Photo 2182438, (c) Liam O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Liam O'Brien

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What

Oso Flaco Flightless Moth (Areniscythris brachypteris)

Observer

robberfly

Date

July 2015

Description

Extraordinary morning walking the surrounding dunes of Oso Flaco Lake in search of a moth Dr. Jerry Powell discovered in 1972. Ken-ichi and I helped him find it: the Oso Flaco Flightless Moth. He'd not seen it in as many years. Let's be clear...he discovered a new GENUS of moth.

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