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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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Geometridae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
9100217136 – Packard's Wave – Cyclophora packardi
Cyclophora packardi
© George Smiley LG
on Oak (Quercus) 15mm
Cyclophora packardi
© George Smiley LG
on Oak (Quercus) 20mm
Cyclophora packardi
© George Smiley LG

9100227137 – Waxmyrtle Wave – Cyclophora myrtaria
Cyclophora myrtaria
© Giff Beaton LG
on young wax myrtle
Cyclophora myrtaria
© Giff Beaton LG
on young wax myrtle
Cyclophora myrtaria
© George Smiley LG
on Southern Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera) - 29mm
Cyclophora myrtaria
© George Smiley LG
on Southern Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera) - 27mm
Cyclophora myrtaria
© George Smiley LG
13.5mm
9100247139 – Sweetfern Geometer – Cyclophora pendulinaria
Cyclophora pendulinaria
© Tom Murray

Cyclophora pendulinaria
© Tom Murray

Cyclophora pendulinaria
© Tom Murray

Cyclophora pendulinaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Cyclophora pendulinaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Cyclophora pendulinaria
© Martha Reinhardt

9100257140Cyclophora nanaria
Cyclophora nanaria
© George Smiley LG
on Helianthus annuus
Cyclophora nanaria
© George Smiley LG
on Helianthus annuus
Cyclophora nanaria
© George Smiley LG
on Helianthus annuus
Cyclophora nanaria
© George Smiley LG
on Helianthus annuus
Cyclophora nanaria
© George Smiley LG
on Helianthus annuus
9100267146 – Chickweed Geometer – Haematopis grataria
Haematopis grataria
© Mike Boone

9100277147 – Cross-lined Wave – Timandra amaturaria
Timandra amaturaria
© Bob Cammarata LG

Timandra amaturaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Timandra amaturaria
© Giff Beaton LG

Timandra amaturaria
© George Smiley LG
on American Buckwheat Vine (Brunnichia ovata)
9101047159 – The Large Lace-border – Scopula limboundata
Scopula limboundata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Scopula limboundata
© Canadian National Collection LG

9100847173 – Pannaria Wave – Leptostales pannaria
Leptostales pannaria
© George Smiley LG
on Ambrosia artemisiifolia
9103607187 – Marbled Carpet – Dysstroma truncata
Dysstroma truncata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Dysstroma truncata
© Canadian National Collection LG

9103717197 – Greater Grapevine Looper – Eulithis gracilineata
Eulithis gracilineata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eulithis gracilineata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eulithis gracilineata
© Lynette Schimming

Eulithis gracilineata
© Lynette Schimming

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