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
I considered this a brilliant resource when I used it previously but the update is better still!
Fantastic website to help me identify the beautiful moths I see around our home. Thank you for putting it together to help people like me!
I am in awe at the scope, the breadth and the realization of your website. Congratulations to all involved. The photos are inspiring. I live now in central France where the hummingbird hawk moth is a frequent visitor to our garden. One particular specimen was rather darker and had a distinct red...
Thank you for this wonderful website. I am impressed with it's clarity and organisation. The photos are top-notch and really helpful.
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.