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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
3302560832Cameraria ostryarella
Cameraria ostryarella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Cameraria ostryarella
© Canadian National Collection LG

3303660843Porphyrosela desmodiella
Porphyrosela desmodiella
© George Smiley LG
in a leaf blotch under Strophostyles helvola - 4mm
Porphyrosela desmodiella
© George Smiley LG
prepupal - 3mm
Porphyrosela desmodiella
© George Smiley LG
3mm
3303670843.1Porphyrosela minuta
Porphyrosela minuta
© Ken Childs LG
on White Clover
Porphyrosela minuta
© Ken Childs LG
on White Clover
Porphyrosela minuta
© Ken Childs LG
on White Clover
Porphyrosela minuta
© Ken Childs LG
on White Clover
Porphyrosela minuta
© Ken Childs LG
on White Clover
5900760864Agonopterix atrodorsella
Agonopterix atrodorsella
© Terry Harrison LG
Larval leaf roll on a leaflet of tall coreopsis
Agonopterix atrodorsella
© Terry Harrison
Larval leaf roll on a leaflet of tall coreopsis
5900790867Agonopterix pulvipennella
Agonopterix pulvipennella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Agonopterix pulvipennella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5900870874.1 – Poison Hemlock Moth – Agonopterix alstroemeriana
Agonopterix alstroemeriana
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

5900990886Agonopterix lecontella
Agonopterix lecontella
© George Smiley LG
Found on a herbaceous legume - 19mm
Agonopterix lecontella
© George Smiley LG
Reared on a herbaceous legume - 19mm
5901070894Agonopterix nebulosa
Agonopterix nebulosa
© M. J. Hatfield

Agonopterix nebulosa
© M. J. Hatfield

5901080895 – Gorse Tip Moth, The Course Wainscot – Agonopterix nervosa
Agonopterix nervosa
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA

Agonopterix nervosa
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA

5901360922 – Parsnip Webworm – Depressaria radiella
Depressaria radiella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Depressaria radiella
© Nolie Schneider

Depressaria radiella
© Andrew Bateman LG

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