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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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Noctuidae (1)
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
9312068909Autographa rubidus
Autographa rubidus
© Canadian National Collection LG

Autographa rubidus
© Canadian National Collection LG

Autographa rubidus
© Canadian National Collection LG

Autographa rubidus
© Canadian National Collection LG

9311948912 – Wavy Chestnut Y Moth – Autographa mappa
Autographa mappa
© Canadian National Collection LG

Autographa mappa
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Autographa mappa
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9311938914 – Alfalfa Looper – Autographa californica
Autographa californica
© Canadian National Collection LG

9312048923 – Large Looper – Autographa ampla
Autographa ampla
© Canadian National Collection LG

9312348924 – Celery Looper – Anagrapha falcifera
Anagrapha falcifera
© Lee Ruth

Anagrapha falcifera
© Lee Ruth

Anagrapha falcifera
© Canadian National Collection LG

Anagrapha falcifera
© Canadian National Collection LG

9312128926 – Dusky Silver Y Moth – Syngrapha octoscripta
Syngrapha octoscripta
© Canadian National Collection LG

Syngrapha octoscripta
© Canadian National Collection LG

Syngrapha octoscripta
© Canadian National Collection LG

9312158927 – Epigaea Looper – Syngrapha epigaea
Syngrapha epigaea
© Canadian National Collection LG

Syngrapha epigaea
© Canadian National Collection LG

Syngrapha epigaea
© Canadian National Collection LG

9312148928Syngrapha selecta
Syngrapha selecta
© Canadian National Collection LG

9312138929 – Spruce False Looper – Syngrapha viridisigma
Syngrapha viridisigma
© Canadian National Collection LG

Syngrapha viridisigma
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
9312198935Syngrapha diasema
Syngrapha diasema
© Canadian National Collection LG

Syngrapha diasema
© Canadian National Collection LG

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