Confusing Petrophila Moth
- Author
- Glenn Marangelo
- Published
- Sat 26 Oct 2024
- Episode Link
- https://www.mtpr.org/podcast/bug-bytes/2024-10-26/confusing-petrophila-moth
The Confusing Petrophila is a moth that instead of laying its eggs on a terrestrial plant, dives into fast moving water (as deep as 15 feet) to lay eggs on algae and aquatic plants for its emerging caterpillars to eat.
