Butterflies & Moths

Common blue butterfly in Weymouth, Dorset, UK. © Verity Hill

Insects & Invertebrates

How can butterflies and moths smell?

Caterpillar. © Wayne Kliewer

New invertebrate photography competition launched

Painted lady butterfly. Getty

British wildlife in July

Brown hairstreak butterfly at Alners Gorse, Dorset, UK. © Megan Shersby

Insects & Invertebrates

What’s the insect equivalent of blood?

Pristine male purple emperor displaying all four wings, at Fermyn Woods. © Matthew Oates/Neil Hulme

Insects & Invertebrates

Purple emperor butterfly guide: how to identify, what they eat, and when and where to see them

Peacock butterfly. © Megan Shersby

Insects & Invertebrates

Garden butterflies to spot in March and April

Great spotted woodpecker on feeder.

Wildlife Gardening

How to make your garden wildlife-friendly

Oleander hawk moth. © Gerard Cheshire

Moths and butterflies shift their symmetry to improve camouflage

Peacock butterfly on aster.

New study on the best garden plants for pollinators

Painted lady butterfly. © Andrew Cooper/Butterfly Conservation

The year of the painted lady

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

Climate change causes invasion of Mediterranean butterfly in the UK

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

Rare butterfly to be reintroduced

A male common blue butterfly by Bob Eade, Butterfly Conservation

Common blue butterfly numbers soar in heatwaves

Chequered skipper. © Andrew Cooper

Rare butterfly flies again in England

Hummingbird hawk moth. © Steve Maskell/Butterfly Conservation.

Moths have a bad reputation despite ecological importance