Conserving Rare, Eyelash-Sized Moths in Hawaii (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Conserving Rare, Eyelash-Sized Moths in Hawaii

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A chance sighting of a Philodoria moth along a tourist footpath led to a hunt for the tiny insects, long presumed extinct, across the Hawaiian Islands. Researchers found many new species in the process. Here, Philodoria auromagnifica rests on a leaf.

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Chris Johns/Florida Museum of Natural History

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