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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
Mesapamea fractilinea
932370  –  9406
© Canadian National Collection LG
Mesapamea fractilinea

932699  –  9419
© Canadian National Collection LG
"Platypolia" mactata
Fishia illocata
932695  –  9420
© Canadian National Collection LG
Fishia illocata
Parastichtis suspecta
932625  –  9431
© Canadian National Collection LG
Parastichtis suspecta
Macronoctua onusta
932442  –  9452
© Canadian National Collection LG
Macronoctua onusta
Loscopia velata
932358  –  9454
© Canadian National Collection LG
Loscopia velata
Papaipema leucostigma
932488  –  9478
© Jason Dombroskie
Papaipema leucostigma
Papaipema baptisiae
932494  –  9485
© Teá Montagna LG
3rd instar on Baptisia tinctoria
Papaipema baptisiae
Achatodes zeae
932444  –  9520
© Canadian National Collection LG
Achatodes zeae
Bellura gortynoides
932513  –  9523
© McGuire Center LG
Bellura gortynoides
Bellura densa
932518  –  9526
© McGuire Center LG
Bellura densa
Aseptis perfumosa
932628  –  9529
© Moria Robinson LG
on Adenostoma fasciculatum
Aseptis perfumosa
Aseptis fumeola
932629  –  9530
© Moria Robinson - on Arctostaphylos spp. LG
Arctostaphylos viscida and manzanita
Aseptis fumeola
Aseptis ethnica
932630  –  9531
© Moria Robinson - on Arctostaphylos spp. LG
Arctostaphylos viscida and manzanita
Aseptis ethnica
Euplexia benesimilis
932290  –  9545
© Canadian National Collection LG
Euplexia benesimilis
Phlogophora iris
932291  –  9546
© Janice Stiefel
30 days
Phlogophora iris
Phlogophora periculosa
932292  –  9547
© Canadian National Collection LG
Phlogophora periculosa
Enargia decolor
932674  –  9549
© Canadian National Collection LG
Enargia decolor
Enargia infumata
932675  –  9550
© Canadian National Collection LG
Enargia infumata
Ipimorpha pleonectusa
932679  –  9555
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Populus tremuloides
Ipimorpha pleonectusa

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