003098 – Giant Eucosma Moth – Eucosma giganteana
Eucosma giganteana
© Joe Zito
0978503186 – Goldenrod Gall Moth – Epiblema scudderiana
Epiblema scudderiana
© Jason Dombroskie
0991003229Gypsonoma adjuncta
Gypsonoma adjuncta
© Jason Dombroskie
0991753230 – Maple Twig Borer Moth – Proteoteras aesculana
Proteoteras aesculana
© Jason Dombroskie
0993003235 – Maple Bud Borer Moth – Proteoteras moffatiana
Proteoteras moffatiana
© Canadian National Collection LG
Proteoteras moffatiana
© Canadian National Collection LG
0994253240 – Spruce Bud Moth – Zeiraphera canadensis
Zeiraphera canadensis
© Canadian National Collection LG
0994503241 – Larch Needleworm Moth – Zeiraphera improbana
Zeiraphera improbana
© Canadian National Collection LG
Zeiraphera improbana
© Canadian National Collection LG
0995003243 – Purple-Striped Shootworm Moth – Zeiraphera unfortunana
Zeiraphera unfortunana
© Canadian National Collection LG

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