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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
3000070435Dahlica walshella
Dahlica walshella
© Jason Dombroskie
case
3000040436Dahlica triquetrella
Dahlica triquetrella
© Stephen Luk

Dahlica triquetrella
© Tom Murray

Dahlica triquetrella
© Jim McClarin

Dahlica triquetrella
© Chris Adam

Dahlica triquetrella
© Tom Murray

3000080437 – Common Bagworm – Psyche casta
Psyche casta
© Nolie Schneider

Psyche casta
© John Carr

Psyche casta
© Canadian National Collection LG

Psyche casta
© Canadian National Collection LG

Psyche casta
© John Carr

Psyche casta
© Bruce Marlin

Psyche casta
© Bruce Marlin

Psyche casta
© M. J. Hatfield

Psyche casta
© Dave Pelletier

Psyche casta
© Jason Dombroskie
case
Psyche casta
© John Carr

Psyche casta
© John Carr

Psyche casta
© John Himmelman

Psyche casta
© Nolie Schneider

300015.60438.1Apterona helicoidella
Apterona helicoidella
© Margarethe Brummermann LG

Apterona helicoidella
© Arlo Pelegrin

Apterona helicoidella
© Arlo Pelegrin

Apterona helicoidella
© Tim Eisele

Apterona helicoidella
© Tim Eisele

Apterona helicoidella
© Seabrooke Leckie

Apterona helicoidella
© Tim Eisele

300015.730454 – Abbot's Bagworm – Oiketicus abbotii
Oiketicus abbotii
© Don Cadle LG

Oiketicus abbotii
© Don Cadle LG

Oiketicus abbotii
© Jeff Hollenbeck

Oiketicus abbotii
© Jeff Hollenbeck

Oiketicus abbotii
© Jeff Hollenbeck

Oiketicus abbotii
© Jeff Hollenbeck

Oiketicus abbotii
© Jeff Hollenbeck

Oiketicus abbotii
© Tony DiTerlizzi

300015.510455Thyridopteryx meadii
Thyridopteryx meadii
© Robyn J. Waayers

300015.530457 – Belted Clearwing, Evergreen Bagworm – Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
© Perry Babin

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
© Perry Babin

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
© M. Alan Jenkins

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
© Brian Bundesen

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
© Charles Lewallen

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
© Charles Lewallen

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
© Daemeon Stovall

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
© Daemeon Stovall

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
© Nancy Collins

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
© Nancy Collins

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
© Victor Engel

3600020466 – Morning-glory Leafminer – Bedellia somnulentella
Bedellia somnulentella
© Doug Hughes LG

Bedellia somnulentella
© Bill Johnson

360047.950472.97Lyonetia sp.
Lyonetia sp.
© Canadian National Collection LG

Lyonetia sp.
© Canadian National Collection LG

3600580473Acanthocnemes fuscoscapulella
Acanthocnemes fuscoscapulella
© Canadian National Collection LG

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