Horror-film moth a killer at navigation

By Tracey Ferrier
Updated August 12 2022 - 4:03am, first published 4:00am
A study of the death's-head hawkmoth has shed light on the mysteries of long-haul insect migrations. (CHRISTIAN ZIEGLER)
A study of the death's-head hawkmoth has shed light on the mysteries of long-haul insect migrations. (CHRISTIAN ZIEGLER)

A wild experiment involving a light plane, the Swiss Alps and a sinister looking moth from a horror film has shed new light on one of nature's enduring mysteries.

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