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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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Geometridae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
2014506840 – Lemon Plagodis Moth – Plagodis serinaria
Plagodis serinaria
© Canadian National Collection LG
Plagodis serinaria
© Canadian National Collection LG
2014756841 – Purple Plagodis Moth – Plagodis kuetzingi
Plagodis kuetzingi
© Janice Stiefel
Plagodis kuetzingi
© Janice Stiefel
2015506844 – Hollow-spotted Plagodis Moth – Plagodis alcoolaria
Plagodis alcoolaria
© Canadian National Collection LG
Plagodis alcoolaria
© Canadian National Collection LG
Plagodis alcoolaria
© Canadian National Collection LG
2020256863 – Gray Spruce Looper Moth – Caripeta divisata
Caripeta divisata
© Canadian National Collection LG
Caripeta divisata
© Canadian National Collection LG
2020506864 – Northern Pine Looper Moth – Caripeta piniata
Caripeta piniata
© Canadian National Collection LG
Caripeta piniata
© Canadian National Collection LG
2021506867 – Brown Pine Looper Moth – Caripeta angustiorata
Caripeta angustiorata
© Canadian National Collection LG
Caripeta angustiorata
© Canadian National Collection LG
Caripeta angustiorata
© Canadian National Collection LG
2026756884 – Straw Besma Moth – Besma endropiaria
Besma endropiaria
© Canadian National Collection LG
2027006885 – Oak Besma Moth – 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
2027756888 – Hemlock Looper Moth – Lambdina fiscellaria
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Canadian National Collection LG
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Canadian National Collection LG
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Jason Dombroskie
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Jason Dombroskie
2029256894 – Curve-lined Looper Moth – Lambdina fervidaria
Lambdina fervidaria
© Jason Dombroskie
Lambdina fervidaria
© Jason Dombroskie

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