Talk by Jo Davis

Jo Davis treated Prestwick Rotarians to a great illustrated talk

Jo Davis is an avid butterfly and moth enthusiast, living in Lanark. He has his own moth trap which he puts out every week to record species arriving in his garden. There are 20,000 species of moths in the world, 800 species in Scotland, so plenty to look for. The elephant hawk moth shown here is one of the most spectacular to be seen in Scotland. Moths also go a long way back, to the Jurassic period 190 million years ago, and are evolving and adapting, as best they can, to cope with changing environments, including climate change.

It was a wonderful, well-illustrated talk. Rotarian Gregor Purdie offered a deserved vote of thanks.