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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
9109846584 – Small Purplish Gray – Iridopsis humaria
Iridopsis humaria
© Howell Curtis

Iridopsis humaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Iridopsis humaria
© McGuire Center LG

Iridopsis humaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Iridopsis humaria
© Howell Curtis

9109866586 – Brown-shaded Gray – Iridopsis defectaria
Iridopsis defectaria
© Beatriz Moisset LG
on a bramble
Iridopsis defectaria
© Bob Barber LG
on Blackberry
Iridopsis defectaria
© Virginia Dyson LG
on Geranium houseplant
Iridopsis defectaria
© George Smiley LG
on Eastern Redbud
Iridopsis defectaria
© Rob Curtis LG

Iridopsis defectaria
© Yurika Alexander LG
on honey locust
Iridopsis defectaria
© Howell Curtis

Iridopsis defectaria
© George Smiley LG
on Sugar Hackberry (Celtis laevigata) 28mm
9109896588 – Bent-line Gray – Iridopsis larvaria
Iridopsis larvaria
© Colin Gillette LG
on Texas Scarlet Quince
Iridopsis larvaria
© Jim Sogaard LG
from willow
Iridopsis larvaria
© Greg Raterman LG

Iridopsis larvaria
© Tom Murray LG

Iridopsis larvaria
© Tom Murray LG

Iridopsis larvaria
© Tom Murray LG

Iridopsis larvaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Iridopsis larvaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Iridopsis larvaria
© Terry Allison LG
on Texas Scarlet Quince
9109916590 – Common Gray – Anavitrinella pampinaria
Anavitrinella pampinaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Anavitrinella pampinaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Anavitrinella pampinaria
© Yurika Alexander LG

Anavitrinella pampinaria
© Terry Allison LG

9109936592Anavitrinella addendaria
Anavitrinella addendaria
© Travis Cole

Anavitrinella addendaria
© Travis Cole LG

Anavitrinella addendaria
© Travis Cole LG

Anavitrinella addendaria
© Travis Cole LG

Anavitrinella addendaria
© Travis Cole LG

Anavitrinella addendaria
© Travis Cole LG

9109966595 – Projecta Gray – Cleora projecta
Cleora projecta
© Canadian National Collection LG

Cleora projecta
© Canadian National Collection LG

9109976597 – Small Engrailed – Ectropis crepuscularia
Ectropis crepuscularia
© Giff Beaton LG
on Sassafras
Ectropis crepuscularia
© Tom Bentley

Ectropis crepuscularia
© Canadian National Collection LG

Ectropis crepuscularia
© Canadian National Collection LG

Ectropis crepuscularia
© Canadian National Collection LG

Ectropis crepuscularia
© Canadian National Collection LG

Ectropis crepuscularia
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Hybrid larch
Ectropis crepuscularia
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Hybrid larch
Ectropis crepuscularia
© Jason Dombroskie

9109986598 – Porcelain Gray – Protoboarmia porcelaria
Protoboarmia porcelaria
© Jason Dombroskie

Protoboarmia porcelaria
© Jason Dombroskie

Protoboarmia porcelaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Protoboarmia porcelaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Protoboarmia porcelaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Protoboarmia porcelaria
© Jason Dombroskie

Protoboarmia porcelaria
© Jason Dombroskie

9109996599 – Tulip-tree Beauty – Epimecis hortaria
Epimecis hortaria
© Leslie Angel LG

Epimecis hortaria
© Leslie Angel LG

Epimecis hortaria
© Jerry Armstrong

Epimecis hortaria
© Giff Beaton LG
on Tulip Tree
Epimecis hortaria
© Giff Beaton LG
on Persimmon
9110126613Prionomelia spododea
Prionomelia spododea
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Prionomelia spododea
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

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