Plazi Species · @plazi_species
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#NewSpecies!
New angel insect from French Guiana just walked in:
Brazilozoros kukalovae
Holotype: Národní muzeum
Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D38786-DB09-FF8D-328A-AE3AFE328395
Publication: http://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2023v45a6
#Zoosystema
#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #entomology #insects #Zoraptera #angel #angelinsect #FrenchGuiana
#NewSpecies #zoosystema #fairdata #science #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #entomology #insects #zoraptera #angel #angelinsect #frenchguiana
Donald Hobern · @dhobern
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Google has selected a #PlumeMoth (#Lepidoptera: #Pterophoridae: Pterophorus pentadactyla) to represent the #insect order #Zoraptera.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Zoraptera
This surprised me greatly, but it seems zorapterans are "commonly known as angel insects" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoraptera), which was an even bigger surprise, and the plume moth image has been tagged "angel insect". After all, it is white and feathery and presumably suitable for inspirational posters.
Bring on the AI-powered knowledgeverse ...
#zoraptera #insect #Pterophoridae #lepidoptera #plumemoth