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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: Noctuinae
93359810965Xestia imperita
Xestia imperita
© Bob Martin
93358310967 – Southern Variable Dart Moth – Xestia elimata
Xestia elimata
© Hugh McGuinness
Xestia elimata
© Aubrey Scott
Xestia elimata
© Tony DeSantis
Xestia elimata
© Wanda Smith
93358410968 – Northern Variable Dart Moth – Xestia badicollis
Xestia badicollis
© David Silsbee
Xestia badicollis
© Robin McLeod
Xestia badicollis
© Jason Dombroskie
Xestia badicollis
© Chris Adam
93358510968.1 – Praevia Dart Moth – Xestia praevia
Xestia praevia
© Nelson Poirier
Xestia praevia
© Robin Mcleod
Xestia praevia
© David Bree
Xestia praevia
© Hugh McGuinness
93358610969 – Dull Reddish Dart Moth – Xestia dilucida
Xestia dilucida
© Hugh McGuinness
Xestia dilucida
© Hugh McGuinness
Xestia dilucida
© Tom Murray
Xestia dilucida
© Aubrey Scott
93357810971Xestia mustelina
Xestia mustelina
© John Davis
Xestia mustelina
© John Davis
Xestia mustelina
© Edna Woodward
Xestia mustelina
© Libby & Rick Avis - DNA
93358110972Xestia infimatis
Xestia infimatis
© Arthur MacMillan
Xestia infimatis
© Arthur MacMillan
Xestia infimatis
© Edna Woodward
Xestia infimatis
© Edna Woodward
93358010973.1Xestia verniloides
Xestia verniloides
© Libby & Rick Avis
93363310975Setagrotis pallidicollis
Setagrotis pallidicollis
© John Davis
Setagrotis pallidicollis
© John Davis
Setagrotis pallidicollis
© Marius Aurelian
93363410975.1Setagrotis vocalis
Setagrotis vocalis
© Bob Martin
93359510981Xestia maculata
Xestia maculata
© Doug Macaulay
Xestia maculata
© Doug Macaulay
93364010989Adelphagrotis stellaris
Adelphagrotis stellaris
© John Davis
Adelphagrotis stellaris
© Dick Wilson
Adelphagrotis stellaris
© John Davis
93364110991Adelphagrotis indeterminata
Adelphagrotis indeterminata
© John Davis
Adelphagrotis indeterminata
© John Davis
Adelphagrotis indeterminata
© Dick Wilson - DNA
Adelphagrotis indeterminata
© Libby & Rick Avis - DNA
93354410992Paradiarsia littoralis
Paradiarsia littoralis
© Nolie Schneider
Paradiarsia littoralis
© Ian Maton
93354610993.1Hemipachnobia monochromatea
Hemipachnobia monochromatea
© Shawn Wainwright
93353610994 – Reddish Speckled Dart Moth – Cerastis tenebrifera
Cerastis tenebrifera
© Bob Patterson
Cerastis tenebrifera
© Bill Evans
Cerastis tenebrifera
© Marvin & Jo Smith
Cerastis tenebrifera
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
93353810995Cerastis cornuta
Cerastis cornuta
© Gary McDonald - DNA
93354010995.2 – Enigmatic Dart Moth – Cerastis enigmatica
Cerastis enigmatica
© John Davis
Cerastis enigmatica
© Libby & Rick Avis
Cerastis enigmatica
© Edna Woodward
93354210996 – Willow Dart Moth – Cerastis salicarum
Cerastis salicarum
© Janice Stiefel
Cerastis salicarum
© Jason Dombroskie
Cerastis salicarum
© Nolie Schneider
Cerastis salicarum
© Nolie Schneider
93353710997Cerastis fishii
Cerastis fishii
© Dave Pelletier
Cerastis fishii
© Jo McGavin
Cerastis fishii
© Lula Field
Cerastis fishii
© Jo McGavin

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