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
Your efforts are appreciated Ian. UKMoths remains the No.1 moth identification resource for British moths.
Hi, What a great site you have, your keyword search is brilliant and allowed me to quickly identify the moth I found in my garden today. He was a friendly fellow, I picked him up to move him away from my dog who'll eat anything that moves. He didn't want to get off me, even climbing back on my shoe...
Ian, I've been using your site for along time, it remains a mainstay of my mothing. This looks like a landmark update. Thanks.
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
I've been catching and photographing the moths that come into the house (then letting them go) and your website has been invaluable to identifying them. Thank you so much!