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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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…
Reddish buff
A very rare species, this moth is now limited to one site in the UK. Males can be a striking reddish buff in colour.
Wildlife Watch - Moths and butterflies
This link will open on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust website.
Join us as we seek out these fascinating insects. Which ones will you spot?
Surveying Butterflies and Moths
This link will open on the Essex Wildlife Trust website.
Join John Attiwell to explore butterfly & moth surveying, counting, & conservation with Essex Wildlife Trust!
SENsory Explorers at Centre for Wildlife Gardening
This link will open on the London Wildlife Trust website.
Enjoy a nature discovery session in a quiet atmosphere.
Celebrating Elke Mackenzie: Explorer, scientist and lichenologist, in honour of LGBTQ+ History Month
Finley Reynolds, Co-Chair of The Wildlife Trusts' Out for Nature network, explores the legacy of Elke Mackenzie—a trailblazing botanist and explorer whose lichenology work shaped natural…
Moth Trap Opening
This link will open on the Alderney Wildlife Trust website.
Every Saturday morning, join us to observe various moths retrieved from the moth trap, learn about Alderney's moths and the moth recording scheme from our expert moth recorders.
Puss moth
The puss moth is a large and fluffy moth, with a very strange looking caterpillar.
Winter moth
One of the few moths that fly in winter, often seen in car headlights.
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.