Identify moths
Identify moths. Have a look at our moth ID sheet to work out what kind of moth you have spotted.
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Marvellous moths!
Charlotte from the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside tells us all about these fantastic creatures and how you can get a closer look!
Gwyfyn teigr y benfelen
Mae’n hawdd drysu’r gwyfynod du a choch hardd yma am löynnod byw yn aml! Mae eu lindys du a melyn yn olygfa gyffredin ar blanhigion llysiau’r gingroen. Mae lliwiau llachar y lindys yn rhybuddio…
Handsome hawk-moths
Discover some of the UK's biggest and most impressive moths, the hawk-moths.
How to attract moths and bats to your garden
Plant flowers that release their scent in the evening to attract moths and, ultimately, bats looking for an insect-meal into your garden.
Gwyfyn blaen brigyn
Mae mor hawdd methu’r gwyfyn bach clyfar yma. Mae’n feistr ar guddio’i hun, gan gyfuno’n berffaith gyda choed gan ei fod yn edrych yn union fel brigyn bedwen! Yn hedfan yn ystod y nos yn unig, mae…
Winter moth
One of the few moths that fly in winter, often seen in car headlights.
Puss moth
The puss moth is a large and fluffy moth, with a very strange looking caterpillar.
Brimstone moth
The brimstone moth is a yellow, night-flying moth with distinctive brown-and-white spots on its angular forewings. It frequently visits gardens, but also likes woods, scrub and grasslands.
December moth
This fluffy moth is one of the few species that fly in winter.
Fox moth
The large, fluffy caterpillars of this moth are often seen in summer and early spring.
Mint moth
A small, day-flying moth that can often be seen visiting garden herbs.