National Trust nature reserve records rare moth as 10,000th different species

A six-belted clearwing moth, which is the 10,000th species found at Wicken Fen nature reserve in Cambridgeshire. (National Trust/ William Bishop/ PA) -

A rare species of moth that mimics the appearance of a wasp to avoid predators is the 10,000th species of wildlife to be recorded at the National Trust’s Wicken Fen nature reserve.

The conservation charity believes the Cambridgeshire site is the first in the UK to record so many different species, making it the “most biodiverse recorded reserve in the UK”.