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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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Micros through Tortricidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
1118253655 – Oak Webworm Moth – Archips fervidana
Archips fervidana
© Canadian National Collection LG
1119003658 – Omnivorous Leafroller Moth – Archips purpurana
Archips purpurana
© Canadian National Collection LG
Archips purpurana
© Jason Dombroskie
Archips purpurana
© Canadian National Collection LG
Archips purpurana
© Jason Dombroskie
1119753661 – Ugly-nest Caterpillar Moth – Archips cerasivorana
Archips cerasivorana
© Janice Stiefel
Archips cerasivorana
© Jason Dombroskie
Archips cerasivorana
© Canadian National Collection LG
Archips cerasivorana
© Jason Dombroskie
Archips cerasivorana
© Nelson Poirier
Archips cerasivorana
© Nelson Poirier
Archips cerasivorana
© Jason Dombroskie
Archips cerasivorana
© Janice Stiefel
Archips cerasivorana
© Janice Stiefel
Archips cerasivorana
© Nelson Poirier
1120003662 – Southern Ugly-nest Caterpillar Moth – Archips rileyana
Archips rileyana
© Larry Thompson
Archips rileyana
© Larry Thompson LG
Archips rileyana
© Larry Thompson
1120503663.1 – Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Moth – Archips podana
Archips podana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA
Archips podana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA
1120753663.2 – Exotic Leafroller Moth – Archips fuscocupreana
Archips fuscocupreana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA
Archips fuscocupreana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA LG
Archips fuscocupreana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA
1121753667 – Spring Spruce Needle Moth – Archips packardiana
Archips packardiana
© Canadian National Collection LG
Archips packardiana
© Canadian National Collection LG
1124503675 – Allen's Tortrix Moth – Aphelia alleniana
Aphelia alleniana
© Canadian National Collection LG
1125503678 – Carnation Tortrix Moth – Cacoecimorpha pronubana
Cacoecimorpha pronubana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA
Cacoecimorpha pronubana
© Lynette Schimming
Cacoecimorpha pronubana
© Lynette Schimming
1126753681.1Clepsis spectrana
Clepsis spectrana
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA

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