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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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Larvae Photos: Micros through Tortricidae
0198Tegeticula yuccasella
Tegeticula yuccasella
© Jim McClarin
 
0390 – Household Casebearer Moth – Phereoeca uterella
Phereoeca uterella
© Dave Porter
 
0405 – Case-making Clothes Moth – Tinea pellionella
Tinea pellionella
© Claude Pilon
exuvium
Tinea pellionella
© Claude Pilon
 
Tinea pellionella
© Machele White
 
Tinea pellionella
© Ian Kimber - UKmoths
 
Tinea pellionella
© Claude Pilon
 
Tinea pellionella
© Joyce Gross
 
0435Taleporia walshella
Taleporia walshella
© Jason Dombroskie
case
0437 – Common Bagworm Moth – Psyche casta
Psyche casta
© Dave Pelletier
 
Psyche casta
© John Himmelman
 
Psyche casta
© Jason Dombroskie
case
Psyche casta
© Nolie Schneider
 
Psyche casta
© Nolie Schneider
 
0457 – Evergreen Bagworm Moth – Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
© Charles Lewallen
 
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
© Charles Lewallen
 
0560 – Birch Skeletonizer Moth – Bucculatrix canadensisella
Bucculatrix canadensisella
© Jason Dombroskie
 
Bucculatrix canadensisella
© Jason Dombroskie
Moulting Pads
0606 – Ash Leaf Cone Roller Moth – Caloptilia fraxinella
Caloptilia fraxinella
© Jason Dombroskie
 
0803 – Maple Leaf Blotch Miner Moth – Cameraria aceriella
Cameraria aceriella
© Jason Dombroskie
 
0894Agonopterix nebulosa
Agonopterix nebulosa
© M. J. Hatfield
 
Agonopterix nebulosa
© M. J. Hatfield
 
0922 – Parsnip Webworm Moth – Depressaria pastinacella
Depressaria pastinacella
© Nolie Schneider
 
0960.97Unidentified Psilocorsis Moths
Unidentified Psilocorsis Moths
© Jason Dombroskie
 
0986 – Viper's Bugloss Moth – Ethmia bipunctella
Ethmia bipunctella
© Jason Dombroskie
 
Ethmia bipunctella
© Jason Dombroskie
 
1068Eido trimaculella
Eido trimaculella
© Jason Dombroskie
 
1256Coleophora tiliaefoliella
Coleophora tiliaefoliella
© Jason Dombroskie
case
Coleophora tiliaefoliella
© Jason Dombroskie
case
1261Coleophora querciella
Coleophora querciella
© Jason Dombroskie
case
1271 – Cherry Casebearer Moth – Coleophora pruniella
Coleophora pruniella
© Jason Dombroskie
case
Coleophora pruniella
© Jason Dombroskie
case
1286Coleophora ledi
Coleophora ledi
© Jason Dombroskie
case
1287Coleophora persimplexella
Coleophora persimplexella
© Jason Dombroskie
 
1301.1Coleophora limosipennella
Coleophora limosipennella
© Jason Dombroskie
case
1308 – Cigar Casebearer Moth – Coleophora serratella
Coleophora serratella
© Jason Dombroskie
case
Coleophora serratella
© Jason Dombroskie
case
Coleophora serratella
© Jason Dombroskie
 
Coleophora serratella
© Phil Huntley-Franck
 
1311 – Larch Casebearer Moth – Coleophora laricella
Coleophora laricella
© Jason Dombroskie
case
1398Coleophora octagonella
Coleophora octagonella
© Troy Bartlett
 
Coleophora octagonella
© Kim Fleming
 
Coleophora octagonella
© Robert Patterson
 
1515 – Shy Cosmet Moth – Limnaecia phragmitella
Limnaecia phragmitella
© Jason Dombroskie
 
1986Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
© Jason Dombroskie
 
Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
© Jason Dombroskie
pupa
Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
© Jason Dombroskie
gall
Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
© Jason Dombroskie
gall
2169 – Dusky-backed Filatima Moth – Filatima pseudacaciella
Filatima pseudacaciella
© Jason Dombroskie
 
2204Fascista cercerisella
Fascista cercerisella
© Sam Houston
 
2401 – Ailanthus Webworm Moth – Atteva pustulella
Atteva pustulella
© Eric Gofreed
 
Atteva pustulella
© Eric Gofreed
 
2420 – American Ermine Moth – Yponomeuta multipunctella
Yponomeuta multipunctella
© Jonathan Burishkin
 
Yponomeuta multipunctella
© Jonathan Burishkin
 
2423.1 – Spindle Ermine Moth – Yponomeuta cagnagella
Yponomeuta cagnagella
© Carroll Rudy
 
Yponomeuta cagnagella
© Carroll Rudy
 
2509Schreckensteinia festaliella
Schreckensteinia festaliella
© Henning von Schmeling
 
Schreckensteinia festaliella
© Henning von Schmeling
 
Schreckensteinia festaliella
© Henning von Schmeling
 
Schreckensteinia festaliella
© Henning von Schmeling
 
Schreckensteinia festaliella
© Henning von Schmeling
 
2642Tebenna silphiella
Tebenna silphiella
© Carroll Rudy
 
Tebenna silphiella
© Carroll Rudy
 
2651 – Diana's Choreutis Moth – Choreutis diana
Choreutis diana
© Jason Dombroskie
 
2693 – Carpenterworm Moth – Prionoxystus robiniae
Prionoxystus robiniae
© Carroll Rudy
1st instar
Prionoxystus robiniae
© Carroll Rudy
eggs
Prionoxystus robiniae
© Machele White
 
2749 – Sculptured Moth – Eumarozia malachitana
Eumarozia malachitana
© Machele White
 
2770 – Dusky Leafroller Moth – Orthotaenia undulana
Orthotaenia undulana
© Jason Dombroskie
 
2795 – Basswood Olethreutes Moth – Olethreutes tilianum
Olethreutes tilianum
© Janice Stiefel
 
3186 – Scudder's Epiblema Moth – Epiblema scudderiana
Epiblema scudderiana
© Jason Dombroskie
 
3229Gypsonoma adjuncta
Gypsonoma adjuncta
© Jason Dombroskie
 
3230 – Maple Twig Borer Moth – Proteoteras aesculana
Proteoteras aesculana
© Jason Dombroskie
 

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