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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
9310378702Zale submediana
Zale submediana
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus resinosa
Zale submediana
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus resinosa
9310388703 – Pine False Looper – Zale duplicata
Zale duplicata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Zale duplicata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Zale duplicata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Zale duplicata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Zale duplicata
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus strobus
Zale duplicata
© Jessica Durand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus strobus
Zale duplicata
© Jessica Durand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus strobus
Zale duplicata
© Jessica Durand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Pinus strobus
9310398704 – Brown-spotted Zale – Zale helata
Zale helata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Zale helata
© Canadian National Collection LG

Zale helata
© George Smiley LG

9310418706Zale buchholzi
Zale buchholzi
© George Smiley LG

Zale buchholzi
© George Smiley LG

9310488713 – Bold-based Zale – Zale lunifera
Zale lunifera
© George Smiley LG
on Quercus - Oak
9310498713.1Zale intenta
Zale intenta
© Teá Montagna LG
3rd instar
9310518715Zale colorado
Zale colorado
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Zale colorado
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Zale colorado
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Zale colorado
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9310528716 – One-lined Zale – Zale unilineata
Zale unilineata
© Canadian National Collection LG

9310538717 – Horrid Zale – Zale horrida
Zale horrida
© Janice Stiefel
5th instar
Zale horrida
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

Zale horrida
© John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

9310548718 – Okefenokee Zale – Zale perculta
Zale perculta
© Giff Beaton LG
on Climbing fetterbush
Zale perculta
© Karen Chiasson LG

Zale perculta
© Karen Chiasson LG

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