[tn-moths] Re: 2mm moth
- From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:57:39 -0400
Kris,
Cool moth! And yes, I think that is about as small as any of our moths
get! It is in the family Nepiculidae which includes the genus Ectodoemia.
Another possibility is the genus Stigmella. Hard to know with these moths.
Congrats on getting such a good image--you were definitely pushing the
limits of your macro lens.
Merrill
On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 1:25 PM, <klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Here is the little 2mm moth I saw last night. I looked it up on MPG, I'm
> not sure if it is 0058.97 – *Ectodoemia spp. *or 0118.99 – *Nepticulidae
> spp. *Can anyone help me on this one? By the way, the threads are 3/mm. I
> got the cheapest sheet I could find.
>
> **
>
> I think this is the smallest moth I've seen yet. Are there any smaller than
> this? If so, it would be hard to photograph them without a microscope!
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Kris Light
>
> Oak Ridge, TN
>
> Anderson Co.
>
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J. Merrill Lynch
Echo Valley Farm
Watauga County, NC
Elevation: 3,400 feet
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