CAMBRIDGESHIRE NATURE RESERVE RECORDS ITS 10,000TH SPECIES IN UK FIRST

The unusual six-belted clearwing moth is the milestone species recorded at Wicken Fen - thought to be the first UK nature reserve to reach this number

- Danny Graham

A black-and-yellow-striped moth that resembles a wasp is the 10,000th species to be recorded at the National Trust-managed Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve in Cambridgeshire, England. Experts believe that Wicken Fen is the first such site in the UK to reach this milestone, highlighting its status as one of Europe's most important wetlands for wildlife. The newly recorded species is the six-belted clearwing, which employs mimicry to deter predators.