This moth emerged from its chrysalis into history. Despite coming fromBritain, where most indigenous species have been classified, entomologistscould only say for certain that it was a member of the genus Monochroa. After lengthy research it was decided that the moth was not only new toBritain but also to science. Raymond Uffen, who nurtured the creature froman egg on a sea club-rush, was given the honour of naming it. He dubbedit Monochroa moyses. Moyses is Greek for Moses and like Moses, Uffen says,the moth spends its youth ‘concealed in rushes’. The moth is one of the few species to be named after a biblical character. Most names are based on rules laid down in the Victorian era. Names suchas Victoria amazonica, the giant water lily, were shunned. Queen Victoriawas most definitely not an Amazon, so it was called Victoria regis untilafter her death. Victorians would have taken a dim view of the person whorecently discovered a fossil snail of the genus Abra and wanted it called