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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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Butterflies - Drepanidae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
8000915673 – Hickory Leafstem Borer – Acrobasis angusella
Acrobasis angusella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Acrobasis angusella
© Canadian National Collection LG

8001035688 – Birch Tubemaker – Acrobasis betulella
Acrobasis betulella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Acrobasis betulella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Acrobasis betulella
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
8001015690 – Alder Tubemaker – Acrobasis rubrifasciella
Acrobasis rubrifasciella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Acrobasis rubrifasciella
© Canadian National Collection LG

8000995691 – Sweetfern Leaf Casebearer – Acrobasis comptoniella
Acrobasis comptoniella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Acrobasis comptoniella
© Canadian National Collection LG

8001215705 – Mahogany Shootborer Moth – Hypsipyla grandella
Hypsipyla grandella
© Robert Pilla LG
in a fallen mahogany seed pod
8004475744 – Gold-banded Etiella – Etiella zinckenella
Etiella zinckenella
© Machele White

8002245767Oreana unicolorella
Oreana unicolorella
© Jason Dombroskie

Oreana unicolorella
© Eric LaGasa & WSDA

Oreana unicolorella
© Jason Dombroskie

Oreana unicolorella
© Canadian National Collection LG

Oreana unicolorella
© Chris Adam LG

8002285770.1Salebriaria ademptandella
Salebriaria ademptandella
© George Smiley LG
on Quercus similis - 16mm
Salebriaria ademptandella
© George Smiley LG
prepupal - 20mm
8002335773 – Engel's Salebriaria – Salebriaria engeli
Salebriaria engeli
© Canadian National Collection LG

8002375775Salebriaria tenebrosella
Salebriaria tenebrosella
© George Smiley LG
on Quercus similis
Salebriaria tenebrosella
© George Smiley LG
on Quercus similis

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