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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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Notodontidae - Lymantriidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
9302378160.1Chelis lafontainei
Chelis lafontainei
© Canadian National Collection LG

Chelis lafontainei
© Canadian National Collection LG

9302888162 – St. Lawrence Tiger Moth – Arctia parthenos
Arctia parthenos
© Jason Dombroskie

Arctia parthenos
© Bob Moul

9302898163 – Ranchman's Tiger Moth – Arctia virginalis
Arctia virginalis
© Marius V. Aurelian

9302858165Arctia lapponica
Arctia lapponica
© Canadian National Collection LG

Arctia lapponica
© Canadian National Collection LG

9302868165.2Arctia yarrowii
Arctia yarrowii
© Canadian National Collection LG

9302908166 – Great Tiger Moth – Arctia caja
Arctia caja
© Jason Dombroskie

Arctia caja
© Jason Dombroskie

Arctia caja
© Jane & John Balaban LG

9302918166.1Arctia opulenta
Arctia opulenta
© David Livingstone

Arctia opulenta
© David Livingstone

9302788169 – Harnessed Tiger Moth – Apantesis phalerata
Apantesis phalerata
© Ken Childs LG

Apantesis phalerata
© Ken Childs LG

Apantesis phalerata
© Ken Childs LG

Apantesis phalerata
© Ken Childs LG

9302508172Apantesis quenseli
Apantesis quenseli
© Canadian National Collection LG

Apantesis quenseli
© Canadian National Collection LG

9302478175 – Little Virgin Tiger Moth – Apantesis virguncula
Apantesis virguncula
© Carl Barrentine LG

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