A rare moth which has not been recorded in Cambridgeshire since the 19th Century has been discovered in a garden. Adrian Matthews found the light crimson underwing, external using a light trap in the ...

Many moths will rest on tree trunks, perfectly disguised as a bit of bark, moss or lichen. They are often incredibly hard to ...

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A rare dark crimson underwing moth was trapped in a Cambridge orchard which could lose trees to make way for a bus route The discovery of a rare moth is "one more reason" to preserve an orchard which ...

Iridescent spots found on the dot-underwing moth suggest that even nocturnal insects might rely on visual cues Mullookkaaran via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Darkness won’t stop the ...

While not as charismatic or well-studied as butterflies, moths are still important components of the ecosystem. Moth conjures different images to different people. A homeowner may think of the ugly, ...

The moth, whose Latin name is Catocala promissa, appears fairly dull and brown... A rare moth which has not been recorded in Cambridgeshire since the 19th Century has been discovered in a garden.

The discovery of a rare moth is "one more reason" to preserve an orchard which could lose trees to make way for a bus route, a naturalist said. Ben Greig said the dark crimson underwing, external had ...