On December 16th 2017 a moth that disguises itself as a bee was
rediscovered in a Malaysian rain forest by a lepidopterist from Poland.
According to the Guardian (print version) :
" A moth that disguises itself as a bee and was previously only identified by a single damaged specimen collected in 1887 has been rediscovered in the Malaysian rainforest by a lepidopterist from Poland. The oriental blue clearwing (Heterosphecia tawonides) was seen " mud-puddling" - collecting salts and minerals from damp areas with its tongue-like proboscis ( a behaviour I witnessed with many blue butterflies in N.Hungary several years ago, see `Over The Hills to Hungary ` on You Tube) on the banks of a river in Malaysia`s lowland rainforest, one of the most wildlife-rich - and threatened - regions on Earth...The 1887 specimen was collected in Indonesia but Marta Skowron Volponi of the University of Gdansk rediscovered the species when she saw a flash of brilliant blue on the banks of unpolluted rivers flowing through lowland rainforest..."
" A moth that disguises itself as a bee and was previously only identified by a single damaged specimen collected in 1887 has been rediscovered in the Malaysian rainforest by a lepidopterist from Poland. The oriental blue clearwing (Heterosphecia tawonides) was seen " mud-puddling" - collecting salts and minerals from damp areas with its tongue-like proboscis ( a behaviour I witnessed with many blue butterflies in N.Hungary several years ago, see `Over The Hills to Hungary ` on You Tube) on the banks of a river in Malaysia`s lowland rainforest, one of the most wildlife-rich - and threatened - regions on Earth...The 1887 specimen was collected in Indonesia but Marta Skowron Volponi of the University of Gdansk rediscovered the species when she saw a flash of brilliant blue on the banks of unpolluted rivers flowing through lowland rainforest..."
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