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13 October 2008 Christine Hanrahan

Caloreas moth

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There are still quite a number of bumblebees around, including some of the tiny males. A week or so ago, it was fairly easy to see the huge queens, but many have probably sought their winter hibernation spots and if they haven't done so yet, they will as soon as the weather gets cooler. A few ambush bugs are still hanging on, and there are plenty of yellowjackets of several species, as well as small numbers of paper wasps (Polistes), mason wasps, sweat bees, and some tiny micro-moths. I found this pretty little moth (possibly a Caloreas sp.) sitting on the shrubby cinquefoil along with a brilliantly green sweat bee. You can see from this comparison how tiny the moth is.


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