British butterflies

With almost 60 resident species of butterfly, and more than 2,000 species of moth, it can sometimes be confusing to learn and identify them. This expert guide by the Butterfly Conservation provides an introduction to these fabulous insects.

Wildlife gardening expert Kate Bradbury reveals how British butterflies are doing - and how to encourage butterflies to your garden

Grow caterpillar foodplants so a range of butterfly species can lay their eggs in your garden, such as cuckoo flower for the orange-tip, or nettles for the peacock, red admiral and small tortoiseshell.

There’s a lot we can do to help butterflies, providing them with nectar to fuel journeys to find a mate, foodplants to lay eggs on and shelter to rest and hibernate. Author and wildlife gardener Kate Bradbury shares the best plants to provide nectar throughout spring, summer and autumn.

The annual Big Butterfly Count is the world's largest survey of butterflies. Find out how to take part, which species to look out for, and how to submit your sightings.

The Royal Mail has released six stamps of ‘Brilliant Bugs’, illustrated by renowned wildlife artist Richard Lewington.

The UK’s largest ever project to bring back the globally endangered large blue butterfly has been hailed a success, with the blues successfully breeding in the first year of their reintroduction on a Gloucestershire common.

Moths aren't all dull and brown. Some of the world's most colourful moths are colonising the UK – here's how you can spot these spectacular insects, and help science too.

Painted ladies are among our most impressive migrants, but where do they come from and how do they fly so far?