Måndag mal

Den här veckan delar jag en liten, snuskig, and semi-competently spread Nepticulidae in the genus Stigmella from the same light trap of Prescott Arizona as the past few Monday Moths. Jag brukar inte dela ett foto av en mal som inte är i bästa skick, but I’m using this as an example of . . . → Läs mer: Måndag mal

Den minsta av nattfjärilar

The family Nepticulidae hold some of the smallest moths known, ranging from 3-8mm wing-tip to wing-tip. For a comparison I have imaged two moths above: the largest knownCoscinocera hercules that tips the scales at nearly 9 inches, and one of the smallest (yes that tiny little speck . . . → Läs mer: Den minsta av nattfjärilar