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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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Geometridae
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
9111916819 – Pale Metanema – Metanema inatomaria
Metanema inatomaria
© Harvey Schmidt LG

Metanema inatomaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Metanema inatomaria
© Harvey Schmidt LG

9111566822 – Ruddy Metarranthis – Metarranthis duaria
Metarranthis duaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Metarranthis duaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Metarranthis duaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9111596825 – Pale Metarranthis – Metarranthis indeclinata
Metarranthis indeclinata
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar - 48 days
9111656829 – Southern Metarranthis – Metarranthis lateritiaria
Metarranthis lateritiaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Metarranthis lateritiaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9111686832 – Yellow-washed Metarranthis – Metarranthis obfirmaria
Metarranthis obfirmaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Metarranthis obfirmaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

9111716835 – Scallop Moth – Cepphis armataria
Cepphis armataria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Cepphis armataria
© Tom Murray LG

Cepphis armataria
© Janice Stiefel

9111886836 – American Barred Umber Moth – Plagodis pulveraria
Plagodis pulveraria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Plagodis pulveraria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Plagodis pulveraria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9111836838 – Friendly Probole – Probole amicaria
Probole amicaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Probole amicaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Probole amicaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Probole amicaria
© Tucker J. Cooley LG
eggs
9111856840 – Lemon Plagodis – Plagodis serinaria
Plagodis serinaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Plagodis serinaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

9111866841 – Purple Plagodis – Plagodis kuetzingi
Plagodis kuetzingi
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar - 41 days
Plagodis kuetzingi
© Janice Stiefel

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