Fred photographed this beautiful Miltinus stenogaster yesterday. He was watching it as it flew away and saw what he thought was a robber fly clasp it out of the sky. They both dropped to a small sedge nearby. He thought this one was going to be eaten for dinner. But the supposed predator turned out to be another friendly mydid fly who had other ideas.Fred said he was lucky to record the two mating.Photos: Fred
This elegant little lichen moth came to a lighted sheet in my back yard. It appears to be very fresh. I took several shots, and this one highlighted the subtle pattern on the wing the best. Wingspan about 22 mm (wing chord measured at about 10 mm).Update May 2012: This is Crambidia pallida or perhaps Crambidia uniformis--reading the discussions and perusing images at BugGuide, I'm not convinced the two can be told apart from photographs.