Buff-tip moth
It is so easy to miss this clever little moth. It is a master of disguise, blending in perfectly as it looks just like the twig of a birch tree! Flying only at night, the buff-tip moth can be seen…
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Magpie moth
The magpie is a distinctive moth with striking black and yellow spots on white wings. It is a frequent garden visitor, but also likes woodland, scrub and heathland.
Peppered moth
The peppered moth is renowned for its markings that have evolved to camouflage it against lichen in the countryside and soot in the city. It can be seen in gardens, woods and parks, and along…
Emperor moth
An unmistakeable insect of heaths, sand dunes and grasslands, the Emperor moth is fluffy, grey-brown, with big peacock-like eyespots on all four wings. Males can be seen during the day, but…
Six-spot burnet moth
The six-spot burnet moth is a day-flying moth that flies with a slow, fluttering pattern. Look for it alighting on knapweeds and thistles in grassy places. It is glossy black, with six red spots…
Garden tiger moth
The garden tiger is an attractive, brown-and-white moth of sand dunes, woodland edges, meadows and hedgerows; it will also visit gardens. In decline, it is suffering from the 'tidying up…
Moth spotter
Can you tick off any of these?
Haf
I wylwyr bywyd gwyllt yr haf yw pan mae bywyd pryfed ar ei fwyaf niferus. Dyma'r amser gorau i ddod i adnabod gwyfynod, gweision y neidr, cricedod, ceiliogod rhedyn, chwilod a'n holl fân-anifeiliaid anhygoel eraill!
Day moth spotter
Be a nature detective! Can you tick off any of these?
Make a moth trap
Observe moths close up at night with this simple set up!
Burnet companion
This day-flying moth is found on flowery meadows, often in the company of other moths and butterflies.
My mission
Megan is fascinated by the wide variety of British wildlife, particularly discovering what lives in the garden. She loves putting out the moth trap overnight and finding the moths in the morning.…