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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
9114026879.1Meris alticola
Meris alticola
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Meris alticola
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Meris alticola
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9113606884 – Straw Besma – Besma endropiaria
Besma endropiaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

9113616885 – Oak Besma – Besma quercivoraria
Besma quercivoraria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Besma quercivoraria
© Jason Dombroskie

Besma quercivoraria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Besma quercivoraria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Besma quercivoraria
© Jason Dombroskie

Besma quercivoraria
© Jason Dombroskie

Besma quercivoraria
© Jason Dombroskie

Besma quercivoraria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Besma quercivoraria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Besma quercivoraria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9113636887Besma sesquilinearia
Besma sesquilinearia
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9113666888 – Hemlock Looper – Lambdina fiscellaria
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Lambdina fiscellaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Lambdina fiscellaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Abies balsamea
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Abies balsamea
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Abies balsamea
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Jason Dombroskie

Lambdina fiscellaria
© Chris Adam LG

Lambdina fiscellaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea glauca
Lambdina fiscellaria
© Jason Dombroskie

9113726894 – Curve-lined Looper – Lambdina fervidaria
Lambdina fervidaria
© Jason Dombroskie

Lambdina fervidaria
© Jason Dombroskie

9113846898 – Chain-dotted Geometer – Cingilia catenaria
Cingilia catenaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Cingilia catenaria
© Jason Dombroskie

Cingilia catenaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

Cingilia catenaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cingilia catenaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Cingilia catenaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9113936906 – False Hemlock Looper – Nepytia canosaria
Nepytia canosaria
© Jim Sogaard LG
From red pine in pine barrens
Nepytia canosaria
© Jim Sogaard LG
From red pine in pine barrens
Nepytia canosaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea mariana
Nepytia canosaria
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus banksiana
Nepytia canosaria
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Picea mariana
Nepytia canosaria
© Colin Gillette LG

Nepytia canosaria
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus strobus
9113956908 – Pine Conelet Looper – Nepytia semiclusaria
Nepytia semiclusaria
© George Smiley LG
on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)
9113966909Nepytia pellucidaria
Nepytia pellucidaria
© Jason Dombroskie

Nepytia pellucidaria
© Jason Dombroskie

9112856912 – Sharp-lined Yellow Moth – Sicya macularia
Sicya macularia
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sicya macularia
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sicya macularia
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9112886915Sicya morsicaria
Sicya morsicaria
© Nicky Davis LG
on Juniper Mistletoe - Phoradendron juniperinum
Sicya morsicaria
© Nicky Davis LG
on Juniper Mistletoe - Phoradendron juniperinum
Sicya morsicaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sicya morsicaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Sicya morsicaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
on Juniper Mistletoe - Phoradendron juniperinum
Sicya morsicaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG
on Juniper Mistletoe - Phoradendron juniperinum
9113986918Eucaterva variaria
Eucaterva variaria
© Bob Barber

Eucaterva variaria
© Bob Barber
on Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis)
Eucaterva variaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Eucaterva variaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Eucaterva variaria
© Salvador Vitanza LG

Eucaterva variaria
© Salvador Vitanza LG

9112996933 – Dark-edged Eusarca – Eusarca fundaria
Eusarca fundaria
© George Smiley LG
on Baccharis halimifolia
9113066941 – Confused Eusarca – Eusarca confusaria
Eusarca confusaria
© Yurika Alexander LG

Eusarca confusaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Eusarca confusaria
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Eusarca confusaria
© George Smiley LG
on Chaerophyllum tainturieri
Eusarca confusaria
© George Smiley LG
on Composite (Asteraceae) 41mm
9113116946Somatolophia pallescens
Somatolophia pallescens
© Carol Davis LG

9114206960Tetracis hirsutaria
Tetracis hirsutaria
© Moria Robinson
Ceanothus cuneatus, Adenostoma fasciculatum
Tetracis hirsutaria
© Moria Robinson LG
Ceanothus cuneatus, Adenostoma fasciculatum
Tetracis hirsutaria
© Moria Robinson LG
Ceanothus cuneatus, Adenostoma fasciculatum
Tetracis hirsutaria
© Moria Robinson LG
Ceanothus cuneatus, Adenostoma fasciculatum
Tetracis hirsutaria
© Moria Robinson LG
Ceanothus cuneatus, Adenostoma fasciculatum
Tetracis hirsutaria
© Moria Robinson LG
Ceanothus cuneatus, Adenostoma fasciculatum
9114096963 – Yellow Slant-line – Tetracis crocallata
Tetracis crocallata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Tetracis crocallata
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar - 28 days
9114106964 – White Slant-Line – Tetracis cachexiata
Tetracis cachexiata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Tetracis cachexiata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Tetracis cachexiata
© Canadian National Collection LG

9114086965 – Snowy Geometer – Eugonobapta nivosaria
Eugonobapta nivosaria
© Canadian National Collection LG

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