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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: Nacophorini-Anagogini
Refereed by Bob Belmont
1995006763 – Oak Beauty Moth – Phaeoura quernaria
Phaeoura quernaria
© Bob Patterson
Phaeoura quernaria
© Bob Patterson
Phaeoura quernaria
© Ken Childs
1995256764Phaeoura cristifera
Phaeoura cristifera
© Ron Votaw
Phaeoura cristifera
© Charles Melton
Phaeoura cristifera
© Charles Melton
1995756766Phaeoura mexicanaria
Phaeoura mexicanaria
© John Davis
Phaeoura mexicanaria
© John Davis
Phaeoura mexicanaria
© Jim Moore
1996256768Phaeoura perfidaria
Phaeoura perfidaria
© Robyn Waayers
1997256772Thyrinteina arnobia
Thyrinteina arnobia
© Aaron Cavosie
1997506773Holochroa dissociarius
Holochroa dissociarius
© Ron Votaw
Holochroa dissociarius
© Ron Votaw
Holochroa dissociarius
© Mike Quinn
1997756774Aethaloida packardaria
Aethaloida packardaria
© Jim Moore - DNA
Aethaloida packardaria
© Mark Dreiling
1999006779Ceratonyx permagnaria
Ceratonyx permagnaria
© Sam Houston
Ceratonyx permagnaria
© Marvin & Jo Smith
Ceratonyx permagnaria
© Greg Raterman
Ceratonyx permagnaria
© Greg Raterman
1999256780Ceratonyx satanaria
Ceratonyx satanaria
© Aubrey Scott
Ceratonyx satanaria
© Aubrey Scott
Ceratonyx satanaria
© Andrei Sourakov
Ceratonyx satanaria
© Peter Homann
1999506781Gabriola dyari
Gabriola dyari
© John Davis
Gabriola dyari
© John Davis
Gabriola dyari
© Lynette Schimming
Gabriola dyari
© Phil Huntley-Franck
2001256788Animomyia smithii
Animomyia smithii
© Margarethe Brummermann
Animomyia smithii
© Randy Hardy
2003256796 – Pale Beauty Moth – Campaea perlata
Campaea perlata
© Forest Barnas
Campaea perlata
© Lynette Schimming
Campaea perlata
© John Davis
2003506797 – Maple Spanworm Moth – Ennomos magnaria
Ennomos magnaria
© John Davis
Ennomos magnaria
© John Davis
Ennomos magnaria
© David Reed
2003756797.1 – Canary-shouldered Thorn Moth – Ennomos alniaria
Ennomos alniaria
© Sean McCann
2004006798 – Elm Spanworm Moth – Ennomos subsignaria
Ennomos subsignaria
© Karl Hillig
Ennomos subsignaria
© Machele White
Ennomos subsignaria
© Ron Votaw
2004256799Spodolepis substriataria
Spodolepis substriataria
© Gordon Harrison
Spodolepis substriataria
© Marius Aurelian
Spodolepis substriataria
© Jim Moore
2004506800Sphacelodes vulneraria
Sphacelodes vulneraria
© Joshua Rose - m.
Sphacelodes vulneraria
© Mark de Silva - m.
Sphacelodes vulneraria
© Gretchen Grammer
2005006802Philedia punctomacularia
Philedia punctomacularia
© Dick Wilson
Philedia punctomacularia
© Dick Wilson
Philedia punctomacularia
© John Davis
2005256803 – Common Petrophora Moth – Petrophora divisata
Petrophora divisata
© Randy Newman
Petrophora divisata
© M. J. Seipler
Petrophora divisata
© M. J. Seipler
2005506804 – Northern Petrophora Moth – Petrophora subaequaria
Petrophora subaequaria
© Jason Dombroskie
Petrophora subaequaria
© Gordon Harrison
Petrophora subaequaria
© Chris Adam
2005756805Tacparia zalissaria
Tacparia zalissaria
© Randy Newman
Tacparia zalissaria
© Wanda Smith
Tacparia zalissaria
© Gary Goss
2006006806Tacparia atropunctata
Tacparia atropunctata
© Janice Stiefel
Tacparia atropunctata
© Tom Murray
2006256807 – Pale Alder Moth – Tacparia detersata
Tacparia detersata
© Janice Stiefel
Tacparia detersata
© Anthony W. Thomas
Tacparia detersata
© Gary Kessler
2006506808Thallophaga taylorata
Thallophaga taylorata
© John Davis
Thallophaga taylorata
© John Davis
Thallophaga taylorata
© Libby & Rick Avis
2006756809Thallophaga hyperborea
Thallophaga hyperborea
© Libby & Rick Avis
Thallophaga hyperborea
© John Davis
Thallophaga hyperborea
© Tim Johnson
2007256811Homochlodes lactispargaria
Homochlodes lactispargaria
© Cindy Mead
2007506812 – Pale Homochlodes Moth – Homochlodes fritillaria
Homochlodes fritillaria
© Tom Murray
Homochlodes fritillaria
© David Bree
Homochlodes fritillaria
© Jason Dombroskie
2007756813Homochlodes disconventa
Homochlodes disconventa
© David Silsbee
2008506817 – Northern Selenia Moth – Selenia alciphearia
Selenia alciphearia
© Nelson Poirier
Selenia alciphearia
© John Davis
Selenia alciphearia
© John Davis - m.
2008756818 – Kent's Geometer Moth – Selenia kentaria
Selenia kentaria
© Larry Line
Selenia kentaria
© Bob Patterson
Selenia kentaria
© Stephen Cresswell
2009006819 – Pale Metanema Moth – Metanema inatomaria
Metanema inatomaria
© David Reed
Metanema inatomaria
© Jo McGavin
Metanema inatomaria
© William Geoghegan
2009256820 – Dark Metanema Moth – Metanema determinata
Metanema determinata
© Mike McIvor
Metanema determinata
© Carroll Rudy
Metanema determinata
© Jason Dombroskie
2009506821 – Warner's Metarranthis Moth – Metarranthis warneri
Metarranthis warneri
© Robin Mcleod
Metarranthis warneri
© Nolie Schneider
2009756822 – Ruddy Metarranthis Moth – Metarranthis duaria
Metarranthis duaria
© Bob Patterson
Metarranthis duaria
© John Davis
Metarranthis duaria
© Jason Dombroskie
2010006823 – Angled Metarranthis Moth – Metarranthis angularia
Metarranthis angularia
© Larry Line
Metarranthis angularia
© Jerry Armstrong
Metarranthis angularia
© Carol Wolf
2010256824Metarranthis amyrisaria
Metarranthis amyrisaria
© Bob Patterson
Metarranthis amyrisaria
© Larry Line
Metarranthis amyrisaria
© Carol Wolf
2010506825 – Pale Metarranthis Moth – Metarranthis indeclinata
Metarranthis indeclinata
© David Silsbee
Metarranthis indeclinata
© Nolie Schneider
Metarranthis indeclinata
© Ken Childs
2010756826 – Common Metarranthis Moth – Metarranthis hypochraria
Metarranthis hypochraria
© Jason Dombroskie
Metarranthis hypochraria
© Jason Dombroskie
Metarranthis hypochraria
© David Reed
2011006827 – Refracted Metarranthis Moth – Metarranthis refractaria
Metarranthis refractaria
© Janice Stiefel
Metarranthis refractaria
© Janice Stiefel
Metarranthis refractaria
© Robin Mcleod
2011256828 – Purplish Metarranthis Moth – Metarranthis homuraria
Metarranthis homuraria
© Bob Patterson
Metarranthis homuraria
© Tony DeSantis
Metarranthis homuraria
© Carol Wolf

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