The dark bordered beauty moth (Epione vespertaria) is an attractive moth. Females have lemon-yellow wings and prominent dark ...

One of Britain’s most attractive species of moth, the Kentish glory ( Endromis versicolora ), absent from England and Wales since the 1970s, could be making a comeback, thanks to a reintroduction ...

Half of UK butterfly species are in long-term decline - and humans are to blame - New monitoring has revealed that three species suffered their worst year ever in 2024 ...

New research has proposed a chemical-based explanation for why some butterflies and moths are selective feeders while others are not. The study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, ...

When folded in rest, the Mission blue butterfly’s wings are grey and dotted with black — no more special than a common house moth’s. Unfolded, this furry insect’s wings are iridescent and azure, ...

More than half of UK butterfly species are ... immediate difference to butterflies, moths and other wildlife,” Dr Fox urged. Dr Marc Botham, butterfly ecologist at the UKCEH, said: “These ...

More than half of UK butterfly species are now in long-term ... immediate difference to butterflies, moths and other wildlife,” Dr Fox urged. Dr Marc Botham, butterfly ecologist at the UKCEH, said: ...

To determine whether plant scent may have driven adaptation, the researchers looked at the insects' primary organs for smelling—the antennae—and compared the antennal size of 582 specimens ...

If butterflies are the beauty queens of the insect world, moths are their drab and pesky cousins—or so you may have thought. It’s true that most moths are nocturnal, so you’re more likely to ...