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31st October, 2007
BLAIR MOTH
“The Blair’s shoulder-knot moth is harmless”
You couldn’t make this up. Copied below in its entirety from the BBC website.
‘Blair moth nears Brown territory
A moth called the Blair’s shoulder-knot is rising in numbers and is poised to invade Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s constituency, experts have warned.
Butterfly Conservation Scotland said the insect has been spotted the further north than ever before and may even have reached the Highlands.
The moth was seen in West Fife, which is next to Mr Brown’s constituency.
Butterfly and moth expert Dr Tom Prescott said climate change may be driving the insect’s expansion.
Changes in what plants are grown in people’s gardens also appears to have had an impact as it likes to breed in ornamental varieties of certain conifers.
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Dr Tom Prescott |
It is another species of moth that is doing very well in moving north by responding to climate change 
The moth - which is mainly greyish in colour - originates from Europe.
Dr Prescott said: “There’s little doubt that Blair’s shoulder-knot will be in Mr Brown’s constituency soon and it’s likely to colonise the area just as it has elsewhere.
“It is totally harmless.”
He added: “Because we have so few people looking out for the moth, it could be further north and already in the Highlands.
“It is another species of moth that is doing very well in moving north by responding to climate change.”
The first British sighting of the autumn-flying moth was on the Isle of Wight in 1951. It takes its name from entomologist Dr K G Blair, who spotted it.
The moth was first seen in Scotland in 2000.
It was one of the hot topics at Butterfly Conservation Scotland’s first ever member’s day held at the Birnam Institute, Birnam in Perthshire.
More than 100 people attended and heard that climate change was the key reason why new butterfly and moth species were being found in Scotland.
Dr Prescott said moths were highly sensitive and respond to change more quickly than most wildlife.
He said: “There are new butterflies too, such as the small skipper and Essex skipper, which have arrived in Scotland in the last couple of years.” ‘
My thoughts on the above:Europe, Scotland, Brown and climate change? Interesting issues and co-incidences. As is, “… moths are highly sensitive and respond to change more quickly than most wildlife”. Hmm …Well, well. But *dinna fache, Mr GB/PM. It’s not sitting heavily on YOUR shoulder as did the Brown moth to Blair for 10, or was it 13, or was it 20 plus years?!And it’s “totally harmless”, according to ‘Prescott’! **PRESCOTT!?
[Pic: John Prescott & Tony Blair, day of 1st election victory, 1997]
[*Translation: "dinna fache" - don't get angry or upset. Originated with the Scottish/French 'Auld Alliance', set up to oust the English. Confusing them with speaking in tongues perhaps?]
[** Prescott reference - for those outside the UK - John Prescott was Tony Blair's Deputy for the ten years of his premiership and retired with him in June this year. However, he was by natural inclination much more from Old Labour than Blair, more to the Left, and perhaps inclined politically to be more with Brown than Blair. I actually rate him quite highly compared to many in Labour. He was always loyal to Blair and this was appreciated by the former PM. ]
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