Lodger
For several days I had been noticing a small creature in our upstairs bathroom. Every time I had a shower it seemed to be sitting somewhere different. I thought it was just an unusual fly. In its resting position its wings are always extended left and right forming a "T" shape. With its wings extended, the insect only measures one centimetre across. I tried to take my own picture of our tiny lodger but my effort was not worthy of posting so I found a picture on the internet instead. It is an exact magnified version of how our little fellow looks. It took me a while to find it via Google but in the end I was able to declare with confidence that it is a plume moth. Yes - a moth! Apparently, it unfurls its wings when flying but when stationary it rolls them up - as shown in the picture. Quite remarkable! And here's another amazing fact about plume moths. There are over 1580 species of plume moth - all a little different from each other in terms of appearance and fe...