UK moth is new species

No, sadly not one I found at Great Chalfield, but Hembury Woods, Devon. Named after its finder Bob Heckford, the 3mm long Ectoedemia heckfordi has so far been not found nowhere outside the UK – and like so many micro-moths is actually rather beautiful. Details and photo on BBC News website.

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A passionate conservationist, vegetarian (and dairy-free since last week), I live on the Great Chalfield Estate in the Wiltshire (UK) countryside with my wife and daughter. I birded all over the world for twenty years before quitting my airline job in July 2010, and am now freelance. Follow me on Twitter @charliemoores

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