About the UKMoths Website
Welcome to UKMoths, your online guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland. UKMoths has been providing identification help and information about Britain's moths for over 15 years.
What's UKMoths all about?
Traditionally, moth fieldguides have concentrated on the so-called "macro-moths", of which there are around 800 regular species. To study all of Britain's species incuding the often very interesting microlepidoptera, requires an expensive library of reference material.
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. Over 2500 species have been recorded in the British Isles, and currently 2286 of these are illustrated, featuring 7426 photographs.
If you have good quality photos of British moths or lifecycle stages not yet featured on UKMoths and would like to contribute, please check the guidelines for contributors.
What UKMoths visitors are saying
Thank you for this excellent site. I saw a beautiful blue-green moth a couple of nights ago here in Pant Glas, Gwynedd, of a type I had never seen in enough detail before to identify. As I now know, having found it on your site, it was a Light Emerald. Common, but none the less wonderful for that.
Very useful site,I have found out what moth I have,found as a crystalist I have keep it in a safe place till it formed to this beautiful moth.It as not yet tried to fly yet.Going to search sites to find if I can find out how long it will take for it to fly,.
Saw a beautiful moth/butterfly in the garden the other night and again tonight. Have now identified it as a 'Jersey Tiger'. Thank you, your page was very helpful. Wallington, Surrey, SM6 9QT
Dear Ian, no need for a reply, but your site is superb, easy to navigate, excellent info and maps, indeed all that anyone with an interest in moths could ever wish for. My interest is in day-flying spp.
A great, generous site dedicated to an under-loved and dwindling species