There are about 1,850 species of micro-moth recorded in the UK, and at least 62,000 named worldwide. ... Moths and butterflies evolved from a common ancestor about 250 million years ago. Traditionally ...

Of the 337 common moth species assessed for the report, ... and the smaller moths (micro-moths). There are about 900 species of larger moth which have been recorded in the UK.

The garden tiger moth is relatively common in the UK, although it has declined since the 1980s. It has unmistakable brown blotches on its white forewings and blue-black spots on its orange hindwings.

The V-moth (Marcaria wauaria), once a common sight in gardens, recorded a 99% fall in numbers from 1968-2007. Habitat loss and deteriorating land are thought to be behind the decline.

A rare micro-moth has turned up more than 40 years after it was last seen in the UK - at the very same remote wetland in the Scottish Borders. The Apotomis Infida, or Rannoch Marble, is commonly ...

A once-extinct moth has recolonised large parts of the UK by gaining a foothold in abandoned industrial sites, conservationists said today. The small ranunculus moth disappeared from the UK before ...