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A long-toothed dart moth (Dichagyris longidens). This species was rediscovered along the Pecos River near Santa Fe, NM, in Sept. of 2020, this is thought to be the first time this species of dart moth, Dichagyris longidens, has been photographed alive. It was collected using lights at night, photographed, and released back into the wild.
Keywords
- animal portrait
- black background
- Brown
- captivity
- cutworm moth
- Dichagyris longidens
- endangered
- full length
- Insects
- invertebrates
- long-toothed dart moth
- moths
- New Mexico
- one animal
- Photo Ark
- Santa Fe
- side view
- studio shot
- wild caught
- zoo animal
This photo © Joel Sartore 2021. Image usage guidelines

This photo is part of the Photo Ark.