Ascalapha odorata

In case you are wondering, that is not a mini hand. This moths’ wingspan was of about 18 cm (7 in).
With butterflies and moths, it is pretty easy to tell if it is a male or a female. In this species, the female has a white stripe going from one wing to the other, and [...]

Diaphania hyalinata

This cute little moth was resting in our bathroom in Sao Paulo.
It is not a very usual moth to find over there, and I never knew much about it until last night when I was cropping this picture and decided to look it up.
My mother calls it “mariposa bundinha de pincel”, little brush butt [...]