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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

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