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Clifden nonpareil

British  
/ ˈklɪftən /

noun

  1. a handsome nocturnal moth, Catocala fraxini, that is brown with bluish patches on the hindwings: related to the red underwing

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

From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2020

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.

From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2020

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