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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
93353710997Cerastis fishii
Cerastis fishii
© Canadian National Collection LG

Cerastis fishii
© Canadian National Collection LG

Cerastis fishii
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93356710999Aplectoides condita
Aplectoides condita
© Canadian National Collection LG

Aplectoides condita
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Aplectoides condita
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

93356411000 – Green Arches – Anaplectoides prasina
Anaplectoides prasina
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar - 54 days
Anaplectoides prasina
© Canadian National Collection LG

Anaplectoides prasina
© Canadian National Collection LG

Anaplectoides prasina
© Janice Stiefel
4th instar
Anaplectoides prasina
© Janice Stiefel
3rd instar
Anaplectoides prasina
© Janice Stiefel

93355111003.1 – Large Yellow Underwing – Noctua pronuba
Noctua pronuba
© Jason Dombroskie

Noctua pronuba
© Nolie Schneider

Noctua pronuba
© Nolie Schneider

Noctua pronuba
© Nolie Schneider

Noctua pronuba
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on a Thuya occidentalis lea
Noctua pronuba
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on a Thuya occidentalis lea
Noctua pronuba
© Edna Bottorff

Noctua pronuba
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on a Thuya occidentalis lea
93355211003.2 – Lesser Yellow Underwing – Noctua comes
Noctua comes
© Canadian National Collection LG

Noctua comes
© Canadian National Collection LG

93364911006 – Brown-collared Dart – Protolampra brunneicollis
Protolampra brunneicollis
© Canadian National Collection LG

Protolampra brunneicollis
© Canadian National Collection LG

93356911008 – Two-spot Dart – Eueretagrotis perattentus
Eueretagrotis perattentus
© Canadian National Collection LG

93357011009 – Attentive Dart – Eueretagrotis attentus
Eueretagrotis attentus
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eueretagrotis attentus
© Canadian National Collection LG

93354711010 – Lycophotia – Lycophotia phyllophora
Lycophotia phyllophora
© Canadian National Collection LG

Lycophotia phyllophora
© Canadian National Collection LG

933663.111024.1 – Coastal Heathland Cutworm – Abagrotis benjamini
Abagrotis benjamini
© M.W. Nelson/MassWildlife LG

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