#fungus moth

[bugtoucher420]

I have such an incredible soft spot for Clemens' grass tubeworm moths. look how those teeny antennae curve over the back like little horns. I have seen at least one of these guys every single night i go to hunt for bugs in the backyard but it's usually more like five or six

[herpsandbirds]

Spotted Fungus Moth (Euplocamus anthracinalis), family Tineidae, Bulgaria

photograph by Айдън Асанов

[definitely-not-roaches]

' Heyyy bud....so how did the war go..

[ you can't tell if Sybil is genuinely smiling or forced, fists are clutched tight as hell though ]

' You uh..perhaps didn't make a mess did you....?

- @voiceinthewall

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[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Although they're most commonly known as clothes moths, members of the family Tineidae do much more than chow down on your sweaters! The caterpillars of these species feed on keratin, a protein found in natural fibres, and are often found chowing down on many different clothing materials such as silk, wool, and leather! Others may prefer more organic food sources such as fungi, detritus, and even guano.

(Image: A common clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella) by Andrey Ponomarev)

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[onenicebugperday]

Speckled fungus moth, Euplocamus ophisa, Tinidae

Found in the Balkan Peninsula

Photos 1-5 by kostaszontanos, 6 by naturefriendlyfiko, 7-8 by katya, 9 by paulcools, and 10 by hansboe

[onenicebugperday]

@umbrellas-on-bridges​ submitted: Bugs of Iceland <3 (July 2022) All have been posted to iNat but not all have received IDs (I didn’t post the warning sign obviously)! A European cranefly (T. paludosa), a warning for a pest in a greenhouse cafe, a fly (?) in the same cafe, a pretty insect on some moss by a waterfall, tiny insects on a yellow flower in the botanical garden, a fungus moth of some kind (Taneidae), a cross orbweaver (Araneus diadematus), a March fly (Dilophus) on my delicious caramel rice cake, a pug moth (Eupitheciini), and a Red Thighed St. Mark’s fly (Bibio pomonae)!

Hopefully they all post correctly, tumblr is glitching and replacing photos every time I add a new one to this submission. :~)

Ohhhh how exciting! I don’t get submissions from Iceland much! In fact maybe just one in the past. Great group of friends! Yes the third one is a fly although I can’t tell which one from that angle. The one in the moss looks like an ichneumonid wasp, though it’s not clear enough to make out the species. The friends on the yellow flower are thrips! Seems like all photos came through in order :)

[onenicebugperday]

@greyphitus submitted: Back with the weird caterpillars. I already asked rattyexplores for their input but additional ideas can’t hurt. Texas (and link has more habitat/behavior info).

Not surprising it looks just like Artigisa melanephele, they're in the same tribe. Yours is likely in the genus Metalectra, though. The common fungus moth, Metalectra discalis, is probably the most common in your area, and the caterpillars do look like your photos, but it could be another similar-looking species in the same genus. Metalectra diabolica is common there too but I couldn't find a positively IDed photo of a caterpillar for that species. Cute friend either way though!

[onenicebugperday]

any idea what this lil cutie is? found it in northeast Texas. sorry the picture isn't better, it was too tiny for my phone camera to get a sharp focus on.

Looks like probably the dark-collared tinea moth, Tinea apicimaculella. The wings are up in this photo but you can still kinda see the dark-colored collar right behind the head. They are veeeeeeeery tiny and cute and I love them.