XSworld

By XSworld

Pygmy moth

It was not easy to catch a photo of the pygmy moth. Not only is it tiny and dark coloured but also it seemed hyperactive, moving its body like a seismograph during eartquake while sipping the nectar with its long bent proboscis. There was also a slight breeze to make things more difficult, so I don't have a single photo that shows all of it completely in focus.
This diurnal moth looks quite tattered, but it is only an illusion, for it has got white, somewhat transparent, spots on its wings, earning it the latin name Thyris fenestrella, or the small windowed moth and there are also white spots on the edge of the wings which makes them look deteriorated. I've added an extra where that can be seen better.

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