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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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Micropterigoidea - Tineoidea
Refereed by Terry Harrison
0000250001 – Goldcap Moss-eater Moth – Epimartyria auricrinella
Epimartyria auricrinella
© Davis & Landry
Epimartyria auricrinella
© Nolie Schneider
Epimartyria auricrinella
© Karl Hillig
Epimartyria auricrinella
© Karl Hillig
0000300001.1Epimartyria bimaculella
Epimartyria bimaculella
© Davis & Landry
0000500002Epimartyria pardella
Epimartyria pardella
© Davis & Landry
0000750003 – Chinquapin Leaf-miner Moth – Dyseriocrania griseocapitella
Dyseriocrania griseocapitella
© Bob Patterson
Dyseriocrania griseocapitella
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Dyseriocrania griseocapitella
© Ken Childs
0001000004Dyseriocrania auricyanea
Dyseriocrania auricyanea
© Gary McDonald
0001250005 – Purplish Birch-miner Moth – Eriocrania semipurpurella
Eriocrania semipurpurella
© Anthony W. Thomas
Eriocrania semipurpurella
© Tom Murray
Eriocrania semipurpurella
© Janis von Heyking
0005000018 – Silver-spotted Ghost Moth – Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
© John Himmelman
Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
© Stuart Schwartz
0005250019 – Four-spotted Ghost Moth – Sthenopis purpurascens
Sthenopis purpurascens
© Anthony W. Thomas
Sthenopis purpurascens
© Robin McLeod
Sthenopis purpurascens
© Jim Farrell
Sthenopis purpurascens
© Jason Dombroskie
0005500021 – Willow Ghost Moth – Sthenopis thule
Sthenopis thule
© Bev Wigney
Sthenopis thule
© Nolie Schneider
Sthenopis thule
© Nolie Schneider
0005750022 – Gold-spotted Ghost Moth – Sthenopis auratus
Sthenopis auratus
© Jo McGavin
Sthenopis auratus
© Jason Dombroskie
0006750025Gazoryctra roseicaput
Gazoryctra roseicaput
© Mike McIvor
Gazoryctra roseicaput
© Mike McIvor
0007000026Gazoryctra pulcher
Gazoryctra pulcher
© Carol Davis
0007500028 – Matthew's Ghost Moth – Gazoryctra mathewi
Gazoryctra mathewi
© Dick Wilson
Gazoryctra mathewi
© John Davis [T]
Gazoryctra mathewi
© John Riutta [T]
Gazoryctra mathewi
© Dick Wilson - DNA
0007750029Gazoryctra novigannus
Gazoryctra novigannus
© Ian Maton
Gazoryctra novigannus
© Ian Maton
0008250029.97 – Unidentified Gazorycta Moths – Gazoryctra sp.
Gazoryctra sp.
© Matt Goff
Gazoryctra sp.
© Matt Goff
Gazoryctra sp.
© Matt Goff
0008500031 – Conifer Swift Moth – Korscheltellus gracilis
Korscheltellus gracilis
© John Davis
Korscheltellus gracilis
© John Davis
Korscheltellus gracilis
© Jason Dombroskie
Korscheltellus gracilis
© Jason Dombroskie
0008750031.1 – Common Swift Moth – Korscheltellus lupulina
Korscheltellus lupulina
© Robin McLeod
Korscheltellus lupulina
© Robin McLeod
Korscheltellus lupulina
© Robin McLeod
Korscheltellus lupulina
© Robin McLeod
0009500035 – Lupine Ghost Moths – Phymatopus californicus
Phymatopus californicus
© Gary McDonald
0009750036Phymatopus hectoides
Phymatopus hectoides
© John Davis
Phymatopus hectoides
© Edna Woodward - [T]
0010000036.97 – Unidentified Hepialus Moths – Hepialus sp.
Hepialus sp.
© Jane & John Balaban

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