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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
5910162084Chionodes hibiscella
Chionodes hibiscella
© George Smiley LG
tightly rolled leaf on Hibiscus moscheutos - 10mm
Chionodes hibiscella
© George Smiley LG
10mm
Chionodes hibiscella
© George Smiley LG
15.5mm
Chionodes hibiscella
© George Smiley LG
rolled up drooping Hibiscus moscheutos leaf - 16mm
Chionodes hibiscella
© George Smiley LG
8mm
Chionodes hibiscella
© Seth Ausubel

Chionodes hibiscella
© Seth Ausubel

5909642099 – Boxelder Leafworm – Chionodes obscurusella
Chionodes obscurusella
© Charley Eiseman LG
11.5mm
Chionodes obscurusella
© Charley Eiseman LG
11.5mm
Chionodes obscurusella
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer saccharum
Chionodes obscurusella
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer saccharum
Chionodes obscurusella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Chionodes obscurusella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5909742120Chionodes trichostola
Chionodes trichostola
© Canadian National Collection LG

5911212169 – Dusky-backed Filatima – Filatima pseudacaciella
Filatima pseudacaciella
© Jason Dombroskie

5911252172Filatima serotinella
Filatima serotinella
© George Smiley LG
19mm on Prunus serotina
Filatima serotinella
© George Smiley LG
19mm on Prunus serotina
Filatima serotinella
© Yurika Alexander LG
on Prunus serotina
5911512198 – Red-Striped Fireworm – Aroga trialbamaculella
Aroga trialbamaculella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5911572204 – Redbud Leaffolder – Fascista cercerisella
Fascista cercerisella
© Sam Houston

5904792237 – Dark-headed Aspen Leafroller – Anacampsis innocuella
Anacampsis innocuella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5904852243 – Pale-headed Aspen Leafroller – Anacampsis niveopulvella
Anacampsis niveopulvella
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Anacampsis niveopulvella
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Anacampsis niveopulvella
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Anacampsis niveopulvella
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Anacampsis niveopulvella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5904952251.1Anacampsis wikeri
Anacampsis wikeri
© M. J. Hatfield
on Amorpha canescens
Anacampsis wikeri
© M. J. Hatfield
on Amorpha canescens
5904542258Hypatima zesticopa
Hypatima zesticopa
© Ann Hendrickson LG
on Mimosa texana
5905042270Helcystogramma melantherella
Helcystogramma melantherella
© George Smiley LG
15mm on Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Helcystogramma melantherella
© George Smiley LG
15mm on Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Helcystogramma melantherella
© George Smiley LG
6mm
Helcystogramma melantherella
© Sam Houston LG

Helcystogramma melantherella
© Sam Houston LG

5905102281 – Palmerworm – Dichomeris ligulella
Dichomeris ligulella
© Ilona Loser

Dichomeris ligulella
© Ilona Loser

5905532307Dichomeris nonstrigella
Dichomeris nonstrigella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5905522308Dichomeris purpureofusca
Dichomeris purpureofusca
© Canadian National Collection LG

4900012353 – Mimosa Webworm – Homadaula anisocentra
Homadaula anisocentra
© George Smiley LG
silk shelter on Gleditsia triacanthos - 12mm
Homadaula anisocentra
© George Smiley LG
12mm
Homadaula anisocentra
© George Smiley LG
6.5mm
Homadaula anisocentra
© Marcia Morris LG
up a fine thread to a mimosa tree
Homadaula anisocentra
© Marcia Morris LG

3601502375 – European Honeysuckle Moth – Ypsolopha dentella
Ypsolopha dentella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Ypsolopha dentella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Ypsolopha dentella
© Ilona Loser

3601532380Ypsolopha falciferella
Ypsolopha falciferella
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA LG

3601692400Ypsolopha walsinghamiella
Ypsolopha walsinghamiella
© Leslie Goethals - LG

Ypsolopha walsinghamiella
© Leslie Goethals - LG cocoon

3600342401 – Ailanthus Webworm – Atteva aurea
Atteva aurea
© Stephen Schueman

Atteva aurea
© Erik Blosser

Atteva aurea
© Tom Murray

Atteva aurea
© Eric Gofreed

Atteva aurea
© Tom Bentley

Atteva aurea
© Eric Gofreed

Atteva aurea
© Yurika Alexander LG

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