The Press this morning broke this amazing story…..

Mysterious moth unseen for 65 years accidentally rediscovered by tourist

The Frosted Phoenix is legendary among New Zealand bug experts. Last seen 65 years ago, the distinctive moth was feared to be extinct – until an unexpected discovery on a hotel balcony cracked the case wide open, proving the potential of citizen science and nature’s capacity to surprise us.

It was Pav Johnsson from Sweden who, after a night out wildlife watching including finding a kiwi, took a picture of some moths attracted by his lamp outside his hotel bedroom. When he retuned to Sweden and uploaded it to iNaturalist, the reaction. was – Wow!!