The central and South American genus Caligo has large round eyespots on their hindwings which resemble owl eyes - giving them their common name of owl butterflies. Some butterflies and moths have ...

Moths are often unfairly thought of as butterflies' drab ... garden tiger moth is relatively common in the UK, although it has declined since the 1980s. It has unmistakable brown blotches on its white ...

More than half of UK butterfly species ... worst year on record for common butterflies that live in gardens, parks and the wider countryside such as common blue, gatekeeper and large whites ...

There are over 2,500 species of moth in the UK which is a great many more than the 60 species of butterfly we have ... wings and is well distributed and common throughout Britain and Ireland ...

More than half of the butterfly species in the UK are in long ... year on record for common butterflies that live in gardens, parks and the wider countryside such as common blue, gatekeeper ...

There are lots of great plants for butterflies and moths - native wildflowers ... It is very common and widespread throughout the UK and can be found in a variety of habitats including parks ...