Tropical moths travel 4,500 miles in photographer's bag
热带飞蛾 “搭乘” 一摄影师的旅行袋完成了 4500 英里的旅程
一对母女在英国南威尔士的居民房中发现了一种新的飞蛾。这些飞蛾在一名摄影师放靴子的袋子里跨越了 4500 英里，从位于南美洲的圭亚那热带雨林来到了南威尔士的庞特道埃。这种飞蛾被命名为 “Carmenta brachyclados”。
The clear-winged, yellow-bellied moths made an improbable journey from the jungle of Guyana to Pontardawe in South Wales before being discovered. One was spotted on a windowsill at home by ecologist Daisy Cadet, whose mother had visited South America on a photography trip three months earlier. The pair later found the remains of two cocoons in the bag she'd used to carry her boots on the journey.
这些翅膀透明、腹部呈黄色的飞蛾在被发现之前完成了一段不可思议的旅程：从圭亚那的雨林来到了南威尔士庞特道埃。生态学家黛西·卡德特在家中的窗台上发现了其中一只飞蛾，而她的母亲在三个月前曾前往南美洲旅行和摄影。此后，这对母女在母亲旅行中用来装靴子的袋子里找到了两个蛹的遗骸。
With the help of the Natural History Museum, DNA analysis confirmed the moths were a previously unrecorded species – something Daisy struggled to comprehend.
在自然历史博物馆的帮助下，遗传物质分析确认了这些飞蛾属于一种从未被记录过的物种，这让黛西感到费解。
Experts say clearwing moths are notoriously difficult to find, even by professionals. The fact that they survived a cold, Welsh winter after landing so far from home is even more remarkable.
专家表示，众所周知，即便是专业人士也很难找到透翅蛾。而这些飞蛾在来到远离家园的地方后，在威尔士寒冷的冬季存活了下来这个事实更加引人注目。
词汇表
clear-winged 翅膀透明的
yellow-bellied 腹部呈黄色的
spotted 发现了
windowsill 窗台，窗沿
remains 遗骸，残骸
cocoons 蛹
notoriously 众所周知的
remarkable 不寻常的，引人注意的
阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题。
1. Where did the moths come from, and where did they end up?
2. True or False? Daisy Cadet had visited South America three months earlier.
3. What did the Natural History Museum's DNA analysis tell us?
4. What two things make this story remarkable?
答案
1. Where did the moths come from, and where did they end up?
The moths came from the jungle of Guyana and ended up in Pontardawe in South Wales.
2. True or False? Daisy Cadet had visited South America three months earlier.
False. Daisy Cadet's mother had visited South America three months earlier.
3. What did the Natural History Museum's DNA analysis tell us?
The Natural History Museum's DNA analysis told us that the moths were a previously unrecorded species.
4. What two things make this story remarkable?
Two things that make this story remarkable are that clearwing moths are notoriously difficult to find, and that they survived a cold, Welsh winter.
