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The greatest prize this summer has been the wonderfully named Clifden nonpareil – literally meaning “beyond compare”.

Yet this summer, after an absence of many years, the Clifden nonpareil has been turning up in moth traps all over southern England and Wales.

There were also large numbers of migrant dragonflies, while a rare moth, the Clifden nonpareil was recorded in Devon.

Clifden Nonpareil was first recorded in Clifden, Buckinghamshire Exotic butterflies and moths from the continent are colonising in Britain.

Rare moths including the Clifden nonpareil and rosy underwing have appeared in southern counties including Dorset and Hampshire.