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Digital Guide to Moth Identification

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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Coleophoridae-Cosmopterigidae
Refereed by Terry Harrison
Perittia herrichiella
1077.1 – © John Lee
Perittia herrichiella
Elachista irrorata
1100 – © WonGun Kim
Elachista irrorata
Elachista madarella
1121 – © Tom Murray
Elachista madarella
Elachista illectella
1129 – © Jay Cossey
Elachista illectella
Elachista spp.
1132.97 – © Tony DiTerlizzi
Unidentified Elachista Moths
Elachista spp.
Symmoca signatella
1133 – © Donald Hobern
Symmoca signatella
Oegoconia novimundi
1134 – © David Reed
Four-spotted Yellowneck Moth
Oegoconia novimundi
Glyphidocera lactiflosella
1139 – © Machele White
Five-spotted Glyphidocera Moth
Glyphidocera lactiflosella
Glyphidocera septentrionella
1142 – © David Reed
Glyphidocera septentrionella
Glyphidocera spp.
1143.97 – © Tom Murray
Unidentified Glyphidocera Moths
Glyphidocera spp.
Gerdana caritella
1144 – © David Reed
Gerdana caritella
Symmocinae n. sp.
1144.96 – © Mark Dreiling - DNA
Undescribed Symmocinae
Symmocinae n. sp.
Blastobasis yuccaecolella
1154 – © Beatriz Moisset [T]
Blastobasis yuccaecolella
Blastobasis spp.
1154.97 – © Tom Murray
Unidentified Blastobasis Moths
Blastobasis spp.
Blastobasis glandulella
1162 – © Mark Dreiling
Acorn Moth
Blastobasis glandulella
Calosima argyrosplendella
1168 – © Robert Patterson
Calosima argyrosplendella
Holcocera immaculella
1221 – © David Reed
Holcocera immaculella
Pigritia spp.
1238.97 – © Kerry Matz
Unidentified Pigritia Moths
Pigritia spp.
Blastobasinae spp.
1253.98 – © Arlene Ripley
Unidentified Blastobasinid Moths
Blastobasinae spp.
Coleophora atromarginata
1257 – © John Himmelman
American Pistol Casebearer
Coleophora atromarginata
Coleophora elaeagnisella
1260 – © Dennis Profant
Speckled Case-bearer Moth
Coleophora elaeagnisella
Coleophora limosipennella
1301.1 – © Sam Houston
Coleophora limosipennella
Coleophora serratella
1308 – © Ian Kimber
Cigar Casebearer Moth
Coleophora serratella
Coleophora laricella
1311 – © Ian Kimber
Larch Casebearer Moth
Coleophora laricella
Coleophora quadruplex
1350 – © Mark Dreiling
Coleophora quadruplex
Coleophora borea
1361 – © Jason Dombroskie
Coleophora borea
Coleophora cratipennella
1365 – © Mark Dreiling
Streaked Coleophora Moth
Coleophora cratipennella
Coleophora mayrella
1387 – © Stephen Cresswell
Metallic Coleophora Moth
Coleophora mayrella
Coleophora trifolii
1388 – © Ian Kimber
Large Clover Casebearer Moth
Coleophora trifolii
Coleophora deauratella
1398.2 – © John Davis
Coleophora deauratella
Coleophora spp.
1398.97 – © Robert Patterson
Unidentified Coleophora Moths
Coleophora spp.
Batrachedra praeangusta
1399 – © Ian Kimber
Batrachedra praeangusta
Batrachedra enormis
1413 – © Charles Melton - [T]
Large Batrachedra Moth
Batrachedra enormis
Homaledra heptathalama
1421 – © Sean McCann
Exclamation Moth
Homaledra heptathalama
Homaledra sabalella
1422 – © Gretchen Grammer
Palm Leaf Skeletonizer Moth
Homaledra sabalella
Mompha bottimeri
1429 – © Machele White
Bottimer's Mompha Moth
Mompha bottimeri
Mompha brevivittella
1430 – © Bill Johnson
Mompha brevivittella
Mompha circumscriptella
1434 – © Mark Dreiling
Circumscript Mompha Moth
Mompha circumscriptella
Mompha claudiella
1435 – © Jason Dombroskie
Mompha claudiella
Mompha conturbatella
1438 – © Ben Smart
Fireweed Mompha Moth
Mompha conturbatella

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