I found this one when we were down visiting southern Saskatchewan in September.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Montana Six-plume Moth - Alucita montana
At only about 10mm in size, this little moth flutters about quite gracefully. It's only when I photographed it that I saw its real beauty and understand how it got the last part of its name.
I found this one when we were down visiting southern Saskatchewan in September.
I found this one when we were down visiting southern Saskatchewan in September.
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Wow.
Amazing! Are the wings actually single plumes with side hairs? similar to the developement of a feather?
Yes the wings each have six fringed plume-like segments.
Amazing indeed!
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