You may want to read this discussion and then decide whether it is a good idea to move things to species level if you are not sure. In my opinion it is very important to keep guesses and errors to a minimum as they discredit the guide.

My confidence comes from this: I later kept a pupa that looked like this one, and a moth emerged that Bob Patterson IDed as E. postvittana. He had earlier commented that I submit a lot of photos of this species, and anything in my yard that looks like that is likely to be it.

However, I can't claim to be able to distinguish these from tortrixes every time.

After reading the plea for moth contributors to move their stuff to lower taxa, I moved a few moths last night. This morning, I learned that I can't tell tortricids from some other family.

For esthetics, I certainly agree. "Credit" for the tight cropping goes to comments on others' photos and in the forums, many comments, urging a close shave around the bug. I've got the impression that esthetics aren't valued here, only information is.

The close crop requests refer to the longer side; there are very good reasons for this. Cropping on the shorter side serves no purpose. I certainly value esthetics and the cropping I suggest is also easier on the eye. I hope that this helps.