Caloptilia azaleella – This is a tiny moth which loves my garage light. There were a few hanging around it, mesmerised by its glow. It is a naturalised adventive species which is steadily spreading northwards, and was probably introduced with azalea and rhodedendron plants. It is around 5mm (1/4in) long, and I could barely see it with the naked eye, so didn’t know what I had got until I saw it on the big screen. Double-click images for a closer look.
© Peter Hillman ♦ 10th May 2020 ♦ rear garden, South Staffordshire ♦ Nikon D7200
Nature Journeys 
So I clicked in on the first image, and I’m startled how long the antennae are! Strange little critter!
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The antennae are quite extraordinary long, especially for such a small moth.
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A Unique moth!! Wow!
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It is, thank you Indira!
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Incredible! Not only the fact that you actually saw it is amazing but your shots of it are even more so.
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Thank you very much, Irene. At first I only notcied a couple of the larger moths, and saw these as only specks which I thought may have been dead flies left by the spiders which hang around the light. Until I touched one and it flew off! I just had to have a closer look with my camera 🙂
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I increasingly find that my camera reveals a world previously unseen by me. These are very interesting photographs.
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Thank you.
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Does it fly? Such a unique looking moth! Cool Pete!
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Yes, they fly, but they are quite slow and weak. Thank you 🙂
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What a strange looking insect Pete – thankfully they are so small and not six feet tall – imagine that!
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Yes, they are quite alien looking!
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Terrific photos, Pete!
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Thank you, Belinda!
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Cool, Pete. I’ve seen a leaf miner as a larva but never, at least that I recognized, as an adult. I shared this post back in February but I think that was before we started visiting each other’s blogs.
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Thank you, Steve. They are very small, and most of the time we don’t see them.
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