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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
Pero ancetaria
911238  –  6748
© George Smiley LG
on Winged Sumac (Rhus copallina) 44mm
Pero ancetaria
Pero morrisonaria
911242  –  6755
© Canadian National Collection LG
Pero morrisonaria
Pero behrensaria
911248  –  6760
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Pero behrensaria
Phaeoura quernaria
911251  –  6763
© Giff Beaton LG
on Hickory
Phaeoura quernaria
Phaeoura cristifera
911252  –  6764
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Phaeoura cristifera
Phaeoura mexicanaria
911254  –  6766
© Marius V. Aurelian
Phaeoura mexicanaria
Phaeoura belua
911255  –  6767
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Phaeoura belua
Phaeoura perfidaria
911256  –  6768
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Phaeoura perfidaria
Holochroa dissociarius
911261  –  6773
© Ronald Parry LG
on Juniperus deppeana
Holochroa dissociarius
Aethaloida packardaria
911262  –  6774
© Moria Robinson - 5th instar LG
on Adenostoma fasciculatum, Ceanothus cuneatus
Aethaloida packardaria
Ceratonyx permagnaria
911267  –  6779
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Ceratonyx permagnaria
Campaea perlata
911130  –  6796
© Betsy Higgins
late instar
Campaea perlata
Ennomos magnaria
911405  –  6797
© John Ashley LG
Ennomos magnaria
Ennomos subsignaria
911407  –  6798
© Canadian National Collection LG
Ennomos subsignaria
Spodolepis substriataria
911131  –  6799
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Spodolepis substriataria
Selenia alciphearia
911173  –  6817
© Canadian National Collection LG
Selenia alciphearia
Selenia kentaria
911174  –  6818
© Tom Murray LG
Selenia kentaria
Metanema inatomaria
911191  –  6819
© Harvey Schmidt LG
Metanema inatomaria
Metarranthis duaria
911156  –  6822
© Canadian National Collection LG
Metarranthis duaria
Metarranthis indeclinata
911159  –  6825
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar - 48 days
Metarranthis indeclinata

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