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1. • • A new species of moth has been discovered in a home in Wales after a pair of insects accidentally hitched a ride in a photographer’s boot bag, surviving a 4,500-mile trip across the globe.
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   Did two clearwing moths latch on a photographer's boot?

   • Scientists studying the two clearwing moths believe that the animals, while still larvae, had inadvertently latched on to a photographer's boot before ending up in Port Talbot. They were discovered on a windowsill on a cold February afternoon by the photographer, Ashleigh, and her daughter and ecologist, Daisy Cadet.

   Moth species found in Wales had travelled from South American jungle

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   Did two moths accidentally hit a ride inside a photographer's boot bag?

   • Two clearwing moths larvae accidentally hitched a ride inside a photographer’s boot bag. A new species of moth has been discovered inside a home in Wales, thousands of miles from its native habitat in South America.

   Moth species found in Wales ‘travelled 4,500 miles from South America…

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   Did a moth accidentally hit a ride in Wales?

   • A new species of moth has been discovered inside a home in Wales, thousands of miles from its native habitat in South America. It is believed two clearwing moths accidentally hitched a ride when they were still larvae inside a photographer’s boot bag, travelling 4,500 miles from a tropical jungle in Guyana before ending up in Port Talbot.

   Moth species found in Wales ‘travelled 4,500 miles from South America…

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   Did Ashleigh find moths in her mother's boot bag?

   • Through DNA analysis, the scientists confirmed not only were the moths not from the UK, but they had never previously been discovered. So Ms Cadet decided to look inside her mother's boot bag, which Ashleigh had taken with her during her photography trip to Guyana.

   Moth species found in Wales had travelled from South American jungle

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   Did a new species of tropical moth find a long way from home?

   • An unlikely sequence of events has led scientists to describe a new species of tropical moth found a very long way from home. When moth experts Mark Sterling and Dr David Lees first saw pictures of the insect, which was discovered flying around a house in Port Talbot in Wales, they immediately knew it was something exciting.

   New species of tropical moth from Guyana discovered in Port Talbot

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   Did two clearwing moths emerge in South Wales?

   • The chances of two clearwing moths from tropical jungles of South America "successfully emerging in South Wales, over three months after they arrived, in cold Welsh winter, and being preserved in good condition, is extraordinary", he said. "The improbability of this event defies rational explanation.

   Moth species found in Wales had travelled from South American jungle

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   Oct 2, 2024 · Scientists studying the two clearwing moths believe that the animals, while still larvae, had inadvertently latched on to a photographer's boot before ending up in Port Talbot.

4. www.independent.co.uk › news › scienceMoth species found in Wales travelled 4,500 miles from South ...

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   Oct 2, 2024 · It is believed two clearwing moths accidentally hitched a ride when they were still larvae inside a photographer’s boot bag, travelling 4,500 miles from a tropical jungle in Guyana before...

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   Oct 2, 2024 · In the corner of the room in which the moths were found was Ashleigh’s boot bag. Daisy investigated and found two small, delicate pupal casings among the mud at the bottom of the bag. She also discovered a small piece of woody vegetation with what looked like bore holes made by the insects.

6. www.sciencedaily.com › releases › 2024New species of clearwing moth from Guyana discovered in Wales

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   5 days ago · Summary: A new species of clearwing moth was found in Port Talbot, Wales. A few moths had been accidentally brought into the UK from Guyana in a camera bag after a photography trip. They stood out ...

7. www.rte.ie › news › newslensMoth species found in Wales after travelling from Guyana - RTÉ

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   Oct 2, 2024 · It is believed two clearwing moths accidentally hitched a ride when they were still larvae inside a photographer's boot bag, travelling over 7000km from a tropical jungle in Guyana before...

8. www.nhm.ac.uk › press-office › press-releasesNew species of clearwing moth from Guyana discovered in Wales

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   Oct 2, 2024 · Two delicate pupal casings, still intact, were found among the mud from the boots she’d worn on the trip along with a small piece of woody vegetation with what looked like bore holes made by the caterpillars of the moths.