December 11th, 2019 at 4:42PM
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suave-aquarius-remigis asked: How small can a moth get?

onenicebugperday:

There is a moth family called Nepticulidae that has some absolutely minuscule species, some with wingspans as small as 2 millimeters. They are usually leaf miners, meaning the caterpillars “mine” between the layers of tissue in leaves for food.

Here is a very tiny friend in this family that has a wingspan of about 3mm, Enteucha acetosae:

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Photo by Patrick Clement

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212 notes #the other day a kid asked me how small butterflies can get and i panicked#i was like so small. like really reallly small you know
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