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[00:00.42] The clear-winged, yellow-bellied moths made an improbable journey from the jungle of Guyana to Pontardawe in South Wales before being discovered.

[00:09.99] One was spotted on a windowsill at home by ecologist Daisy Cadet, whose mother had visited South America on a photography trip three months earlier.

[00:19.55] The pair later found the remains of two cocoons in the bag she'd used to carry her boots on the journey.

[00:25.66] With the help of the Natural History Museum, DNA analysis confirmed the moths were a previously unrecorded species – something Daisy struggled to comprehend.

[00:36.55] Experts say clearwing moths are notoriously difficult to find, even by professionals.

[00:41.86] The fact that they survived a cold, Welsh winter after landing so far from home is even more remarkable.