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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
0386751311 – Larch Casebearer Moth – Coleophora laricella
Coleophora laricella
© Canadian National Collection LG
Coleophora laricella
© Canadian National Collection LG
Coleophora laricella
© Jason Dombroskie
Coleophora laricella
© Canadian National Collection LG
0409001398 – Octagonal Casemaker Moth – Coleophora octagonella
Coleophora octagonella
© Kim Fleming
Coleophora octagonella
© Robert Patterson
Coleophora octagonella
© Troy Bartlett
0445751515 – Shy Cosmet Moth – Limnaecia phragmitella
Limnaecia phragmitella
© Jason Dombroskie
0500501719 – Orache Leafminer Moth – Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
© Beatriz Moisset LG
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
© Beatriz Moisset
0517851786.97Recurvaria sp.
Recurvaria sp.
© Canadian National Collection LG
0518501789 – Green Hemlock Needleminer Moth – Coleotechnites apicitripunctella
Coleotechnites apicitripunctella
© Canadian National Collection LG
Coleotechnites apicitripunctella
© Canadian National Collection LG
Coleotechnites apicitripunctella
© Canadian National Collection LG
0519251792Coleotechnites atrupictella
Coleotechnites atrupictella
© Canadian National Collection LG
0520501797 – Banded Jack-Pine Needleminer Moth – Coleotechnites canusella
Coleotechnites canusella
© Canadian National Collection LG
Coleotechnites canusella
© Canadian National Collection LG
Coleotechnites canusella
© Canadian National Collection LG
0528001826 – Orange Spruce Needleminer Moth – Coleotechnites piceaella
Coleotechnites piceaella
© Canadian National Collection LG
0529751832 – Brown Cedar Leafminer Moth – Coleotechnites thujaella
Coleotechnites thujaella
© Canadian National Collection LG

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