microrobert
03-06-2015, 12:07 PM
New Australian Moth a 'Living Dinosaur'
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A gold and purple moth with feathered wing tips represents an entirely new family of primitive moths, notes a new paper in the journal Systematic Entomology.
In the paper, researchers from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) describe Aenigmatinea glatzella (dubbed "enigma" for short), a moth just 10 millimeters long but huge in impact -- a "living dinosaur," the scientists call it in a release.
http://news.discovery.com/animals/insects/new-australian-moth-a-living-dinosaur-150305.htm
http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/enigma-moth-150305-670.jpg
A gold and purple moth with feathered wing tips represents an entirely new family of primitive moths, notes a new paper in the journal Systematic Entomology.
In the paper, researchers from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) describe Aenigmatinea glatzella (dubbed "enigma" for short), a moth just 10 millimeters long but huge in impact -- a "living dinosaur," the scientists call it in a release.
http://news.discovery.com/animals/insects/new-australian-moth-a-living-dinosaur-150305.htm