Basilewsky's cranefly explained

Basilewsky's cranefly (Dicranomyia basilewskyana) is an insect species. It was thought to be extinct for 50 years until 2016, when one landed on an entomologist driving a car in Saint Helena.^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/basilewsky-s-cranefly-insect-thought-to-be-extinct-for-decades-lands-on-expert-sent-to-hunt-for-it-a6852431.html Basilewsky’s cranefly: Insect thought to be extinct for decades lands on expert sent to hunt for it