Enrique García-Barros

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What is the smallest moth in the World?

I am interested in the size of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) and would like to know what is the smallest known species of this group of insects. It is probably a Nepticulidae (pigmy moths)....

11 November 2016 3,068 21 View

For Lepidopterists: Can there be with a moth - Riodinid mimicry?

I have found a Vietnamese moth (left) that looks much like the Riodinid Stiboges (right). It does not belong to the same family (the Vietnamese Riodinidae were dealt with in detail by Callaghan...

06 June 2015 6,115 14 View

Are there any species of Lepidoptera (moths or butterflies) in Antarctica?

I was asked for a brif summary on the distribution of Lepidoptera. There are good data from Heppner (1991) and others. I haven't herad about properly antarctic moths of butterflies but... does...

10 October 2014 9,764 10 View