Insects & Invertebrates

The bog hoverfly.

Insects & Invertebrates

Fly of the month – bog hoverfly

Painted lady butterfly. © Andrew Cooper/Butterfly Conservation

The year of the painted lady

First recorded in the UK in 1879, false widow spiders have had a recent surge of media attention. © Alex Hyde/naturepl.com

Insects & Invertebrates

Truth or fiction: false widow spiders are a danger to children

A female long-tailed blue butterfly. © Neil Hulme/Butterfly Conservation

Climate change causes invasion of Mediterranean butterfly in the UK

Barrel jellyfish. © Dan Abbott

New jellyfish citizen science project launches

Large heath butterfly bred at Chester Zoo previously released in Lancashire.

Rare butterfly to be reintroduced

My, my… what big eyes you have.. and what sharp teeth (aka hypopharynx) you have…

Insects & Invertebrates

Fly of the month – hornet robberfly

Marmalade hoverfly. © Will Hawkes

Migrating hoverflies are providing essential pollination and pest control in the UK

A female (left) and a male (right) bobbing on the surface of a pond.

Insects & Invertebrates

Fly of the month – the semaphore fly

A male Stratiomys chameleon. © Peter Andrews

Insects & Invertebrates

Fly of the Month – Clubbed general soldierfly

Native oyster. © ZSL

Conserving native oysters in the Thames Estuary

Chequered skipper. © Andrew Cooper

Rare butterfly flies again in England

Olea hensoni. © Florida Museum, photo taken by Gustav Paulay

Sea slug species named after The Muppets creator

Hummingbird hawk moth. © Steve Maskell/Butterfly Conservation.

Moths have a bad reputation despite ecological importance

White-tailed bumblebee. © Pieter Haringsma

Bumblebees suffered in the extreme weather of 2018