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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
9110156616 – White-tipped Black Moth – Melanchroia chephise
Melanchroia chephise
© Karen Anthonisen Finch

Melanchroia chephise
© Alan Chin-Lee
6th Instar
Melanchroia chephise
© George Detrio

Melanchroia chephise
© Alan Chin-Lee
2nd Instar
Melanchroia chephise
© Alan Chin-Lee
1st Instar
Melanchroia chephise
© Alan Chin-Lee

Melanchroia chephise
© Alan Chin-Lee LG

Melanchroia chephise
© John & Barbara Moerk LG

Melanchroia chephise
© Alan Chin-Lee

9110406620 – Canadian Melanolophia – Melanolophia canadaria
Melanolophia canadaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Melanolophia canadaria
© Leslie Angel LG

Melanolophia canadaria
© Leslie Angel LG

Melanolophia canadaria
© Leslie Angel

9110246624Carphoides incopriarius
Carphoides incopriarius
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9110206637Eufidonia convergaria
Eufidonia convergaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eufidonia convergaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eufidonia convergaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus banksiana
Eufidonia convergaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus banksiana
9110216638 – Powder Moth – Eufidonia notataria
Eufidonia notataria
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea mariana
Eufidonia notataria
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea mariana
Eufidonia notataria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Eufidonia notataria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Abies balsamea
9110226639 – Sharp-lined Powder Moth – Eufidonia discospilata
Eufidonia discospilata
© Canadian National Collection LG

9110606640 – Peppered Moth – Biston betularia
Biston betularia
© Canadian National Collection LG

Biston betularia
© Martha Reinhardt

Biston betularia
© Giff Beaton LG
on Rhododendron
Biston betularia
© Anthony W. Thomas

Biston betularia
© Jason Dombroskie

Biston betularia
© Jason Dombroskie

Biston betularia
© Canadian National Collection LG

Biston betularia
© Martha Reinhardt

9110696650Biston sinuaria
Biston sinuaria
© Moria Robinson - Arctostaphylos manzanita LG

9110836651 – Stout Spanworm – Lycia ursaria
Lycia ursaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Lycia ursaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Lycia ursaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Lycia ursaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC

Lycia ursaria
© Jane & John Balaban LG

Lycia ursaria
© Jane & John Balaban LG

Lycia ursaria
© Jane & John Balaban LG

Lycia ursaria
© Tom Bentley

9110846652 – Woolly Gray – Lycia ypsilon
Lycia ypsilon
© Giff Beaton LG
on Blueberry
Lycia ypsilon
© Mike Quinn

Lycia ypsilon
© Valerie G. Bugh

Lycia ypsilon
© Valerie G. Bugh

Lycia ypsilon
© Valerie G. Bugh

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