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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
Eupsilia morrisoni
932591  –  9936
© Canadian National Collection LG
Eupsilia morrisoni
Eupsilia devia
932594  –  9939
© Canadian National Collection LG
Eupsilia devia
Sericaglaea signata
932595  –  9941
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Sericaglaea signata
Metaxaglaea inulta
932597  –  9943
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Metaxaglaea inulta
Epiglaea decliva
932602  –  9946
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Epiglaea decliva
Epiglaea apiata
932603  –  9947
© Canadian National Collection LG
Epiglaea apiata
Chaetaglaea sericea
932607  –  9950
© Canadian National Collection LG
Chaetaglaea sericea
Mesogona olivata
932610  –  9953
© Moria Robinson - on Ceanothus cuneatus, LG
Adenostoma fasciculatum & Quercus durata
Mesogona olivata
Mesogona rubra
932611  –  9953.1
© Moria Robinson LG
Host: Arctostaphylos manzanita
Mesogona rubra
Sunira bicolorago
932616  –  9957
© Carl Barrentine LG
Sunira bicolorago
Anathix puta
932620  –  9962
© Canadian National Collection LG
Anathix puta
Fishia yosemitae
932693  –  9972
© Canadian National Collection LG
Fishia yosemitae
Xylotype arcadia
932701  –  9980
© Canadian National Collection LG
Xylotype arcadia
Sutyna privata
932707  –  9989
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Sutyna privata
Feralia jocosa
931561  –  10005
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Feralia jocosa
Feralia major
931563  –  10007
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Feralia major
Feralia comstocki
931564  –  10008
© Jason Dombroskie
Feralia comstocki
Feralia februalis
931565  –  10009
© Moria Robinson LG
on Ceanothus cuneatus
Feralia februalis
Brachionycha borealis
931558  –  10011
© Canadian National Collection LG
Brachionycha borealis
Psaphida electilis
931552  –  10012
© Canadian National Collection LG
Psaphida electilis
Psaphida grandis
931551  –  10013
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Psaphida grandis
Psaphida rolandi
931550  –  10014
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Psaphida rolandi
Psaphida styracis
931553  –  10016
© Teá Montagna LG
5th instar on Quercus ilicifolia
Psaphida styracis
Psaphida resumens
931548  –  10019
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Psaphida resumens
Copivaleria grotei
931557  –  10021
© Canadian National Collection LG
Copivaleria grotei
Apsaphida eremna
931570  –  10022
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Apsaphida eremna
Catabena lineolata
931765  –  10033
© Mark Brown LG
Catabena lineolata
Sympistis dentata
931911  –  10055
© Canadian National Collection LG
Sympistis dentata
Sympistis badistriga
931821  –  10059
© Canadian National Collection LG
Sympistis badistriga
Sympistis chionanthi
931906  –  10067
© Canadian National Collection LG
Sympistis chionanthi
Sympistis forbesi
931906.1  –  10067.1
© Ilona Loser LG
on Triosteum perfoliatum
Sympistis forbesi
Sympistis saundersiana
931800  –  10099
© Canadian National Collection LG
Sympistis saundersiana
Sympistis piffardi
931909  –  10123
© Canadian National Collection LG
Sympistis piffardi
Sympistis pallidior
931948  –  10130.2
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Sympistis pallidior
Sympistis perscripta
931797  –  10154
© Dave Wagner
Sympistis perscripta
Calophasia lunula
931771  –  10177
© Jason Dombroskie
Calophasia lunula
Cucullia speyeri
931516  –  10190
© Jason Dombroskie
Cucullia speyeri
Cucullia laetifica
931519  –  10191
© Valerie G. Bugh
Cucullia laetifica
Cucullia charon
931521  –  10191.2
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
Cucullia charon
Cucullia alfarata
931522  –  10192
© McGuire Center LG
Cucullia alfarata

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