Caroline Moore

A passion for moths – and the thrill of the chase

Katty Baird braves the cliffs and wind-blasted moors of East Lothian to identify as many species of these maligned insects as possible

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issue 29 April 2023
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  • Meetings with Moths: Discovering their Mystery and Extraordinary Lives

    Katty Baird

    4th Estate, pp. 262, £14

Over the years, I too have regularly been meeting with moths. So far, I have encountered 891 species just in my own garden in Sussex. But most of these moths came to me: I have an ancient metal Robinson trap, inherited from my grandfather, which lures them to a mercury vapour bulb.

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