A moth collected by Alfred Russel Wallace nearly 170 years ago was rediscovered in a museum drawer and helped identify 1

Alfred Russel Wallace's forgotten moth was found among millions of museum specimens

A tiny label connected the moth to Wallace's expedition in Borneo

It might not look like much, but this battered moth was collected in Sarawak, Borneo, by Alfred Russell Wallace almost 1

DNA sequencing helped scientists revive the forgotten moth genus Topiris

The Wallace specimen has helped name 11 new species of moths, including this one named for Greta Thunberg

Eleven new moth species were named, including one after Greta Thunberg

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