Dr Seow,
Any idea on the species ID of this tiny moth (about 3.5mm long)? I suspect that this is some kind of snout moth.
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Dr Seow,
Any idea on the species ID of this tiny moth (about 3.5mm long)? I suspect that this is some kind of snout moth.
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Micromoth Pyroderces spp. Cosmopterigidae.
A bit of luck getting a perfect match here.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hkmoth...7616900373998/
Several species are world wide pest on coconut, sago cotton,etc.
No match to species level found.
TL Seow: Cheers.
Great! That's fantastic to have such a near-pecfect match. Many thanks for the family/genus ID. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
The larva of this particular specimen fed on seeds of Nepenthes gracilius.
Correction: They are not considered as pests being scavengers on damaged flowers & foliage.
Close to this.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1126504/bgimage
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.co...osm/badia.html
TL Seow: Cheers.
Many thanks for the new info and URLs. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
Indeed, the moth I observed has strong resemblance to Pyroderces badia.