Butterflies & Moths

High brown fritillary butterfly. © Iain Leach/Butterfly Conservation

Conserving the UK’s most threatened butterfly

Conservationists plant elm trees for rare butterflies

Come late summer, the 170-foot high mountain is covered in the purple-pink colour of ling heather. In some areas of the island this species makes up an important coastal habitat known as maritime heath. © Ben Porter

Wildlife on the ‘Island of 20,000 Saints’

Papilio natewa. © Greg Kerr

New species of butterfly discovered in Fiji

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

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Wildlife Gardening

How to make a butterfly-friendly garden

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Insects & Invertebrates

7 things you didn’t know about the swallowtail

Swallowtail feeding on thistles in Norfolk. © David Martin/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Why are swallowtails so restricted in the UK?

Small tortoiseshell butterfly. © Paula French/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Why do male butterflies chase other butterfly species?

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Bad weather to blame for butterfly declines

White-letter hairstreak egg at Lennel. © Iain Cowe

Insects & Invertebrates

How tiny eggs are bringing joy to conservationists

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Shedding some light on moth decline

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Rare butterflies stolen from Norfolk Broads