Butterflies? Pah! Invert cognoscenti know that the silly, superficial and frankly insignificant band of 59 British butterflies are beaten every time for beauty, biodiversity and importance by Britain’s 2,500-plus moth species.
Moths bewitch, and possess far superior names to butterflies, too. And, as this one’s name suggests, nothing compares to the Clifden nonpareil, or Catocala fraxini.
