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Moth experts in Scotland kick off unique four-month ‘Easter egg hunt’ | RZSS (www.rzss.org.uk)

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Conservationists in Scotland have kicked off a unique four-month ‘Easter egg hunt’ involving one of the UK’s rarest and most beautiful moths.

A team led by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) have released 400 eggs of the dark bordered beauty moth at a specially selected site in the Cairngorms National Park as part of a conservation programme. They will return to look for the adults in July.

The dark bordered beauty moth (Epione vespertaria) is an attractive moth. Females have lemon-yellow wings and prominent dark borders while males are darker and with ochre stripes. Sadly, due to years of habitat loss, it is now endangered in the UK and found at only two sites in Scotland and one in England.

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