Pictures of moths uk. The study says 74 of the uk population have some negative opinions about moths. The ultimate idea of the site was to illustrate as many species of british moths as possible and to provide this information in an accessible format. Created over a period of 18 months the images were. Artist sarah gillespie has created an intricate series of mezzotints to highlight the plight of moths whose numbers are declining in the uk.
226 common british moths the antennto of the male are doubly fringed for about half their length from the base. The ukmoths facebook page is a great place to post your identification queries. Like all moths only coming out at night also hampers counting the species for conservation purposes. Moths are often unfairly thought of as butterflies drab cousins.
Moths are flying insects in the order of lepidoptera which is also the same order to which butterflies belong. There are some 2500 species of moth in the uk. Whether you are a seasoned moth spotter or youre winging it for the first time here is a guide to nine vibrant distinctive british moths to look out for on a summer walk. Utetheisa pulchella this is another moth that might be quite common elsewhere but here in the uk it is thought there are less than 100 pairs and that makes it a rare sight indeed.
But there are lots of wonderfully colourful species and plenty with dramatic patterns including in the uk. The crimson speckled flunkey moth scientific name. The charity butterfly conservation has started a campaign to improve peoples views about moths. Moths dont have the clubbed antennae that most butterflies have.
121the laeva of pykina only partly grown. Over 2500 species have been recorded in the british isles and currently 2261 of these are illustrated featuring 7271 photographs. Moths and butterflies are in the order lepidoptera from the greek for scales on their wings the scales making up the colours and patterns. 1405 free images of moth.
Insects great britain. More often than not youll get a positive id on most photos fairly quickly.