A precipitous decline in the number of moths in Britain is the latest sign the natural world is rapidly deteriorating, a new report warns. Britain’s moths have declined by one-third in the last 50 ...

But when I flicked through James Loewen's British Moths this week I was blown away by the beauty and variety of nature's forgotten insects. This guide to our 350 commonest species — out of 2,500 — ...

Strensall Common near York is the only place in England where the dark-bordered beauty moth is found The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is trying to save a rare British moth from extinction while also ...

A species of British moth uses cyanide-based toxins and bright red spots to warn off predators, new research suggests. Burnet moths, which are found in many parts of the UK including Cornwall, have a ...

ALL moths are not clothes moths, nor do all caterpillars eat cabbages, as many laymen still believe. There is much ignorance to dispel, and at the same time a growing appetite for knowledge of wild ...

An army of tiny, parasitic wasps will be unleashed inside the English stately home where Anne Boleyn was born, in order to hunt out and eradicate moths that threaten the mansion’s furniture and ...

The same gene that enables tropical butterflies to mimic each other's bright and colorful patterning also caused British moths to turn black amid the grime of the industrial revolution, researchers ...

More than 100 species of moths became darker to blend in with pollution during Britain’s industrial revolution, but did these different moth species all rely on the same gene to adapt? Two color ...

Photographs shared online show scores of moths "the size of hands" swarm homes and gardens across the country. Adults and children have joined together in "horror" as they have tried to find ways to ...