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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
1685 – Burdock Seedhead Moth – Metzneria lappella
Metzneria lappella
© John Davis
Metzneria lappella
© David Reed
Metzneria lappella
© Robin McLeod
Metzneria lappella
© Tom Murray
1686Metzneria paucipunctella
Metzneria paucipunctella
© Marius V. Aurelian
1687Megacraspedus plutella
Megacraspedus plutella
© Mark Dreiling
1694Isophrictis magnella
Isophrictis magnella
© Nolie Schneider
Isophrictis magnella
© Nolie Schneider
1702Isophrictis similiella
Isophrictis similiella
© Steve Scott
Isophrictis similiella
© Tom Murray
Isophrictis similiella
© Mark Dreiling
1705.97 – Unidentified Isophrictis Moths – Isophrictis spp.
Isophrictis spp.
© Jason Dombroskie
1707Monochroa angustipennella
Monochroa angustipennella
© Steve Nanz
1716Monochroa quinquepunctella
Monochroa quinquepunctella
© Tom Murray
1717 – Goosefoot Leafminer Moth – Chrysoesthia drurella
Chrysoesthia drurella
© Charles Fletcher
Chrysoesthia drurella
© Ted Edwards
Chrysoesthia drurella
© Nolie Schneider
Chrysoesthia drurella
© Nolie Schneider
1719 – Orache Leafminer Moth – Chrysoesthia sexguttella
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
© Robert Patterson
Chrysoesthia sexguttella
© Ian Smith
1721Enchrysa dissectella
Enchrysa dissectella
© Tom Murray
Enchrysa dissectella
© Dave Beadle
1722Theisoa constrictella
Theisoa constrictella
© Robert Patterson
Theisoa constrictella
© Robert Patterson
Theisoa constrictella
© Mark Dreiling
1724Theisoa pallidochrella
Theisoa pallidochrella
© Steve Scott
1727Aristotelia adenostomae
Aristotelia adenostomae
© Elliotte Harold
1728Aristotelia amelanchierella
Aristotelia amelanchierella
© Mark Dreiling
Aristotelia amelanchierella
© John Davis
1733.1Aristotelia corallina
Aristotelia corallina
© Mark Dreiling
Aristotelia corallina
© Mark Dreiling - DNA
1734Aristotelia devexella
Aristotelia devexella
© Mark Dreiling
Aristotelia devexella
© Charles Melton
Aristotelia devexella
© Charles Melton
Aristotelia devexella
© Jillian Cowles
1736 – Elegant Aristotelia Moth – Aristotelia elegantella
Aristotelia elegantella
© Mark Dreiling
Aristotelia elegantella
© Charles Melton
1739Aristotelia hexacopa
Aristotelia hexacopa
© Charles Melton
Aristotelia hexacopa
© Charles Melton
1742Aristotelia isopelta
Aristotelia isopelta
© David Reed
Aristotelia isopelta
© Tom Murray
Aristotelia isopelta
© David Reed
1744Aristotelia lespedezae
Aristotelia lespedezae
© Mark Dreiling
1761Aristotelia roseosuffusella
Aristotelia roseosuffusella
© Nolie Schneider
Aristotelia roseosuffusella
© WonGun Kim
Aristotelia roseosuffusella
© Lisa Ames
Aristotelia roseosuffusella
© Tom Murray
1762Aristotelia rubidella
Aristotelia rubidella
© Tom Murray
Aristotelia rubidella
© Mark Dreiling
Aristotelia rubidella
© Tom Murray
Aristotelia rubidella
© Mark Dreiling
1764.97 – Unidentified Aristotelia Moths – Aristotelia spp.
Aristotelia spp.
© Chuck Entz
Aristotelia spp.
© Tom Murray
Aristotelia spp.
© Mike Quinn
Aristotelia spp.
© Arlene Ripley
1783 – Lesser Bud Moth – Recurvaria nanella
Recurvaria nanella
© Machele White
Recurvaria nanella
© Machele White
Recurvaria nanella
© Nolie Schneider
Recurvaria nanella
© David Reed
1787 – White-edged Coleotechnites Moth – Coleotechnites albicostatus
Coleotechnites albicostatus
© Robert Patterson
Coleotechnites albicostatus
© Robert Patterson
Coleotechnites albicostatus
© John Lee
1792Coleotechnites atrupictella
Coleotechnites atrupictella
© Tom Murray
Coleotechnites atrupictella
© Tom Murray
1799 – Chilcott's Coleotechnites Moth – Coleotechnites chilcotti
Coleotechnites chilcotti
© Robert Patterson
Coleotechnites chilcotti
© Robert Patterson
Coleotechnites chilcotti
© Nolie Schneider
1803 – Conifer Coleotechnites Moth – Coleotechnites coniferella
Coleotechnites coniferella
© David Reed
Coleotechnites coniferella
© Cheryl Moorehead [T]
Coleotechnites coniferella
© Nolie Schneider
Coleotechnites coniferella
© John Davis
1809 – Coleotechnites Flower Moth – Coleotechnites florae
Coleotechnites florae
© Machele White
Coleotechnites florae
© Machele White
Coleotechnites florae
© Mark Dreiling
1816 – Orange Larch Tubemaker Moth – Coleotechnites laricis
Coleotechnites laricis
© John Lee [T]
Coleotechnites laricis
© John Lee [T]
1817Coleotechnites lewisi
Coleotechnites lewisi
© Robert Patterson [T]
1828Coleotechnites quercivorella
Coleotechnites quercivorella
© Nolie Schneider
Coleotechnites quercivorella
© Tom Murray
Coleotechnites quercivorella
© Tom Murray
Coleotechnites quercivorella
© David Reed
1833.97 – Unidentified Coleotechnites Moths – Coleotechnites spp.
Coleotechnites spp.
© Arlene Ripley
Coleotechnites spp.
© Mike Quinn
Coleotechnites spp.
© Gretchen Grammer
Coleotechnites spp.
© Jason Dombroskie
1838Exoteleia graphicella
Exoteleia graphicella
© Peter Bryant
1840Exoteleia pinifoliella
Exoteleia pinifoliella
© Machele White
1842Taygete attributella
Taygete attributella
© Steve Nanz
Taygete attributella
© John Maxwell
Taygete attributella
© David Reed
Taygete attributella
© Tom Murray
1848Leucogoniella californica
Leucogoniella californica
© Elliotte Harold - [T]
1851 – Stripe-backed Moth – Arogalea cristifasciella
Arogalea cristifasciella
© Robert Patterson
Arogalea cristifasciella
© Robert Patterson
Arogalea cristifasciella
© Mark Dreiling
Arogalea cristifasciella
© Tom Murray
1852 – Ten-spotted Honeysuckle Moth – Athrips mouffetella
Athrips mouffetella
© Dave Beadle
Athrips mouffetella
© Nolie Schneider
Athrips mouffetella
© Ian Kimber

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