News

The dark bordered beauty moth (Epione vespertaria) is an attractive moth. Females have lemon-yellow wings and prominent dark ...
Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back ...
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 ...
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, ...
to Empire and National Geographic Kids, Readly gives you unlimited access to hundreds of UK magazines in one app – here are the most surprising titles you can read for free during your trial.
While there are more than 2,500 species of moth in the UK, only a small number are considered pests. Seeing one or two moths is not a cause for concern, but an infestation can be a "distressing ...
Butterfly numbers in Norfolk plummeted by 24pc last year - equating to almost 13,000 less than the previous year. Butterfly Conservation Norfolk said that 40,698 butterflies were counted in 2024 ...
She wore a stunning white chiffon saree with vibrant pink and blue butterfly motifs on the pallu, tying into her character’s name, Titli. Her hair was styled in a ponytail updo with strands framing ...
There are more than 2,500 species of moth in the UK and only a small number are considered to be a pest. Niall Gallagher, technical manager at BPCA, said: “Moths don’t spread disease and don ...
There are more than 2,500 species of moth in the UK and only a small number are considered to be a pest. Niall Gallagher, technical manager at BPCA, said: “Moths don’t spread disease and don’t bite – ...
It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A butterfly house with hundreds of the colourful creatures is opening at the UK's largest bug zoo. The Bug Parc in Lenwade is home to ...
The new idea, called the Salient Aroma Hypothesis, suggests that the smells plants release play a crucial role in determining how specialized a butterfly or moth's diet becomes. The researchers ...