Category: Macromoths
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Drepanidae
Merry Christmas! What could possibly be more festive than examining a family in the Lepidoptera order to see what species are present in BC, Canada? I agree: nothing whatsoever. So let’s look at the Drepanidae, the false owlets and hooktip moths. I’ve seen the bulk of the 11-odd species found in BC, but the radical…
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Terms to confuse you
One of the oddities in Lepidoptera-speak is the macro/micro distinction. As you’d expect from the name, micromoths are typically small and macromoths are typically big. But 10 seconds later you find out that there are some truly giant micromoths, which makes you wonder what numbskull chose the terms in the first place. So what’s the…
