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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
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
9107696348 – Hemlock Angle – Macaria fissinotata
Macaria fissinotata
© Jason Dombroskie

9107726353 – Many-lined Angle – Macaria multilineata
Macaria multilineata
© Giff Beaton LG
on Eastern Red Cedar
Macaria multilineata
© Giff Beaton LG
on Eastern Red Cedar
Macaria multilineata
© George Smiley LG
on Juniperus virginiana - 23mm
Macaria multilineata
© George Smiley LG
11.5mm
Macaria multilineata
© Ken Childs LG
hanging from red cedar
Macaria multilineata
© Ken Childs LG
hanging from red cedar
9106936360 – Four-spotted Angle – Trigrammia quadrinotaria
Trigrammia quadrinotaria
© Karen Chiasson LG
on Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
Trigrammia quadrinotaria
© Karen Chiasson LG
on Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
9107896362 – Curve-lined Angle – Digrammia continuata
Digrammia continuata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Thuya occidentalis
Digrammia continuata
© Jim Sogaard LG
20mm - from redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Digrammia continuata
© Jim Sogaard LG
20mm - from redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Digrammia continuata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Digrammia continuata
© Canadian National Collection LG

9107966363.2Digrammia cinereola
Digrammia cinereola
© Nicholas Pardikes LG
2nd instar on Juniper
Digrammia cinereola
© Nicholas Pardikes LG
3rd instar on Juniper
Digrammia cinereola
© Nicholas Pardikes LG
4th instar on Juniper
Digrammia cinereola
© Nicholas Pardikes LG
5th instar on Juniper
Digrammia cinereola
© Nicholas Pardikes LG
5th instar on Juniper
Digrammia cinereola
© Nicholas Pardikes LG
5th instar on Juniper
Digrammia cinereola
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Digrammia cinereola
© John G. Franclemont CUIC

9108226405 – Hollow-spotted Angle – Digrammia gnophosaria
Digrammia gnophosaria
© Ann Hendrickson LG
Fifth instar
Digrammia gnophosaria
© Ann Hendrickson LG
Fifth instar
Digrammia gnophosaria
© Ann Hendrickson LG
Third instar
Digrammia gnophosaria
© George Smiley LG
on Black Willow (Salix nigra) - 25mm
Digrammia gnophosaria
© George Smiley LG
on Black Willow (Salix nigra) - 25mm
Digrammia gnophosaria
© George Smiley LG
on Black Willow (Salix nigra) - 24mm
Digrammia gnophosaria
© George Smiley LG
prepupal - 20mm
Digrammia gnophosaria
© George Smiley LG
10mm
9108246407Frederickia nigricomma
Frederickia nigricomma
© Ann Hendrickson LG
3rd instar
Frederickia nigricomma
© Ann Hendrickson LG
larva fed on Acacia
Frederickia nigricomma
© Ann Hendrickson LG
larva fed on Acacia
Frederickia nigricomma
© Ann Hendrickson LG
larva fed on Acacia
9106906419 – Pale-veined Isturgia – Isturgia dislocaria
Isturgia dislocaria
© Mike Quinn LG

Isturgia dislocaria
© Mike Quinn LG

9108376420.1Narraga georgiana
Narraga georgiana
© Giff Beaton LG
on Chrysoma pauciflosculosa
Narraga georgiana
© Giff Beaton LG
on Chrysoma pauciflosculosa
9110436428Orthofidonia tinctaria
Orthofidonia tinctaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Orthofidonia tinctaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

9110516435 – Brown-lined Looper – Neoalcis californiaria
Neoalcis californiaria
© Moria Robinson on Quercus wislizenii, LG
Arctostaphylos manzanita, & Ceanothus cuneatus
Neoalcis californiaria
© Moria Robinson on Quercus wislizenii LG
Arctostaphylos manzanita, & Ceanothus cuneatus
Neoalcis californiaria
© Moria Robinson on Quercus wislizenii LG
Arctostaphylos manzanita, & Ceanothus cuneatus
Neoalcis californiaria
© Moria Robinson on Quercus wislizenii LG
Arctostaphylos manzanita, & Ceanothus cuneatus
9110526436 – Cranberry Spanworm – Ematurga amitaria
Ematurga amitaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Ematurga amitaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

9110596442Pimaphera sparsaria
Pimaphera sparsaria
© George Smiley LG
on Sideroxylon lanuginosum - 29mm
Pimaphera sparsaria
© George Smiley LG
on Sideroxylon lanuginosum - 9mm
Pimaphera sparsaria
© George Smiley LG
on Sideroxylon lanuginosum - 12mm
Pimaphera sparsaria
© George Smiley LG
on Sideroxylon lanuginosum - 19mm
9108396443 – Texas Gray – Glenoides texanaria
Glenoides texanaria
© George Smiley LG
20mm fed on dead Azalea and Sweetgum twigs
Glenoides texanaria
© George Smiley LG
8.5mm fed on dead Azalea and Sweetgum twigs
Glenoides texanaria
© George Smiley LG
15mm fed on dead Azalea and Sweetgum twigs
Glenoides texanaria
© George Smiley LG
20mm fed on dead Possumhaw (Ilex decidua) twig
Glenoides texanaria
© George Smiley LG
7.5mm fed on dead Possumhaw (Ilex decidua) twig
9108446448Glena nigricaria
Glena nigricaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Glena nigricaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Glena nigricaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Glena nigricaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Glena nigricaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Glena nigricaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9108456449 – Dotted Gray – Glena cribrataria
Glena cribrataria
© Giff Beaton LG

Glena cribrataria
© Giff Beaton LG

9108576460Stenoporpia mediatra
Stenoporpia mediatra
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Stenoporpia mediatra
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9108596462Stenoporpia anastomosaria
Stenoporpia anastomosaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Stenoporpia anastomosaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Stenoporpia anastomosaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Stenoporpia anastomosaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9108606463Stenoporpia pulmonaria
Stenoporpia pulmonaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Stenoporpia pulmonaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9108626465Stenoporpia vernata
Stenoporpia vernata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Stenoporpia vernata
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

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