Following a bad year for butterflies in 2024, it’s more important than ever to take part in this year’s Big Butterfly Count.

This moth appeared on my kitchen ceiling recently. It seems to be a melonworm moth and it doesn’t appear to have been recorded in Ireland before, unless I’m mistaken? Kate Horgan, Dublin 6 You ...

Moths are more efficient pollinators at night than day-flying pollinators such as bees, finds new research from the University of Sussex, published today (Wednesday 29 March 2023).

Also moths aren't just restricted to the night time, and being drab in colour. Some moths are day flying and they can come in a great variety of shapes and colours. How to attract moths to your garden ...

Nocturnal rosy maple moths invested more energy in their sense of smell, whereas the day-flying oakworm moth produced more genes associated with vision. There were, however, no differences in the ...

'You can see this moth flying during the day from June to August in flowery grassland, woodland and grassy coastal habitats. It lives all over the UK, even in the Outer Hebrides.' Adult six-spot ...

Nocturnal rosy maple moths invested more energy in their sense of smell, whereas the day-flying oakworm moth produced more genes associated with vision. There were, however, no differences in the ...

This sleep-regulating gene could be the reason two similar species fly at different times of day. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every ...