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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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Gelechiidae
Refereed by SangMi Lee
Metzneria lappella
1685 – © David Reed
Burdock Seedhead Moth
Metzneria lappella
Metzneria paucipunctella
1686 – © Marius V. Aurelian
Metzneria paucipunctella
Megacraspedus plutella
1687 – © Mark Dreiling
Megacraspedus plutella
Isophrictis magnella
1694 – © Nolie Schneider
Isophrictis magnella
Isophrictis similiella
1702 – © Mark Dreiling
Isophrictis similiella
Isophrictis spp.
1705.97 – © Jason Dombroskie
Unidentified Isophrictis Moths
Isophrictis spp.
Monochroa angustipennella
1707 – © Steve Nanz
Monochroa angustipennella
Monochroa quinquepunctella
1716 – © Tom Murray
Monochroa quinquepunctella
Chrysoesthia drurella
1717 – © Nolie Schneider
Goosefoot Leafminer Moth
Chrysoesthia drurella
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
1719 – © Robert Patterson
Orache Leafminer Moth
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Enchrysa dissectella
1721 – © Tom Murray
Enchrysa dissectella
Theisoa constrictella
1722 – © Mark Dreiling
Theisoa constrictella
Theisoa pallidochrella
1724 – © Steve Scott
Theisoa pallidochrella
Aristotelia adenostomae
1727 – © Elliotte Harold
Aristotelia adenostomae
Aristotelia amelanchierella
1728 – © Mark Dreiling
Aristotelia amelanchierella
Aristotelia corallina
1733.1 – © Mark Dreiling
Aristotelia corallina
Aristotelia devexella
1734 – © Charles Melton
Aristotelia devexella
Aristotelia elegantella
1736 – © Mark Dreiling
Elegant Aristotelia Moth
Aristotelia elegantella
Aristotelia hexacopa
1739 – © Charles Melton
Aristotelia hexacopa
Aristotelia isopelta
1742 – © David Reed
Aristotelia isopelta
Aristotelia lespedezae
1744 – © Mark Dreiling
Aristotelia lespedezae
Aristotelia roseosuffusella
1761 – © Tom Murray
Aristotelia roseosuffusella
Aristotelia rubidella
1762 – © Mark Dreiling
Aristotelia rubidella
Aristotelia spp.
1764.97 – © Arlene Ripley
Unidentified Aristotelia Moths
Aristotelia spp.
Recurvaria nanella
1783 – © David Reed
Lesser Bud Moth
Recurvaria nanella
Coleotechnites albicostatus
1787 – © John Lee
White-edged Coleotechnites Moth
Coleotechnites albicostatus
Coleotechnites atrupictella
1792 – © Tom Murray
Coleotechnites atrupictella
Coleotechnites chilcotti
1799 – © Nolie Schneider
Chilcott's Coleotechnites Moth
Coleotechnites chilcotti
Coleotechnites coniferella
1803 – © Nolie Schneider
Conifer Coleotechnites Moth
Coleotechnites coniferella
Coleotechnites florae
1809 – © Mark Dreiling
Coleotechnites Flower Moth
Coleotechnites florae
Coleotechnites laricis
1816 – © John Lee [T]
Orange Larch Tubemaker Moth
Coleotechnites laricis
Coleotechnites lewisi
1817 – © Robert Patterson [T]
Coleotechnites lewisi
Coleotechnites quercivorella
1828 – © Tom Murray
Coleotechnites quercivorella
Coleotechnites spp.
1833.97 – © Arlene Ripley
Unidentified Coleotechnites Moths
Coleotechnites spp.
Exoteleia graphicella
1838 – © Peter Bryant
Exoteleia graphicella
Exoteleia pinifoliella
1840 – © Machele White
Exoteleia pinifoliella
Taygete attributella
1842 – © John Maxwell
Taygete attributella
Leucogoniella californica
1848 – © Elliotte Harold - [T]
Leucogoniella californica
Arogalea cristifasciella
1851 – © Mark Dreiling
Stripe-backed Moth
Arogalea cristifasciella
Athrips mouffetella
1852 – © Nolie Schneider
Ten-spotted Honeysuckle Moth
Athrips mouffetella
Telphusa latifasciella
1857 – © Robert Patterson
White-banded Telphusa Moth
Telphusa latifasciella
Telphusa longifasciella
1858 – © Tom Murray
Telphusa longifasciella
Telphusa sedulitella
1859 – © John Davis
Telphusa sedulitella
Pseudochelaria walsinghami
1864 – © David Reed
Pseudochelaria walsinghami
Pseudotelphusa basifasciella
1868 – © Lynette Schimming
Pseudotelphusa basifasciella
Pseudotelphusa palliderosacella
1873 – © Mark Dreiling
Pseudotelphusa palliderosacella
Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella
1874 – © Mark Dreiling - DNA
Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella
Carpatolechia fugitivella
1874.2 – © John Lee
Carpatolechia fugitivella
Pseudotelphusa spp.
1874.97 – © Robert Zimlich
Unidentified Pseudotelphusa Moths
Pseudotelphusa spp.
Teleiodes sequax
1881 – © Ian Kimber
Crepuscular Rock-rose Moth
Teleiodes sequax
Teleiodes proximella
1881.1 – © David Reed
Teleiodes proximella
Prolita dialis
1885 – © C. Van Den Broeke
Prolita dialis
Prolita jubata
1889 – © Carol Davis
Prolita jubata
Prolita spp.
1903.97 – © Jason Dombroskie
Unidentified Prolita Moths
Prolita spp.
Arla tenuicornis
1905 – © Mark Dreiling
Arla tenuicornis
Friseria acaciella
1914 – © Mike Quinn
Friseria acaciella
Rifseria fuscotaeniaella
1918 – © Mark Dreiling
Rifseria fuscotaeniaella
Bryotropha spp.
1923.97 – © Jason Dombroskie
Unidentified Bryotropha Moths
Bryotropha spp.
Deltophora glandiferella
1927 – © Mike Quinn
Deltophora glandiferella
Deltophora sella
1928 – © Mark Dreiling
Deltophora sella
Gelechia panella
1958 – © Robert L. Pearson
Gelechia panella
Gelechia sabinella
1962 – © Donald Hobern
Juniper Gelechiid Moth
Gelechia sabinella
Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
1986 – © Steve Nanz
Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
Gnorimoschema semicyclionella
1999 – © Michael Kleinbaum - [T]
Gnorimoschema semicyclionella
Gnorimoschema terracottella
2005 – © Jeff Hollenbeck
Gnorimoschema terracottella
Gnorimoschema spp.
2010.97 – © Mark Dreiling - DNA
Unidentified Gnorimoschema Moths
Gnorimoschema spp.
Scrobipalpula artemisiella
2012 – © Ian Kimber
Thyme Moth
Scrobipalpula artemisiella
Symmetrischema striatella
2039 – © Mark Dreiling - DNA
Symmetrischema striatella
Frumenta nundinella
2052 – © Mark Dreiling
Frumenta nundinella
Frumenta spp.
2052.97 – © Mark Dreiling
Unidentified Frumenta Moths
Frumenta spp.
Chionodes continuella
2069 – © Nolie Schneider
Frumenta Moth
Chionodes continuella
Chionodes sattleri
2069.1 – © Steve Nanz
Chionodes sattleri
Chionodes discoocellella
2072 – © Mark Dreiling
Eyeringed Chionodes Moth
Chionodes discoocellella
Chionodes fondella
2076 – © Karl Hillig
Chionodes fondella
Chionodes formosella
2077 – © Tom Murray
Spring Oak Leafroller Moth
Chionodes formosella
Chionodes fuscomaculella
2079 – © Mark Dreiling - DNA
Chionodes fuscomaculella
Chionodes hibiscella
2084 – © Scott Justice
Chionodes hibiscella
Chionodes mediofuscella
2093 – © John Davis
Black-smudged Chionodes Moth
Chionodes mediofuscella
Chionodes obscurusella
2099 – © Dave Pelletier
Boxelder Leafworm Moth
Chionodes obscurusella
Chionodes phalacra
2108 – © Charles Melton
Chionodes phalacra

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