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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
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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