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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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Geometridae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
9114026879.1Meris alticola
Meris alticola
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Meris alticola
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Meris alticola
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9113606884 – Straw Besma – Besma endropiaria
Besma endropiaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

9113616885 – Oak Besma – Besma quercivoraria
Besma quercivoraria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Besma quercivoraria
© Jason Dombroskie

Besma quercivoraria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Besma quercivoraria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Besma quercivoraria
© Jason Dombroskie

Besma quercivoraria
© Jason Dombroskie

Besma quercivoraria
© Jason Dombroskie

Besma quercivoraria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Besma quercivoraria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Besma quercivoraria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9113636887Besma sesquilinearia
Besma sesquilinearia
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9113666888 – Hemlock Looper – Lambdina fiscellaria
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Lambdina fiscellaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Lambdina fiscellaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Abies balsamea
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Abies balsamea
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Abies balsamea
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Jason Dombroskie

Lambdina fiscellaria
© Chris Adam LG

Lambdina fiscellaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea glauca
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Jason Dombroskie

9113726894 – Curve-lined Looper – Lambdina fervidaria
Lambdina fervidaria
© Jason Dombroskie

Lambdina fervidaria
© Jason Dombroskie

9113846898 – Chain-dotted Geometer – Cingilia catenaria
Cingilia catenaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Cingilia catenaria
© Jason Dombroskie

Cingilia catenaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Cingilia catenaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cingilia catenaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cingilia catenaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9113936906 – False Hemlock Looper – Nepytia canosaria
Nepytia canosaria
© Jim Sogaard LG
From red pine in pine barrens
Nepytia canosaria
© Jim Sogaard LG
From red pine in pine barrens
Nepytia canosaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea mariana
Nepytia canosaria
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus banksiana
Nepytia canosaria
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea mariana
Nepytia canosaria
© Colin Gillette LG

Nepytia canosaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus strobus
9113956908 – Pine Conelet Looper – Nepytia semiclusaria
Nepytia semiclusaria
© George Smiley LG
on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
9113966909Nepytia pellucidaria
Nepytia pellucidaria
© Jason Dombroskie

Nepytia pellucidaria
© Jason Dombroskie

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