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'Mythical' moth rescued from web
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border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7430816.stm"><B>A moth found on only four previous occasions since 1853 has been rescued from a spider's web close to where it was first recorded.</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7430816.stm"><P> The black-winged and orange bodied Ethmia pyrausta is so rare it has gained almost mythical status, said Butterfly Conservation Scotland (BCS). </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7430816.stm"><P> It was spotted and photographed by Andy Scott and Margaret Currie. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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