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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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Pre-tortricid Micros
Refereed by Terry Harrison
0001 – Goldcap Moss-eater Moth – Epimartyria auricrinella
Epimartyria auricrinella
© Jean-François Landry
Epimartyria auricrinella
© Jean-François Landry
Epimartyria auricrinella
© Jason Dombroskie
0003 – Chinquapin Leaf-miner Moth – Dyseriocrania griseocapitella
Dyseriocrania griseocapitella
© Hugh McGuinness
Dyseriocrania griseocapitella
© Robert Patterson
Dyseriocrania griseocapitella
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Dyseriocrania griseocapitella
© Jerry Armstrong
0005 – Purplish Birch-miner Moth – Eriocrania semipurpurella
Eriocrania semipurpurella
© Anthony W. Thomas
Eriocrania semipurpurella
© Anthony W. Thomas
0018 – Alder Root Borer Moth – Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
© John Himmelman
Sthenopis argenteomaculatus
© Stuart Schwartz
0019 – Four-spotted Ghost Moth – Sthenopis purpurascens
Sthenopis purpurascens
© Anthony W. Thomas
Sthenopis purpurascens
© Robin McLeod
Sthenopis purpurascens
© Jim Farrell
Sthenopis purpurascens
© Jason Dombroskie
0021 – Willow Ghost Moth – Sthenopis thule
Sthenopis thule
© Bev Wigney
Sthenopis thule
© Nolie Schneider
0022 – Gold-spotted Ghost Moth – Sthenopis auratus
Sthenopis auratus
© Jo McGavin
Sthenopis auratus
© Jason Dombroskie
0026Gazoryctra pulcher
Gazoryctra pulcher
© Carol Davis
0028 – Matthew's Ghost Moth – Gazoryctra mathewi
Gazoryctra mathewi
© Dick Wilson
Gazoryctra mathewi
© John Davis [T]
Gazoryctra mathewi
© John Riutta [T]
0029.97 – Unidentified Gazorycta Moths – Gazoryctra spp.
Gazoryctra spp.
© Matt Goff
Gazoryctra spp.
© Matt Goff
Gazoryctra spp.
© Matt Goff

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