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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
0166750572 – Oak Skeletonizer Moth – Bucculatrix ainsliella
Bucculatrix ainsliella
© Canadian National Collection LG
Bucculatrix ainsliella
© Canadian National Collection LG
Bucculatrix ainsliella
© Canadian National Collection LG
0175750604Caloptilia flavella
Caloptilia flavella
© Canadian National Collection LG
0176250606 – Ash Leaf Cone Roller Moth – Caloptilia fraxinella
Caloptilia fraxinella
© Jason Dombroskie
0177000609 – Cherry Leaf-cone Caterpillar Moth – Caloptilia invariabilis
Caloptilia invariabilis
© Canadian National Collection LG
0185750644Caloptilia violacella
Caloptilia violacella
© Marie Schmidt
0186000645 – Lilac Leafminer Moth – Gracillaria syringella
Gracillaria syringella
© Canadian National Collection LG
0204000708 – White Pine Barkminer Moth – Marmara fasciella
Marmara fasciella
© Canadian National Collection LG
Marmara fasciella
© Canadian National Collection LG
Marmara fasciella
© Canadian National Collection LG
0214000742Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
© M. J. Hatfield
Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
© M. J. Hatfield
Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
© M. J. Hatfield
0230500803 – Maple Leaf Blotch Miner Moth – Cameraria aceriella
Cameraria aceriella
© Jason Dombroskie
0232250809Cameraria bethunella
Cameraria bethunella
© Canadian National Collection LG

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