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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
9108636466Stenoporpia vernalella
Stenoporpia vernalella
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Stenoporpia vernalella
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9108676470Stenoporpia macdunnoughi
Stenoporpia macdunnoughi
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Stenoporpia macdunnoughi
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9108736476Stenoporpia graciella
Stenoporpia graciella
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9108756478 – Fine-lined Gray – Exelis pyrolaria
Exelis pyrolaria
© Giff Beaton LG
Host was Persimmon
Exelis pyrolaria
© Giff Beaton LG
Host was Persimmon
Exelis pyrolaria
© Karen Chiasson LG

Exelis pyrolaria
© Giff Beaton LG
Host was Persimmon
9108806486 – Dimorphic Gray – Tornos scolopacinaria
Tornos scolopacinaria
© George Smiley LG

Tornos scolopacinaria
© Robert L. Zimlich LG
on goldenrod
Tornos scolopacinaria
© Sam Houston LG

Tornos scolopacinaria
© Jeff Trahan LG
on Eupatorium serotinum
Tornos scolopacinaria
© Sam Houston LG

Tornos scolopacinaria
© Brody J. Thomassen LG

9110506570 – Four-Barred Gray – Aethalura intertexta
Aethalura intertexta
© Canadian National Collection LG

9109756575 – Mountain Mahogany Looper – Iridopsis clivinaria
Iridopsis clivinaria
© Moria Robinson LG
on Adenostoma fasciculatum
Iridopsis clivinaria
© Moria Robinson LG
on Adenostoma fasciculatum
9109806580 – Cypress Looper – Iridopsis pergracilis
Iridopsis pergracilis
© George Smiley LG
on Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Iridopsis pergracilis
© George Smiley LG
likely descended from Bald Cypress 31mm
9109826582 – Large Purplish Gray – Iridopsis vellivolata
Iridopsis vellivolata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea mariana
Iridopsis vellivolata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea mariana
Iridopsis vellivolata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Iridopsis vellivolata
© George Smiley LG
on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) - 28mm
Iridopsis vellivolata
© George Smiley LG
on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) - 32mm
Iridopsis vellivolata
© George Smiley LG
on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) - 37mm
Iridopsis vellivolata
© George Smiley LG
on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) - 16mm
9109836583 – Pale-winged Gray – Iridopsis ephyraria
Iridopsis ephyraria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer saccharum
Iridopsis ephyraria
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer rubrum
Iridopsis ephyraria
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer rubrum
Iridopsis ephyraria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer saccharum
Iridopsis ephyraria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer saccharum
Iridopsis ephyraria
© Canadian National Collection LG

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