I released a death’s-head hawkmoth into the wild. I’m sorry | Patrick Barkham

My apologies to Butterfly Conservation for releasing my daughter’s beloved death’s-head hawkmothThere was no sign of forced entry when I returned home with my family from a day out. So we jumped out of our skins when we noticed a stranger sitting silently in the kitchen, dressed head-to-toe in black, with a yellow skull etched on its back. Enormous and unlike any insect I’d ever encountered, here lurked a death’s-head hawkmoth. Continue reading...