Scientists have found a previously unknown population of vampire moths that may have evolved from a fruit-eating species.
Only slight variations in wing patterns distinguish the Russian population from a widely distributed moth species, Calyptra thalictri, in Central and Southern Europe known to feed only on fruit.
Photograph by Sharon Hill
Source: National Geographic
Friday, October 31, 2008
Scientists Discover Vampire Moth
Scientists have found a previously unknown population of vampire moths that may have evolved from a fruit-eating species.
Only slight variations in wing patterns distinguish the Russian population from a widely distributed moth species, Calyptra thalictri, in Central and Southern Europe known to feed only on fruit.
Photograph by Sharon Hill
Source: National Geographic
nice catch lol. Just hope the human population doesn't turn into something else :(
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