The caterpillars of tiger moths and milkweed butterflies consume plants full of poisons and store them, making them taste disgusting to novice birds. Bright, bold colours in the adults - often red or ...

This means that for every five butterflies you might have seen in your garden two decades ago, there are now only four. The ...

This suggests that the butterflies and moths are off-putting to their predators as they are covered in patterns of bright, highly-contrasting colours. Rather than preventing an attack entirely, ...

Newly released data has shown that 2024 was one of the worst years on record for butterflies in the UK and, for the first ...

Butterflies are bright, colourful and pretty – you can get butterfly colouring books, butterfly costumes, butterfly-themed jewellery and so much more. Moths are seen as pests, as ugly ...