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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
5903441638 – Kiawe Flower Moth – Ithome concolorella
Ithome concolorella
© Terry Harrison LG
final-instar larva in Desmanthus illinoensis ~5mm
Ithome concolorella
© Terry Harrison
larval feeding damage in fruit of Desmanthus illinoensis
5905871719 – Orache Leafminer – Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
© Beatriz Moisset LG

Chrysoesthia sexguttella
© Beatriz Moisset

590642.11729.1Aristotelia arenella
Aristotelia arenella
© Nathan C. Taylor LG
on Pomaria jamesii
Aristotelia arenella
© Nathan C. Taylor LG
on Pomaria jamesii
Aristotelia arenella
© Nathan C. Taylor LG
on Pomaria jamesii
5906571743Aristotelia ivae
Aristotelia ivae
© George Smiley LG
Found feeding on Baccharis halimifolia - 11mm
590673.951764.96Aristotelia sp. 6SL
Aristotelia sp. 6SL
© Ann Hendrickson LG
ex. V. farnesiana (Willd.)
590704.951786.97Recurvaria sp.
Recurvaria sp.
© Canadian National Collection LG

5907081789 – Green Hemlock Needleminer – Coleotechnites apicitripunctella
Coleotechnites apicitripunctella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Coleotechnites apicitripunctella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Coleotechnites apicitripunctella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5907111792Coleotechnites atrupictella
Coleotechnites atrupictella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5907161797 – Banded Jack-Pine Needleminer – Coleotechnites canusella
Coleotechnites canusella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Coleotechnites canusella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Coleotechnites canusella
© Canadian National Collection LG

5907441826 – Orange Spruce Needleminer – Coleotechnites piceaella
Coleotechnites piceaella
© Canadian National Collection LG

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