A moth collected by Alfred Russel Wallace nearly 170 years ago was rediscovered in a museum drawer and helped identify 11 new species
- Image: Mark SterlingA battered moth that had spent decades overlooked in the Natural History Museum's collection has helped scientists identify 11 species previously unknown to science.
- The tiny specimen was collected in Sarawak, Borneo, by British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace around 1855-1856, but its significance went unnoticed for generations.
- Consisting of little more than a thorax and a pair of wings, it had even been dismissed by an earlier expert as unworthy of further attention.
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- Image: Mark SterlingA battered moth that had spent decades overlooked in the Natural History Museum's collection has helped scientists identify 11 species previously unknown to science.
- The tiny specimen was collected in Sarawak, Borneo, by British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace around 1855-1856, but its significance went unnoticed for generations.
- Consisting of little more than a thorax and a pair of wings, it had even been dismissed by an earlier expert as unworthy of further attention.
Sources: Times of India