New Family Of Moth Is Enigmatic Evolutionary Wonder

Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 11:40 in Earth & Climate

Male enigma moth, a new species discovered on Kangaroo Island. George Gibbs, Author providedThe discovery of a new family of moth is one of the most exciting finds in entomology in the past 40 years. It was found not in some remote and unexplored region of Australia, but right in our backyard on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. The island that is only 100 kilometers from Adelaide and 13  kilometers from the mainland, that has been settled since 1836 and is one of the loveliest destinations for a holiday. read more

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