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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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Noctuidae (2)
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
93286710275 – Stormy Arches Moth – Polia nimbosa
Polia nimbosa
© Canadian National Collection LG
93287110279Polia richardsoni
Polia richardsoni
© Canadian National Collection LG
Polia richardsoni
© Canadian National Collection LG
93287210280 – Purple Arches Moth – Polia purpurissata
Polia purpurissata
© Canadian National Collection LG
Polia purpurissata
© Canadian National Collection LG
93280510291 – Fluid Arches Moth – Morrisonia latex
Morrisonia latex
© Betsy Higgins
93287410292 – Hitched Arches Moth – Melanchra adjuncta
Melanchra adjuncta
© Jason Dombroskie
Melanchra adjuncta
© Bob Moul
Melanchra adjuncta
© Canadian National Collection LG
Melanchra adjuncta
© Canadian National Collection LG
Melanchra adjuncta
© Jason Dombroskie
Melanchra adjuncta
© Martha Reinhardt
Melanchra adjuncta
© Tom Murray
Melanchra adjuncta
© Janice Stiefel
Melanchra adjuncta
© Martha Reinhardt
93287510293 – Zebra Caterpillar Moth – Melanchra picta
Melanchra picta
© Janice Stiefel
Melanchra picta
© Janice Stiefel
Melanchra picta
© Canadian National Collection LG
Melanchra picta
© Bryan Reynolds LG
Melanchra picta
© Canadian National Collection LG
Melanchra picta
© Canadian National Collection LG
Melanchra picta
© Jason Dombroskie
93288310301 – Otter Spiramater Moth – Spiramater lutra
Spiramater lutra
© Canadian National Collection LG
Spiramater lutra
© Canadian National Collection LG
Spiramater lutra
© Canadian National Collection LG
93288510303Trichordestra tacoma
Trichordestra tacoma
© Canadian National Collection LG
93288610304 – Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth – Trichordestra legitima
Trichordestra legitima
© Canadian National Collection LG
Trichordestra legitima
© Bob Moul
Trichordestra legitima
© Martha Reinhardt
93288910307 – Aster Cutworm Moth – Trichordestra lilacina
Trichordestra lilacina
© Janice Stiefel

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