T Shape - _TNY_5753
Plume moths, like this Gillmeria tetradactyla, are also known as T moths and this specimen on the yellow disc of a tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) quite efficiently explain where that name came from.
The Swedish vernacular name for it is "renfanefjädermott" where the first part is a reference to tansy (called "renfana" here) so it appears to be exactly where it should.
If we are to continue in the wonderful world of natural etymology, the Swedish "renfana" lacks meaning and is just a quick and dirty version of the German "Reinfarn".
T Shape - _TNY_5753
Plume moths, like this Gillmeria tetradactyla, are also known as T moths and this specimen on the yellow disc of a tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) quite efficiently explain where that name came from.
The Swedish vernacular name for it is "renfanefjädermott" where the first part is a reference to tansy (called "renfana" here) so it appears to be exactly where it should.
If we are to continue in the wonderful world of natural etymology, the Swedish "renfana" lacks meaning and is just a quick and dirty version of the German "Reinfarn".