Sponsored by
Giant Atlas moth found in Yorkshire
Paul Whitehouse WITH its six inch wingspan the Atlas moth is aptly named, but experts have been left baffled about how an example of the South East Asian species ended up flying into a Sheffield house.
A quick-witted resident used a fishing net to catch it and the moth is now an exhibit at the Tropical Butterfly House in North Anston, though visitors may only have days left to see it as the adult Atlas moths do not feed and have a lifespan of only a few weeks.
According to staff, the moth would have been unlikely to survive at all if the country had not been in the grip of a heatwave.
However, they are mystified how the creature ended up in a house at Millhouses, as it would have been unlikely to have been able to fly from its natural habitat.
Email to a friend
Print this page- Leeds lose Ward to Palace: Is there anyone they can afford now?
- Sheffield Wednesday leaving it late to hijack Leeds United over Ward
- As Snodgrass dithers over Leeds, Warnock throws a lifeline
- Ball is in Leeds United’s court over contract - Snodgrass
- Police turning blind eye to Asian voter fraud, says MP
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Yorkshire
Saturday 26 May 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 8 C to 21 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: East
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 9 C to 22 C
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Wind direction: East
