Meet the plume moths of the genus Gillmeria (family Pterophoridae), a group of small, highly distinct insects first described by English entomologist James William Tutt in 1905. True to their family name, their deeply cleft forewings and hindwings give them a delicate, feather-like, or characteristic “T-shaped” silhouette when at rest. Their larvae possess a remarkable, root-dwelling survival strategy: hatching in late summer, they bore into the stems of their host plants to feed before traveling even deeper down to spend the entire winter dormant inside the roots. When spring arrives, they tunnel back up through the fresh new shoots, causing the plants to wilt. As adults, these moths are strictly nocturnal, taking flight only after dusk and frequently drawn to artificial lights. While walking around Swedish campgrounds or taking regeneration breaks during my bicycle tour along the Baltic Sea in June 2026, I often noticed their erratic, ghostly flight patterns in the twilight, though approaching them without startling them proved incredibly difficult. Fortunately, patience prevailed; I managed to sneak close enough on one occasion to capture a few beautifully sharp photos that I am proud of!