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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
6207453098 – Giant Eucosma Moth – Eucosma giganteana
Eucosma giganteana
© Joe Zito

6210823186 – Goldenrod Gall Moth – Epiblema scudderiana
Epiblema scudderiana
© Jason Dombroskie

6211303229Gypsonoma adjuncta
Gypsonoma adjuncta
© Jason Dombroskie

6211333230 – Maple Twig Borer Moth – Proteoteras aesculana
Proteoteras aesculana
© Jason Dombroskie

6211383235 – Maple Bud Borer Moth – Proteoteras moffatiana
Proteoteras moffatiana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Proteoteras moffatiana
© Canadian National Collection LG

6211433240 – Spruce Bud Moth – Zeiraphera canadensis
Zeiraphera canadensis
© Canadian National Collection LG

6211443241 – Larch Needleworm Moth – Zeiraphera improbana
Zeiraphera improbana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Zeiraphera improbana
© Canadian National Collection LG

6211463243 – Purple-Striped Shootworm Moth – Zeiraphera unfortunana
Zeiraphera unfortunana
© Canadian National Collection LG

6211503246 – Shagbark Hickory Leafroller Moth – Pseudexentera cressoniana
Pseudexentera cressoniana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Pseudexentera cressoniana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Pseudexentera cressoniana
© Canadian National Collection LG

6211593248Pseudexentera oregonana
Pseudexentera oregonana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Pseudexentera oregonana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Pseudexentera oregonana
© Canadian National Collection LG

6211913269 – Red-Striped Needleworm Moth – Epinotia radicana
Epinotia radicana
© Canadian National Collection LG

6211953283 – Birch-Aspen Leafroller Moth – Epinotia solandriana
Epinotia solandriana
© Jason Dombroskie

Epinotia solandriana
© Canadian National Collection LG

Epinotia solandriana
© Canadian National Collection LG

6212143302Epinotia rectiplicana
Epinotia rectiplicana
© Canadian National Collection LG

6212183306 – Poplar Branchlet Borer Moth – Epinotia nisella
Epinotia nisella
© Canadian National Collection LG

6212203308Epinotia albangulana
Epinotia albangulana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA

Epinotia albangulana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA

Epinotia albangulana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA

6212373324.1Epinotia columbia
Epinotia columbia
© Canadian National Collection LG

6212653334 – Maple Trumpet Skeletonizer Moth – Catastega aceriella
Catastega aceriella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Catastega aceriella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Catastega aceriella
© Jason Dombroskie

6212603351 – Diamondback Epinotia Moth – Epinotia lindana
Epinotia lindana
© Canadian National Collection LG

6206413354 – Little Cloud Ancylis Moth – Ancylis nubeculana
Ancylis nubeculana
© Canadian National Collection LG

6206463358 – Yellow Birch Leaffolder Moth – Ancylis discigerana
Ancylis discigerana
© Canadian National Collection LG

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