Moths

Moths and butterflies make up the insect order of Lepidoptera. Although butterflies tend to be active during the day and moths at night, this is by no means a general rule, and some moths are as large as most butterflies. One reliable difference between the two groups is that butterflies have thin antennae and (with a few exceptions) have small balls or clubs at the end of their antennae. Moth antennae are usually feathery with no ball on the end.

Many moths are small, and those with wingspans of less than 20mm are often called 'micro' moths to distinguish them from their larger 'macro' bretheren.

If you would like to see what they look like, go to the website of the National Biodiversity Network and type the Binomial name of the species into the 'Search for Taxa' box. Or simply use Google search.

Logging species is an important aspect of our work in Ely Wildspace. If you would like to find out more please visit our page on Biological Recording