[CPEO-MEF] Rare moth identified at Westover air base

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Rare moth identified at Westover air base

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICOPEE - Rare tiger moths and some of the world's largest jet
transports are sharing the night skies at Westover Air Reserve Base.

The sprawling western Massachusetts air base is the last place in
Massachusetts and one of two spots in New England where the phyllira
tiger moth is still found, said Mike Nelson, a zoologist with the
state's natural heritage and endangered species program.

"We are happy to house them," Jack Moriarty, an environmental engineer
at the base, said yesterday. "It is an indicator of a healthy habitat
and we care about the habitat."

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