BBC Wildlife Magazine

As the moth flies

IT’S NOT ONLY BIRDS THAT FLY SOUTH FOR winter. Many of Europe’s death’s-head hawkmoths also head off to warmer climes in autumn. And new research reveals that they do so by means of a sophisticated navigation system comparable to that of our feathered friends.

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