Some moths are day flying and they can come in a great variety ... and is well distributed and common throughout Britain and Ireland, including the Hebrides and Orkney. The caterpillars feed ...

Carla Rhodes is a conservation photographer based in Woodstock, N.Y. Think of a monarch butterfly flying near flowers in your backyard on a summer day. Now think of a moth circling a lamp.

Female pink-striped oakworm moths are active during dusk and early evening hours, while males prefer to fly during the day. “These two [species] are very similar,” study co-author and Florida ...

While females of this species are active at dusk and early evening, the males prefer to fly during the day. Sondhi specializes in the biology of insect vision and saw the moth pair as the perfect ...

Moths are often unfairly thought of as butterflies' drab cousins. But there are lots of wonderfully colourful species and plenty with dramatic patterns, including in the UK. Whether you are a seasoned ...

and the first time the species was found in Ireland, park officials said. A photo shows the speckled moth. Its coloring is “perfect for camouflaging against tree trunks during the day,” the ...

But these features actually don’t separate all moths from butterflies, just night-flyers (nocturnal) from day-flyers. Butterflies should perhaps be considered as a group of day-flying ...

The Museum holds the largest Castniidae collection in the world, containing 5,670 specimens. These are a group of day-flying moths with brightly coloured hindwings and are often mistaken for ...

The wings of night-flying moths are covered in scales that typically appear brown under sunlight, helping to camouflage the animal during the day. Meng Li at Lund University in Sweden and her ...