The long-toothed dart moth was largely forgotten after being named in 1890, but today it's being honored as the 11,000th species to be added to the #PhotoArk https://on.natgeo.com/3p5Hhmj 
“The mammals get all the press—the gorillas, the tigers—but it’s the insects that save us all,” says National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore http://on.natgeo.com/3p5Hhmj 
More than 130 years after its discovery, this moth was finally photographed alive

The long-toothed dart moth, the 11,000th image in National Geographic’s Photo Ark, is a reminder of the crucial role that insects play.

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Adding 900 new species to the Photo Ark in a mere eight months, @JoelSartore documented species in the farmlands and prairies of Nebraska and surrounding states to safely maintain his mission during the pandemic. Learn more about the project: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/projects/photo-ark/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ngp-ongoing&utm_content=ngp-twitter
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