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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
9304658287 – Texas Wasp Moth – Horama panthalon
Horama panthalon
© Giff Beaton LG

9301428290Gynaephora rossii
Gynaephora rossii
© Canadian National Collection LG

9301448292 – Tephra Tussock Moth – Dasychira tephra
Dasychira tephra
© Carol Wolf LG

9301458293 – Sharp-lined Tussock Moth – Dasychira dorsipennata
Dasychira dorsipennata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Dasychira dorsipennata
© Jason Dombroskie

Dasychira dorsipennata
© Jason Dombroskie

9301468294 – Variable Tussock Moth – Dasychira vagans
Dasychira vagans
© Jessica Durand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Dasychira vagans
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Dasychira vagans
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Dasychira vagans
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Dasychira vagans
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Dasychira vagans
© Canadian National Collection LG

Dasychira vagans
© Canadian National Collection LG

9301508298 – Southern Tussock Moth – Dasychira meridionalis
Dasychira meridionalis
© George Smiley LG
on Salix nigra
Dasychira meridionalis
© Machele White

Dasychira meridionalis
© Machele White

9301548302 – Streaked Tussock Moth – Dasychira obliquata
Dasychira obliquata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Dasychira obliquata
© Tucker J. Cooley LG
eggs
Dasychira obliquata
© Tucker J. Cooley LG
eggs
9301568304 – Northern Pine Tussock Moth – Dasychira plagiata
Dasychira plagiata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Dasychira plagiata
© Jason Dombroskie

Dasychira plagiata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9301598307 – Manto Tussock Moth – Dasychira manto
Dasychira manto
© McGuire Center LG

9301608308 – Rusty Tussock Moth – Orgyia antiqua
Orgyia antiqua
© Harvey Schmidt LG

Orgyia antiqua
© Tom Murray LG

Orgyia antiqua
© Canadian National Collection LG

Orgyia antiqua
© Jason Dombroskie

Orgyia antiqua
© Canadian National Collection LG

Orgyia antiqua
© Canadian National Collection LG

Orgyia antiqua
© Canadian National Collection LG

Orgyia antiqua
© Jason Dombroskie

Orgyia antiqua
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

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