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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 (2)
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
93360710958Xestia fabulosa
Xestia fabulosa
© Canadian National Collection LG

Xestia fabulosa
© Canadian National Collection LG

93359610959Xestia speciosa
Xestia speciosa
© Canadian National Collection LG

Xestia speciosa
© Canadian National Collection LG

93359810965Xestia imperita
Xestia imperita
© Canadian National Collection LG

93359910966Xestia albuncula
Xestia albuncula
© Canadian National Collection LG

93358310967 – Southern Variable Dart – Xestia elimata
Xestia elimata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Xestia elimata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Xestia elimata
© George Smiley LG
40mm on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
Xestia elimata
© George Smiley LG
22mm on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
93358410968 – Northern Variable Dart – Xestia badicollis
Xestia badicollis
© Canadian National Collection LG

93358510968.1 – Praevia Dart – Xestia praevia
Xestia praevia
© Canadian National Collection LG

Xestia praevia
© Canadian National Collection LG

93358610969 – Dull Reddish Dart – Xestia dilucida
Xestia dilucida
© Canadian National Collection LG

Xestia dilucida
© Canadian National Collection LG

93360910969.1Xestia intermedia
Xestia intermedia
© Canadian National Collection LG

93359310980.1Xestia inuitica
Xestia inuitica
© Canadian National Collection LG

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