tiny moth - Dryadaula terpsichorella

Moved to Dryadaula terpsichorella

Moved from Caribbean Scavenger Moth.

Sorry for the error. Compare the original description for Erechthias minuscula, here, and BOLD images, here, to the original description of Dryadaula terpsichorella, here, and the the BOLD images here.

… Steve Nanz, 25 November, 2015 - 9:49am

Moved

Moved from Opostegidae.

… Steve Nanz, 23 January, 2015 - 3:58pm

0304 – Erechthias minuscula

I think I found it. The palps gave it away and size it right. Also note the banded antennae.

… Steve Nanz, 23 January, 2015 - 3:55pm

Moved

Moved from Moths.

… A. Hendrickson, 22 January, 2015 - 12:43pm

Dorsal View? How Tiny?

Do you have a dorsal view and how big was it about? Under 4 mm, 3 mm?

… Steve Nanz, 24 September, 2014 - 6:50am

Sorry I have no better pics o

Sorry I have no better pics or info on it.

… Larry McDaniel, 24 September, 2014 - 11:05am

~4mm

I got the image. Thanks for humoring me!

Your camera has a 1.5 crop factor which as I understand means that the sensor is reduced in size from 35mm x 24mm to 25m x 16mm. The moth takes up 1/8 of the shorter side of the sensor or about 2mm. Had you used enough extension to get a 1:1 image to sensor ratio, the moth would be 2mm. But you didn’t use extension tubes. The power of a Nikon Micro Nikkor 55 mm 1:28 at it’s closest focus is 0.5x. That puts the moth at 4mm and I assume you were at the closest focus.

Pseudopostega is therefore possible. I'm not sure about the squared off wings and that they are held tent like not flat. Also, the eyecaps are not big. These concerns may be explained by this being a side view and that the antennae are raised. One thing I noticed is that it looks like the palps are wide apart and curve in instead of up but I am not sure that those are actually the palps.

… Steve Nanz, 23 January, 2015 - 3:44pm

Can you email me the original image file? Do you recall what lens you used and if you had extension tubes? This would give me a better idea of size. If not possible, don't worry about.

… Steve Nanz, 23 January, 2015 - 5:36am