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This moth stays like a bird, only on two legs and the wings. Very interesting. It is very small, about 1cm.
As if it would have just stepped out of the famous painting by Hieronymus Bosch! (Garden of earthly delights / Hell panel)... (:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gard...
Rather bizarre looking creature. Cool shots! Nature rules!
Wow...that is one funky, little moth! Little guy with a big presence :D I love the second pic. Thank you for sharing :)
Congrats Rubens, this spotting has been featured in the Project Noah blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/4575585...
Rubens, I still marvel at these particular fotos. I have encountered moths in this genus recently and I always refer to these to see if they are similar in appearance and color. However, I am in Costa Rica and your species is quite different in coloration to those that I encounter here. Most of the species I encounter are smaller than this but not much smaller. Again, lovely fotos and amazing series!
Rubens, your little moth was featured in our Facebook quiz!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...
Congratulations Rubens, this adorable little moth has been chosen to represent South America in the blog today! http://blog.projectnoah.org/
don't laugh at him. Pic #3 shows how scary he can be !. - thanks for the pics- he/she is most interesting and cute
After we have all recovered from the revelatory insight into the minds of some creatures (ie what is scared of a 1cm bird?)... AND the phenomenal possibilities evolution can offer (moths may only exist for a short while)... I really hope this little guy will forgive our uncontrolled, hysterical laughter. Sorry mothy.
Spotted on Aug 21, 2011
Submitted on Aug 21, 2011
