2 Sept 2026

Sowerby's moths finally identified

A three year reidentification project has renamed 214 specimens, and confirmed that Alfred Sowerby could not reliably tell a burnet from a footman.

A three year reidentification project has renamed 214 specimens, and confirmed that Alfred Sowerby could not reliably tell a burnet from a footman.

Further detail is available from the museum office, and the relevant records have been updated in the catalogue.

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