🧵 4/8 - We were surprised to find that in some places, moths pollinate a high proportion of plant species (see the figure). At the same time, moths seem to be very rare flower visitors. Such findings challenge the conventional presumption of moths being minor pollinators!

🧵2/8 - Tropical hawkmoths and settling moths are attracted to the nectar of blooming nightflowers, but are they effective pollinators? Effective moth pollination was evidenced in more than 100 species of plants where moths served as primary or secondary pollinators, greatly impacting seed set🌱

Grateful for the opportunity to present our very recently accepted review paper on Nocturnal Moths as Pollinators in the Tropics that @robtrop.bsky.social and I wrote at the #OIKOSFin2025. Stay tuned for the full paper coming soon!

Excited to kick off my PhD at the @helsinki.fi with a talk about my doctoral research plans at the 34th LUOVA Spring Symposium