Dancing in the Moonlight: Time to Enjoy the Magic of Moths

Musician uses moths’ flight data to compose a piece about their decline

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. They are vital pollinators who come out at night, but now moths have emerged into the bright light of day as co-creators of a new piece of music—composed using the insects’ own flight data. Ellie Wilson composed Moth x Human in a protected habitat on Parsonage Down in Salisbury, Wiltshire. She assigned each of the 80 resident mot…

Darwin’s famous moth offers clues to UK’s changing environment says IW nature group

Darwin’s famous moth offers clues to UK’s changing environment says Isle of Wight nature group

Dancing in the moonlight: time to enjoy the magic of moths

From the subtle patterns of an elephant hawkmoth to the clever camouflage of a shaded fan foot, these complex nocturnal insects are best admired at this time of year

ZYTARUK: Sympathy for a moth devil

I knew it was destined to get caught in my hair or suck out my tonsils

Moths and light pollution: A fatal attraction - Farm and Dairy

I’ve been reading more and more about how artificial lights are negatively affecting the behavior of wildlife around the world, especially nocturnal insects. Reading is one thing, but until reality smacks you in the face, it’s difficult to truly comprehend the negative impacts. My life revolves around insects, particularly moths, which I have been rearing since childhood. I suppose when you are intimate with something for this long, you can’t he…