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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
9101367419 – Light Carpet – Hydrelia lucata
Hydrelia lucata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Hydrelia lucata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Hydrelia lucata
© Canadian National Collection LG

9101387422 – Unadorned Carpet – Hydrelia inornata
Hydrelia inornata
© Canadian National Collection LG

9103327433 – Autumnal Moth – Epirrita autumnata
Epirrita autumnata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Epirrita autumnata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Epirrita autumnata
© Jason Dombroskie

Epirrita autumnata
© Jason Dombroskie

9103367437 – Bruce Spanworm – Operophtera bruceata
Operophtera bruceata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Operophtera bruceata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Operophtera bruceata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Operophtera bruceata
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Operophtera bruceata
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Operophtera bruceata
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
found on Populus tremuloides
9101567449 – Small Pine Looper – Eupithecia palpata
Eupithecia palpata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupithecia palpata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupithecia palpata
© Canadian National Collection LG

9101657459Eupithecia columbiata
Eupithecia columbiata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupithecia columbiata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupithecia columbiata
© Canadian National Collection LG

9101847474 – Common Eupithecia – Eupithecia miserulata
Eupithecia miserulata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupithecia miserulata
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Eupithecia miserulata
© Machele White

Eupithecia miserulata
© Marie Schmidt

Eupithecia miserulata
© Marie Schmidt

9101867476Eupithecia misturata
Eupithecia misturata
© Moria Robinson LG
on Ceanonthus cuneatus
9101957487 – Grey Pug, The brown-grey Pug – Eupithecia subfuscata
Eupithecia subfuscata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupithecia subfuscata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eupithecia subfuscata
© Canadian National Collection LG

9102517489Eupithecia lariciata
Eupithecia lariciata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea glauca
Eupithecia lariciata
© Canadian National Collection LG

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