Here's our simple guide to identifying British moths. ... It’s easy to confuse this day-flying moth with a bumblebee, which it mimics closely, yet its conspicuously faster and more agile flight allows ...

The six-spot burnet is the most common British burnet moth and the only species with six red spots on each forewing. According to Alessandro, though, 'Some of its spots can be fused, making it ...

But when I flicked through James Loewen's British Moths this week I was blown away by the beauty and variety of nature's forgotten insects. This guide to our 350 commonest species — out of 2,500 ...

Organised by Butterfly Conservation and backed by Sir David Attenborough, the count asks us all to record 17 species of common butterflies and two day-flying moths ...

There are 15 times as many larger moths in Britain as butterflies. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Moth traps are usually set up at night, and checked the following morning, although some moth species fly by day. The different species can be identified with the help of websites, apps and books.

British researchers say their genetically modified moths have been proven safe and effective in a controlled setting, and that they're ready for commercial use.

Summer visitors from the South of France, hummingbird hawk-moths may overwinter here in mild years, but perish in cold weather. Usually seen throughout the British Isles between the months of June and ...

The exhibition Animals: Art, Science and Sound at the British Library (until 28 August 2023) reveals how animals have been documented across the world through history. Cheryl Tipp, Curator of ...