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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
5112203308Epinotia albangulana
Epinotia albangulana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA

Epinotia albangulana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA

Epinotia albangulana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA

5112373324Epinotia columbia
Epinotia columbia
© Canadian National Collection LG

511186.33330Crocidosema unica
Crocidosema unica
© George Smiley LG
final instar on Centrosema virginianum - 11mm
Crocidosema unica
© George Smiley LG
Prepupal - 6mm
Crocidosema unica
© George Smiley LG
5.5mm
5112653334 – Maple Trumpet Skeletonizer – Catastega aceriella
Catastega aceriella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Catastega aceriella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Catastega aceriella
© Jason Dombroskie

5112603351 – Diamondback Epinotia – Epinotia lindana
Epinotia lindana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Epinotia lindana
© John van der Linden LG
on Cornus alternifolia
Epinotia lindana
© John van der Linden LG
on Cornus alternifolia
5106413354 – Little Cloud Ancylis – Ancylis nubeculana
Ancylis nubeculana
© Canadian National Collection LG

5106463358 – Yellow Birch Leaffolder – Ancylis discigerana
Ancylis discigerana
© Canadian National Collection LG

5106533365Ancylis spiraeifoliana
Ancylis spiraeifoliana
© Steven Whitebread LG
on Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
Ancylis spiraeifoliana
© Steven Whitebread LG
Ninebark leaf fold
Ancylis spiraeifoliana
© Canadian National Collection LG

5106543366Ancylis laciniana
Ancylis laciniana
© Canadian National Collection LG

5106553367 – Oak Leaffolder – Ancylis burgessiana
Ancylis burgessiana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Ancylis burgessiana
© Canadian National Collection LG

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