Moth on brink of extinction found flying at secret Scottish site
by Patrick Barkham from Environment | The Guardian on (#6D7KQ)
Discovery of dark bordered beauty males where caterpillars were released raises hopes species can be revived
A moth on the brink of extinction in Britain and reared for the first time in captivity has been found flying at a site where its caterpillars were released.
The dark bordered beauty is clinging on in just three places in Britain but its numbers are being increased by a conservation project to establish new populations in the Scottish Highlands.
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