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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
5100053505 – Golden Leafroller – Acleris holmiana
Acleris holmiana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA

Acleris holmiana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA

5100083508Acleris caliginosana
Acleris caliginosana
© Canadian National Collection LG

5100173518Acleris braunana
Acleris braunana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Acleris braunana
© Canadian National Collection LG

5100203521Acleris semiannula
Acleris semiannula
© Canadian National Collection LG

5100303530 – Garden Rose Tortrix – Acleris variegana
Acleris variegana
© Rephah Berg

Acleris variegana
© Rephah Berg

Acleris variegana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA LG

Acleris variegana
© Rephah Berg

5100333533Acleris celiana
Acleris celiana
© Canadian National Collection LG

5100393539 – Lesser Maple Leafroller – Acleris chalybeana
Acleris chalybeana
© Canadian National Collection LG

5100413540 – Black-headed Birch Leaffolder – Acleris placidana
Acleris placidana
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
5100493548 – Eastern Black-headed Budworm – Acleris variana
Acleris variana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Acleris variana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Acleris variana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Acleris variana
© Isabelle Joli-Grenier (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea glauca
5100563556Acleris nigrolinea
Acleris nigrolinea
© Jessica Durand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides

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