Venezuelan poodle moth. A new miracle of nature?

A sensational photo was presented to the world by the zoologist from Kyrgyzstan Arthur Anker: from the photo the viewer looks at a bug, more like some unknown animal.

The author of the photo found his "model" in the national park of Venezuela in 2009. The insect interested the zoologist with the nonstandard appearance: there is not one butterfly in the world that has such a unique "increased shaggy" that is possessed by the Venezuelan poodle moth.

Tropical winged bear?

The species, to which the newly discovered insect can be attributed, has not yet been determined by scientists. The Venezuelan poodle moth somewhat resembles a schoolgirl-bear who works in the kitchen gardens of the central strip of Russia, but only too much of it is snow-white for such a dirty "work".

True, there is a moth-poodle and another type of coloring - a rusty-brown, but the color can not be an excuse for the insect to be classified as a pest.

In addition, for the entire period, during which the poodle-shaped insect is known to the world, it has not yet shown itself from the negative side. Or the broad masses have not been informed about this.

The name was invented by Internet users

When the network literally blew up a newcomer in the world of insects, Venezuelan poodle moth, whose photo was not discussed only by the lazy, there was no official name. Actually, it is not even now, since scientists can not determine the characteristics of the moth to give it an accurate and appropriate zoological "name."

Internet users have no problems with this. Everything decided the associative series: white and fluffy, beautiful, noble - poodle.

The name turned out to be surprisingly successful, because the insect is napping not only on the back, abdomen and wings, it also has fluffy paws. And in general the creature looks cozy and plush.

You can judge by photo only

Venezuelan poodle moth Venezuelan Poodle Moth Is known to the world only from the photo - scientists do not have a single copy of the insect on their hands, and therefore they can not only begin researching, but even claim whether it exists in reality or not.

Detailed analysis of the available material, that is, photos, scientists still came to some conclusions. They determined that the Venezuelan poodle moth Belongs to the lepidoptera family. In this study, the photos were stopped in anticipation of at least one living, "natural" insect.

A Venezuelan poodle moth, whose photo does not give a complete and objective zoological picture, and remained a sensation and a mystery.

Where dwells, what feeds, what size?

Strange, but this creature is similar to the materialization of someone's imagination, a fairy-tale character, an alien from space or earth depths, but not the usual insect.

How did it appear on the planet? When exactly - in 2009, or before that time it just did not show people's eyes? And why decided to appear right now? You can think about this endlessly, building up a string of versions. And they will soon be in abundance: from theoretical scientists, practical scientists, esotericists and mystics.

In the meantime, you can just watch the amazing moth: lives in the tropics, eats herbaceous plants.

Venezuelan poodle moth, size Which is quite impressive - from 2.8 to 4.0 cm - does not have a proboscis characteristic for butterflies, but it has developed jaws, so it grazes on lawns.

The moth-poodle is nowhere fixed in flight. Perhaps his massive body is a bit heavy for too frequent flights, so he carries them out only occasionally. Perhaps the fact that his wings are as fluffy as the trunk does not allow them to be used fully.

"These eyes are opposite"

Venezuelan poodle moth is unusual all - from the tips of the feet to the tips of the wings. But the most cosmic in his appearance is his eyes. Dark surprised big beads give the creature charm and some helplessness.

Because of these eyes, the author was suspected of using "Photoshop". But no! Through a constructive discussion, Internet users still came to the conclusion that it was such a butterfly, precisely with such eyes, in Venezuela.

And no matter how many people consider themselves to be the king of nature or her very diligent and inquisitive "junior research associate," she conceals millions of riddles that we have to study and solve for millions of years. One such is a moth-poodle.