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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
9319829319 – Ridings' Forester Moth – Alypia ridingsii
Alypia ridingsii
© Aaron Schusteff LG
Alypia ridingsii
© Aaron Schusteff LG
9319859322Androloma disparata
Androloma disparata
© Mike Quinn
9323149364 – Bordered Apamea Moth – Apamea sordens
Apamea sordens
© Stephen Luk
9323509382 – Glassy Cutworm Moth – Apamea devastator
Apamea devastator
© Canadian National Collection LG
9323779402Oligia chlorostigma
Oligia chlorostigma
© Canadian National Collection LG
Oligia chlorostigma
© Canadian National Collection LG
9323709406 – Broken-lined Brocade Moth – Mesapamea fractilinea
Mesapamea fractilinea
© Canadian National Collection LG
Mesapamea fractilinea
© Canadian National Collection LG
Mesapamea fractilinea
© Canadian National Collection LG
9326999419 – Adorable Brocade Moth – Platypolia mactata
Platypolia mactata
© Canadian National Collection LG
Platypolia mactata
© Canadian National Collection LG
9326959420 – Wandering Brocade Moth – Fishia illocata
Fishia illocata
© Canadian National Collection LG
9326259431Parastichtis suspecta
Parastichtis suspecta
© Canadian National Collection LG
9324429452 – Iris Borer Moth – Macronoctua onusta
Macronoctua onusta
© Canadian National Collection LG
Macronoctua onusta
© Canadian National Collection LG

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