Plume Moths Named for Unusual, Feathery Wing Scales (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Plume Moths Named for Unusual, Feathery Wing Scales

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Hellinsia lucayana is one of four new plume moth species from the Bahamas. The moths have unusually long fringe-like wing scales.

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Deborah Matthews/Florida Museum

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