New alpine moth solves a 180-year-old mystery
Credit: Jürg Schmid Butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera) are one of the most diverse animal groups. To date, scientists have found as many as 5,000 species from the Alps alone. Having been a place of intensive research interest for 250 years, it is considered quite a sensation if a previously unknown species is discovered from the mountain range these days. This was the case when a Swiss-Austrian team of researchers described a new species of alpine moth in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal Decades of research work Initially, the team - Jürg Schmid, a full-time dentist, author an...
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