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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
3600490475 – Cottonwood Leafminer – Paraleucoptera albella
Paraleucoptera albella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Paraleucoptera albella
© Canadian National Collection LG

3600510478.1Leucoptera coffeella
Leucoptera coffeella
Florida - LG - © James Hayden

3300350517Bucculatrix ivella
Bucculatrix ivella
© George Smiley LG
Pre-pupal larva on Baccharis halimifolia - 6mm
3300800560 – Birch Skeletonizer – Bucculatrix canadensisella
Bucculatrix canadensisella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Bucculatrix canadensisella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Bucculatrix canadensisella
© Jason Dombroskie

Bucculatrix canadensisella
© Jason Dombroskie
Moulting Pads
3300920572 – Murtfeldt's Oak Skeletonizer – Bucculatrix ainsliella
Bucculatrix ainsliella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Bucculatrix ainsliella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Bucculatrix ainsliella
© Canadian National Collection LG

3301730604Caloptilia flavella
Caloptilia flavella
© Canadian National Collection LG

3301750606 – Ash Leaf Cone Roller – Caloptilia fraxinella
Caloptilia fraxinella
© Jason Dombroskie

3301780609 – Cherry Leaf-cone Caterpillar – Caloptilia invariabilis
Caloptilia invariabilis
© Canadian National Collection LG

3302180627Povolnya quercinigrella
Povolnya quercinigrella
© George Smiley LG
folded leaf tip tent of Quercus velutina - 6mm
3301980630 – Sumac Leafblotch Miner – Caloptilia rhoifoliella
Caloptilia rhoifoliella
© George Smiley LG
in a rolled Rhus copallinum leaflet - 7mm
Caloptilia rhoifoliella
© George Smiley LG
in a rolled Rhus copallinum leaflet - 7mm
Caloptilia rhoifoliella
© George Smiley LG
blister type cocoon - 10mm
3302140644Caloptilia violacella
Caloptilia violacella
© Marie Schmidt

3302110644.1Caloptilia triadicae
Caloptilia triadicae
© George Smiley LG
coil shelter on Triadica sebifera - 5mm
Caloptilia triadicae
© George Smiley LG
coil shelter on Triadica sebifera - 5mm
Caloptilia triadicae
© George Smiley LG
5mm
3302160645 – Lilac Leafminer – Gracillaria syringella
Gracillaria syringella
© Canadian National Collection LG

3303900708 – White Pine Barkminer – Marmara fasciella
Marmara fasciella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Marmara fasciella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Marmara fasciella
© Canadian National Collection LG

3303060742Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
© M. J. Hatfield

Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
© M. J. Hatfield

Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
© M. J. Hatfield

3302860790.1Macrosaccus neomexicanus
Macrosaccus neomexicanus
© Charles Melton LG
on Robinia neomexicana
3302200803 – Maple Leaf Blotch Miner – Cameraria aceriella
Cameraria aceriella
© Jason Dombroskie

3302270809Cameraria bethunella
Cameraria bethunella
© Canadian National Collection LG

3302280810 – Birch-leaf Blotchminer – Cameraria betulivora
Cameraria betulivora
© Canadian National Collection LG

3302440823 – Solitary Oak Leafminer – Cameraria hamadryadella
Cameraria hamadryadella
© George Smiley LG
Leaf mine on Quercus bicolor - 6mm
Cameraria hamadryadella
© George Smiley LG
ventral - 6mm
Cameraria hamadryadella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Cameraria hamadryadella
© George Smiley LG
4mm

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