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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.

Oecophoridae
Refereed by Terry Harrison
Agonopterix lythrella
0857 – © Tom Murray
Agonopterix lythrella
Agonopterix curvilineella
0859 – © Karl Hillig
Curved-line Agonopterix Moth
Agonopterix curvilineella
Agonopterix atrodorsella
0864 – © Nolie Schneider
Agonopterix atrodorsella
Agonopterix pulvipennella
0867 – © David Reed
Agonopterix pulvipennella
Agonopterix walsinghamella
0869 – © Steve Walter
Walsingham's Agonopterix Moth
Agonopterix walsinghamella
Agonopterix alstroemeriana
0874.1 – © John Davis
Poison Hemlock Moth
Agonopterix alstroemeriana
Agonopterix ciliella
0877 – © Ian Smith
Agonopterix ciliella
Agonopterix canadensis
0878 – © John Lee
Canadian Agonopterix Moth
Agonopterix canadensis
Agonopterix arnicella
0879 – © John Davis [T]
Agonopterix arnicella
Agonopterix flavicomella
0880 – © Jason Dombroskie
Agonopterix flavicomella
Agonopterix robiniella
0882 – © David Reed
Four-dotted Agonopterix Moth
Agonopterix robiniella
Agonopterix thelmae
0884 – © David Reed
Thelma's Agonopterix Moth
Agonopterix thelmae
Agonopterix argillacea
0889 – © Anthony W. Thomas
Agonopterix argillacea
Agonopterix nervosa
0895 – © John Davis
Agonopterix nervosa
Agonopterix spp.
0898.97 – © John Davis
Unidentified Agonopterix Moths
Agonopterix spp.
Depressariodes canella
0899 – © Jason Dombroskie
Depressariodes canella
Depressariodes sordidella
0901 – © Mark Dreiling
Depressariodes sordidella
Bibarrambla allenella
0911 – © Tom Murray
Bog Bibarrambla Moth
Bibarrambla allenella
Semioscopis packardella
0912 – © Nolie Schneider
Semioscopis packardella
Semioscopis merriccella
0913 – © Tom Murray
Semioscopis merriccella
Semioscopis inornata
0914 – © Tom Murray
Semioscopis inornata
Semioscopis megamicrella
0915 – © Dick Wilson
Semioscopis megamicrella
Semioscopis aurorella
0916 – © Nolie Schneider
Semioscopis aurorella
Semioscopis mcdunnoughi
0917 – © Libby & Rick Avis
Semioscopis mcdunnoughi
Depressaria pastinacella
0922 – © Nolie Schneider
Parsnip Webworm Moth
Depressaria pastinacella
Depressaria daucella
0924 – © Ian Kimber
Depressaria daucella
Nites spp.
0946.97 – © Tom Murray
Unidentified Nites Moths
Nites spp.
Himmacia huachucella
0948 – © Charles Melton
Himmacia huachucella
Machimia tentoriferella
0951 – © Nolie Schneider
Gold-striped Leaftier Moth
Machimia tentoriferella
Eupragia hospita
0953 – © Robert Zimlich
Eupragia hospita
Psilocorsis quercicella
0955 – © Mark Dreiling - DNA
Oak Leaftier Moth
Psilocorsis quercicella
Psilocorsis cryptolechiella
0956 – © Mark Dreiling
Black-fringed Leaftier Moth
Psilocorsis cryptolechiella
Psilocorsis reflexella
0957 – © Mark Dreiling - DNA
Dotted Leaftier Moth
Psilocorsis reflexella
Ethmia albistrigella
0973 – © Marius V. Aurelian
Ethmia albistrigella
Ethmia semilugens
0976 – © Maury Heiman
Ethmia semilugens
Ethmia discostrigella
0980 W – © Tom Murray
Mountain-mahogany Moth
Ethmia discostrigella
Ethmia semitenebrella
0981 – © Steve Nanz
Ethmia semitenebrella
Ethmia macelhosiella
0982 – © David Roberts
Ethmia macelhosiella
Ethmia bipunctella
0986 – © Nolie Schneider
Viper's Bugloss Moth
Ethmia bipunctella
Ethmia monticola
0987 – © John Davis
Ethmia monticola
Ethmia hagenella
0989 – © M. Van Den Broeke
Ethmia hagenella
Ethmia zelleriella
0992 – © Mark Dreilling
Zeller's Ethmia Moth
Ethmia zelleriella
Ethmia delliella
0993 – © Mark Dreiling - DNA
Ladder-backed Ethmia Moth
Ethmia delliella
Ethmia longimaculella
0999 – © Nolie Schneider
Streaked Ethmia Moth
Ethmia longimaculella
Ethmia mirusella
1002 – © Mark Dreiling
Ethmia mirusella
Ethmia marmorea
1004 – © John Davis
Ethmia marmorea
Ethmia spp.
1007.97 – © Arlene Ripley
Unidentified Ethmia Moths
Ethmia spp.
Antaeotricha schlaegeri
1011 – © Mark Dreiling
Schlaeger's Fruitworm Moth
Antaeotricha schlaegeri
Antaeotricha unipunctella
1013 – © Steve Scott
Antaeotricha unipunctella
Antaeotricha leucillana
1014 – © Jason Dombroskie
Pale Gray Bird-dropping Moth
Antaeotricha leucillana
Antaeotricha humilis
1019 – © Larry Line
Dotted Anteotricha Moth
Antaeotricha humilis
Antaeotricha vestalis
1024 – © Machele White
Vestal Moth
Antaeotricha vestalis
Rectiostoma xanthobasis
1026 – © Machele White
Yellow-vested Moth
Rectiostoma xanthobasis
Rectiostoma fernaldella
1027 – © Charles Melton
Rectiostoma fernaldella
Menesta tortriciformella
1030 – © Stephen Schueman
Menesta tortriciformella
Menesta melanella
1031 – © Tom Murray
Menesta melanella
Gonioterma mistrella
1032 – © Joanne Shuman
Gonioterma mistrella
Inga sparsiciliella
1034 – © Gary Phillips
Black-marked Inga Moth
Inga sparsiciliella
Inga cretacea
1035 – © Mark Dreiling
Chalky Inga Moth
Inga cretacea
Inga obscuromaculella
1037 – © Gerry Donehew
Inga obscuromaculella
Decantha boreasella
1042 – © Mark Dreiling
Reticulated Decantha Moth
Decantha boreasella
Decantha stecia
1043 – © Tom Murray
Decantha stecia
Decantha stonda
1045 – © John Davis
Decantha stonda
Epicallima argenticinctella
1046 – © Tom Murray
Orange-headed Epicallima Moth
Epicallima argenticinctella
Promalactis suzukiella
1047.1 – © Anita Gould
Suzuki's Promalactis Moth
Promalactis suzukiella
Dafa formosella
1048 – © Dave Beadle
Beautiful Epicallima Moth
Dafa formosella
Batia lunaris
1049 – © John Davis
Batia Moth
Batia lunaris
Fabiola shaleriella
1050 – © Jo McGavin
Shaler's Fabiola Moth
Fabiola shaleriella
Fabiola edithella
1053 – © Lynette Schimming
Edith's Fabiola Moth
Fabiola edithella
Brymblia quadrimaculella
1055 – © Marius V. Aurelian
Brymblia quadrimaculella
Esperia sulphurella
1057 – © Ian Kimber
Sulphur Esperia Moth
Esperia sulphurella
Polix coloradella
1058 – © Robin McLeod
The Skunk Moth
Polix coloradella
Mathildana newmanella
1059 – © Ben Grubbs
Newman's Mathildana Moth
Mathildana newmanella
Carolana ascriptella
1062 – © Tom Murray
Carolana ascriptella
Hofmannophila pseudospretella
1064 – © John Davis
Brown House Moth
Hofmannophila pseudospretella
Martyringa latipennis
1065 – © Jerry Armstrong
Martyringa latipennis
Endrosis sarcitrella
1067 – © John Davis
White-shouldered House Moth
Endrosis sarcitrella
Eido trimaculella
1068 – © David Reed
Eido trimaculella
Carcina quercana
1069 – © Saen McCann
Oak Skeletonizer Moth
Carcina quercana
Oecophora bractella
1069.1 – © Lynette Schimming
Oecophora bractella

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