Insects & Invertebrates

Conservationists plant elm trees for rare butterflies

Winter gnats. © Buglife

Insects & Invertebrates

Fly of the month – winter gnats

Harlequin ladybirds emerging on a sunny spring day in the UK. © Ian Redding/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Truth or fiction: we should be scared of harlequin ladybirds

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Microsculpture: Portraits of Insects

Papilio natewa. © Greg Kerr

New species of butterfly discovered in Fiji

Females glow-worm © Ian Redding/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Do street lights interfere with glow-worms?

Adult tansy beetle at WWT Welney © Andy Brown

Insects & Invertebrates

Endangered beetle recorded in a new county

Snail. © Alice Fox/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

What is snail slime?

Mole crickets have been seen in Britain for the first time in decades © Paul Brock

Insects & Invertebrates

Return of the mole crickets following first confirmed sightings in decades

The newly recorded jumping spider. © Richard Gallon

Insects & Invertebrates

Jumping for joy as tiny spider turns out to be a new UK species

Yellow-spotted emerald dragonfly. © Andrew Easton

Insects & Invertebrates

New dragonfly species spotted in Britain

Sir David Attenborough is encouraging people to take part in the Big Butterfly Count © Butterfly Conservation

Insects & Invertebrates

Attenborough says “watching butterflies is good for you”

The luna moth Actias luna was one of the silk moth species studied by the researchers © Geena Hill / Florida Museum

Insects & Invertebrates

Bat off! Larger hindwings and longer tails have evolved to help moths evade capture by bats

A dor beetle, one of the dung beetle species in the UK, on horse faeces. © Arterra/UIG/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Dung beetle populations are being killed off by cattle medication

The Queen Alexandra's birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae) is the largest butterfly in the world with a wingspan of 25 cm, and was reassessed for the latest IUCN Red List update © Mark Joy

IUCN Red List update: how different species have fared