Lepidoptera

Butterfly and Moth Madness: BioQuest Tips with Ben Revell

Butterfly and Moth Madness: BioQuest Tips with Ben Revell

Getting good sightings for the Butterfly and Moth Madness BioQuest, need not be hard. Learn a few tricks from one of our top players, Ben Revell, who has sent in a new ‘BioQuest tips’ video. “The trick,” to getting good Butterfly sightings Ben tells us, “is to take lots of pictures.'

Gamers to Help Scientists Map the World’s Butterflies and Moths

Gamers to Help Scientists Map the World’s Butterflies and Moths

In what may be a world first, scientists are teaming up with gamers to map and discover butterflies and moths. From 5-21 January, gamers of all ages will be using their mobile phones to compete for prizes as they find and photograph some of nature’s most fascinating creatures - a group of insect known as Lepidoptera. 

Beauty and the Beast: White-Stemmed Gum Moth

Beauty and the Beast: White-Stemmed Gum Moth

“Ouch!” The sudden pain was not what I had expected. I quickly dropped my new find, and re-learnt an important lesson. If you don’t know what it is, it’s best not to touch it!