I know that this headline is a little misleading; it conjurs up images of enormous moths straight out of the pages of one of Doctor Dolittle's lunar adventures, but the truth is - sadly - a treensy weensy bit more prosaic (though still exciting to a dyed-in-the-wool lepidopterist like yours truly).
Nigel Wright, who has been a mainstay of my existence for many years, sent us this remarkable story about a plague of a Russian lasiocampid known as the pine lappet in Scottish forests.
Until now this species was a real rarity in the UK, but I think that the Scottish Forestry Commission are not celebrating this addition to their biodiversity...
http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/pine-forests-threatened-by-the-invasion-of-giant-moths-1-2168866
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