There are about 2,500 species of moth and just 59 species of butterfly in Britain. Come dusk, London gardens are playing host to a spectacular dandy, the elephant hawk-moth. This groovy night flyer ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Giant elephant hawk-moths -- large furry fliers that can pack quite a punch if they fly into you -- are descending on Northern Ireland, entomologists say.

Bringing to life spectacles of natural wonder on our doorstep Moths are beautiful and fascinating creatures and you can find several hundred different species just in your garden. There are 2,500 ...

There are over 2,500 species of moth that have been recorded in the UK, according to enthusiast Roger Freestone. Having spotted over 450 different species in his own garden over the years, the ...

The phone camera is now a third eye for many of this newspaper’s readers, offering a whole new connection with the natural world. It is often focused, understandably, on the small and immobile – the ...

MOTHS are often described as the dull cousins of colourful butterflies, but nothing could be further from the truth. The UK has about 2,500 moth species and their sheer diversity, in terms of their ...

THE search is on in Worcestershire for one of the world's most exotic moths. People are being asked to check their gardens for humming-bird hawk-moths to find out if it is trying to colonise Britain.

The caterpillar of the moth looks just like a crustacean with its reddish-pink skin, forelegs like claws and a fat abdomen which curls like a lobster tail. But it emerges as a much drabber adult moth ...