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𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 - 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 '𝟐𝟓 Wow ! I wasn't expecting this beauty in my garden. .. Grow it and they will come .. Hummingbird Hawk-Moth loving my Aubrietia 🙂 Video is 20% of normal speed Butterfly Conservation 🦋 BC Surrey Surrey Moths

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This #MothMonday say hello to the striking Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria) Found in woodland, heathland, and gardens, their caterpillars feed on a variety of broadleaved trees including Birch, Hazel, and Oak. 📸: Iain H Leach, Pete Withers, Andrew Cooper #MothsMatter

Many moths need darkness to thrive, but each year the night sky gets lighter 🌃 PhD student Madeleine Fabusova is carrying out vital research into how artificial light at night (ALAN) is impacting moths. Read about her work 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/… 📷: Marian Coburn #DarkSkyWeek

Double your impact for moorland moths in the Big Give #GreenMatchFund 💚 With your support, we can carry out research to understand their declines and provide pivotal learnings for conservation projects in the future. Donate today 👉 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS… 📷: Dave Green

Its week four, we are one month in! The best weather to carry out your transect walks are warm, bright and still. If its sunny then the lowest temp you can survey in is 13ºC, or if its overcast then it must be 17ºC to survey.

Unshielded outdoor fixtures allow light to be emitted in multiple directions, contributing to light pollution 💡🦋 Choosing cut-off or fully cut-off shielding can help to redirect artificial light away from our night skies. #DarkSkyWeek #MothsMatter

Brown Argus - Aricia agestis. Incombe Hole, Bucks. Several very fresh specimens seen on a sunny afternoon, 22.4.2025. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 BC Upper Thames Chilterns National Landscape National Trust

Moorland moths are in decline, with species such as the Scarce Silver Y decreasing by more than two-thirds since the 1970s 📉 We must understand why before these species disappear. Double your impact today 👉 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS… 📷: Jane Bowman #GreenMatchFund #MothsMatter

We're looking for a talented Biological Data Officer to join our team and support the UK Recording Scheme databases, including the National Moth Recording Scheme and Butterflies for the New Millennium databases 🦋 Find out more and apply 👉 buff.ly/jGl0B6l

Have you ever seen a caterpillar glow in the dark? 🐛🔦 Butterfly Conservation is working with BBO Wildlife Trust to train volunteers in the technique of using UV light to survey for butterflies and moths. Read the full story 👉 lnkd.in/e9y7DUq9 📷: Black Hairstreak - Geoff Sutton

Thanks to YOU, our amazing supporters, we have smashed our Big Give target! Together, you have supported our vision for a brighter future for moorland moths, by funding vital research into the reasons for their decline in the UK. 💚 📷: Iain H Leach #MothsMatter #GreenMatchFund

Its week five! Keep an eye on the forecast for a warm, bright and still day to do your survey. Winds should be less than beaufort scale 5 - if small branches are moving then its probably getting too windy.

The dazzling Adonis Blue (Polyommatus bellargus) is now on the wing! 🦋 The first of 2025 was reported on 17 April in Kent. Follow the first UK butterfly sightings as they happen 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/fi… 📷: Tamás Nestor

1/) It’s 1 May, which means that BBS volunteers can now do additional visits to their squares to survey butterflies and other invertebrates! Read the posts below to find out more. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 BTO JNCC RSPB Science

Today is the day - #NoMowMay is here! Ready to start your #NoMowMovement and help nature? 🌸🥳 & remember, this is just the start...leaving wildflowers to grow in the summer helps biodiversity & local wildlife. 🦋 Join & give #PowerToTheFlowers - bit.ly/3UWii6B

If you live in #ScotlandsRainforest and have a bit of spare time, Butterfly Conservation needs you! They're surveying for pearl-bordered fritillaries and chequered skippers. Full info here: buff.ly/q15M7t6 Butterfly Conservation 🦋 📷 Peter Eeles & Iain H Leach

We’ll be at the Senedd Biodiversity Day 2025 to share our work protecting Wales’ rarest butterflies 🦋 Come and say ‘shwmae’, and learn about how we can all do our bit to save butterflies and moths during the #ButterflyEmergency

Bank holiday + ☀️ = butterfly spotting! With many UK species now on the wing, Youth Panellist Zayed rounds up their favourite hangouts in our latest blog 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/… 📷: Orange-tip - Will Langdon