A new moth has been found as living in the UK. The 3mm-long micro moth is found living in Hembury Woods in Devon and it was recognized as a new species this year. This week, the biologist who discovered it presents the Natural History Museum of London with one of the first known specimen. The tiny moth was spotted in the year 2004. It has a wingspan of only 6mm. An amateur naturalist Bob Heckford saw the unusual bright green caterpillars of this tiny leaf-mining moth on oak saplings within Hembury Woods. In January 2010, the moth was officially acknowledged in the journal of Zookeys as a new species. It has been named as Ectoedemia heckfordi. The presentation of the original specimen in the Natural History Museum is very important for it marks the official acknowledgement by the scientific world of the specimen as the “type” for that certain species. World’s Newest Moth Found In Hembury Woods In UK is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading
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