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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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Noctuidae (1)
Refereed by John & Jane Balaban
9314269205.1 – Blue-gray Dagger – Acronicta cyanescens
Acronicta cyanescens
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9314279206 – Miller Dagger – Acronicta vulpina
Acronicta vulpina
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Acronicta vulpina
© Janice Stiefel
4th instar
Acronicta vulpina
© Janice Stiefel
3rd instar
Acronicta vulpina
© Janice Stiefel
2nd instar
931434.79207 – Unmarked Dagger – Acronicta innotata
Acronicta innotata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
Acronicta innotata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
Acronicta innotata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Betula papyrifera
Acronicta innotata
© Tom Murray LG

Acronicta innotata
© Alain Hogue LG

Acronicta innotata
© Alain Hogue LG
on birch
Acronicta innotata
© Alain Hogue LG

931434.89208 – River Birch Dagger – Acronicta betulae
Acronicta betulae
© George Smiley LG
36mm on Betula nigra
Acronicta betulae
© George Smiley LG
31mm on Betula nigra
Acronicta betulae
© George Smiley LG
31mm on Betula nigra
Acronicta betulae
© George Smiley LG
23mm on Betula nigra
Acronicta betulae
© George Smiley LG
10mm on Betula nigra
Acronicta betulae
© Yurika Alexander LG
on river birch leaf
931441.19209 – Radcliffe's Dagger – Acronicta radcliffei
Acronicta radcliffei
© Bob Barber LG

Acronicta radcliffei
© Bob Barber LG

Acronicta radcliffei
© Canadian National Collection LG

Acronicta radcliffei
© Giff Beaton LG

Acronicta radcliffei
© Giff Beaton LG

9314329211 – Triton Dagger – Acronicta tritona
Acronicta tritona
© Brody J. Thomassen LG

Acronicta tritona
© Giff Beaton LG
on Deerberry
Acronicta tritona
© Giff Beaton LG
on Blueberry
Acronicta tritona
© Bob Barber

Acronicta tritona
© McGuire Center LG

9314339212 – Gray Dagger – Acronicta grisea
Acronicta grisea
© Canadian National Collection LG

931444.69219 – Connected Dagger – Acronicta connecta
Acronicta connecta
© Megan McCarty LG
on willow
931419.719221 – Funerary Dagger – Acronicta funeralis
Acronicta funeralis
© Bob Barber

Acronicta funeralis
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Cornus stolonifera
Acronicta funeralis
© Josée Quimper (Quebec.ca) LG
on Cornus stolonifera
Acronicta funeralis
© Jane & John Balaban LG

Acronicta funeralis
© Tom Bentley LG

9314419224Acronicta quadrata
Acronicta quadrata
© Sarah Richer LG

Acronicta quadrata
© Sarah Richer LG

Acronicta quadrata
© Sarah Richer LG

Acronicta quadrata
© Joshua Rose LG

Acronicta quadrata
© Joshua Rose LG

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