Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Spotted: Rare species of moth for first time

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The Scottish Wildlife Trust observed the first sallow-shoot piercer moth. Conservation trust’s Cathkin Marsh Wildlife Reserve near Glasgow. Only 29 of the moths had ever been observed north of Birmingham, England. The Scottish Wildlife Trust says a visitor observed the first sallow-shoot piercer moth in the country. Bill Higgins spotted the visitor while wandering in … Read more