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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
5105232768 – Green Aspen Leafroller – Apotomis removana
Apotomis removana
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Apotomis removana
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Apotomis removana
© Canadian National Collection LG

5105382769 – Poplar Leafroller – Pseudosciaphila duplex
Pseudosciaphila duplex
© Canadian National Collection LG

Pseudosciaphila duplex
© Canadian National Collection LG

Pseudosciaphila duplex
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Pseudosciaphila duplex
© Jessica Durand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Pseudosciaphila duplex
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Pseudosciaphila duplex
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
5105392770 – Dusky Leafroller – Orthotaenia undulana
Orthotaenia undulana
© Jessica Durand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer saccharum
Orthotaenia undulana
© Marcie O'Connor LG
leaf shelter on Giant St. John's Wort
Orthotaenia undulana
© Jason Dombroskie

Orthotaenia undulana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Orthotaenia undulana
© Marcie O'Connor LG

5105412772 – Labyrinth Moth – Phaecasiophora niveiguttana
Phaecasiophora niveiguttana
© George Smiley LG
folded Sassafras albidum leaf - prepupal 17mm
Phaecasiophora niveiguttana
© George Smiley LG
folded Sassafras albidum leaf - final instar 12.5mm
Phaecasiophora niveiguttana
© George Smiley LG
folded Sassafras albidum leaf - final instar 12.5mm
Phaecasiophora niveiguttana
© George Smiley LG
folded Sassafras albidum leaf - 18.5mm
Phaecasiophora niveiguttana
© George Smiley LG
10mm
Phaecasiophora niveiguttana
© Bonnie Caruthers

Phaecasiophora niveiguttana
© Bonnie Caruthers

Phaecasiophora niveiguttana
© Bonnie Caruthers

5105452776 – Woolly-backed Moth – Olethreutes furfuranum
Olethreutes furfuranum
© Canadian National Collection LG

5105462777Olethreutes comandranum
Olethreutes comandranum
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on Bastard Toadflax, Comandra umbellata
Olethreutes comandranum
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on Bastard Toadflax, Comandra umbellata
Olethreutes comandranum
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on Bastard Toadflax, Comandra umbellata
Olethreutes comandranum
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on Bastard Toadflax, Comandra umbellata
Olethreutes comandranum
© M. J. Hatfield LG
on Bastard Toadflax, Comandra umbellata
5105482779Olethreutes fraternanum
Olethreutes fraternanum
© Canadian National Collection LG

5105502781Olethreutes electrofuscum
Olethreutes electrofuscum
© Canadian National Collection LG

Olethreutes electrofuscum
© Canadian National Collection LG

5105542785Olethreutes atrodentana
Olethreutes atrodentana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Olethreutes atrodentana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Olethreutes atrodentana
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Quercus rubra
5105622794Olethreutes quadrifidum
Olethreutes quadrifidum
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG

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