New Florida moth species, thought extinct, turns out to still be fluttering around

New Florida moth species, thought extinct, turns out to still be fluttering around

The discoverer of the white sand moth thought it was extinct, but now is finding them still flying around the scrub in Seminole State Forest in Eustis. (Via Florida Forest Service)Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always loved those TV shows that tell us what a wild place nature can be. Jacques Cousteau, Marlin Perkins, the “National Geographic” specials — those were all appointment TV in my parents’ house. Just the other day, one of my friends passe…