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.