Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hello October! Or should that be Moth-tober? 🎃🦋 With autumn well underway, keep an eye out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and local green spaces. 05723
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationUK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme @pomscheme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026PoMS reaches another key milestone with publication of our modelling paper and blog on the eve of the last day of our 10th survey season!! 👏🎉 Thanks as ever to all the volunteers, partners and funders who have made this possible 🙏 🌟 More details below! 0146
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Spot the moth 🫥 Meet our 'Wonder of the Day', the Merveille du Jour (Dichonia aprilina)! Its pale green colouring and black markings allow it to blend in perfectly with lichens and mosses. 📷: Clive Jones #MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth 311922
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationDan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I'm still seeing clouded yellows wherever I go and I think they look even more beautiful against the Autumn colours. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social 0393
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In the last 120 years, we have lost over 50 species of native moths, and suspect many others are now at risk of extinction 🔴 This autumn, we're taking on a ‘moth-umental’ task to create the first-ever Red List for Britain’s macro-moths, and we need your help 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/moths-matter 17836
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationRichard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026📣 New paper alert. Latest study by @mingrui-li.bsky.social as part of his PhD @uniexecec.bsky.social on the impact of public access to land on #CitizenScience butterfly recording. 🥾⛔️📋🦋 @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comModelling spatial deficits in citizen science recording: a case study from UK butterflies - Journal of Insect ConservationAbstract Citizen science data are increasingly used to infer species distributions and monitor biodiversity at large spatial scales. However, recording effort is often uneven across space, potentially... 2218
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It's time to give moths their moment! 📢 A vital part of our planet's biodiversity, moths are important pollinators and provide an irreplaceable link in the food chain for species such as birds, hedgehogs and bats. But they are facing a challenging future. 📷: Ethan Murphy #MothsMatter #TeamMoth 14011
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This year's #BigButterflyCount results show it was a very good summer for many of our widespread butterfly species. But how will the extreme heat and drought impact next year's populations? ☀️🦋 Dr Dan Hoare, Director of Nature Recovery, breaks down the results. 0379
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The results are in 🦋📢 A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount! While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations. Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7 07040
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026An amazing achievement! Congratulations Madeleine, and thank you for championing butterflies and moths 🦋👏 0191
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Which species do you think took the top spot in this year's #BigButterflyCount? 🦋 The numbers have been crunched and all will be revealed soon. Stay tuned! 📷: Michael Preston 4285
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Do you participate in nature-related citizen science, or would you like to? 📱🌿 @forestresearchuk.bsky.social want to know what encourages people to get involved in nature recording and what challenges they may encounter. Take part in the survey 👉 defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 22316
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationEmma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 06/09/2026One of many beautiful clouded yellow butterflies I saw on the #southwestcoastpath in South Devon. #butterflies @savebutterflies.bsky.social 0181
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The Red Underwing (Catocala nupta) knows how to make a statement 🤩 Keep an eye out for this flashy moth in woodland, parkland, scrub, riverbanks and gardens. 📷: Iain H Leach, Will Langdon, David Green #MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth 0373
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationRichard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Painted Ladies on the move - there’ve been half a dozen on our buddleia every day this week, stocking up before they head south 👋 1837
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The seasons are changing, and so too are the butterflies and moths you can find in your wild spaces 🦋🍂 #SaveButterflies #MothsMatter #TeamMoth 06818
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026This bank holiday #MothMonday, we're putting the spotlight on Abraxas, otherwise known as the Magpie moths. These beautiful species are most commonly found in the woodland and moorland areas of the UK. 📷: Magpie - Patrick Clement 📷: Clouded Magpie - David Green #MothsMatter #TeamMoth 0524
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Is it a hummingbird? Is it a hawk? No, it's a Humming-bird Hawk-moth! These impressive travellers can arrive in the UK at any time from April to December, but numbers usually peak in August and September. More are seen in hotter summers and when there are southerly winds. #MothsMatter #TeamMoth 38216
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationLevon Dymond @levondymond.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Found a field full of Fleabane that had loads of Clouded Yellows, including at least one of the white Helice form. Here's a slo-mo of one. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies #insects #nature #bugsky 2505
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationMike Smith @mikecsmiffy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Pleased to say that the first thing I saw when we got back to our garden in Dunwich after the fire was a Hummingbird Hawk-moth #moth #moths #wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography @bc-suffolk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social 08113
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationDrew Cooper @andrewcooperx.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Green-veined White (Pieris napi) in the garden last night. Just emerged with beautiful, fresh lemon yellow wings. Photographed against Buddleia flowers in Bournemouth. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #UKButterflies 0444
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationRambling Ray @rayrambling.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Special visit this week to Anchor Bottom, Where BC Sussex Recorded 2148 Male Adonis Blue Butterflies a day earlier with estimated 8-10k across vast Chalk Downland. Saw hundreds myself, their Magnificent Sky-Blue colour really does catch your eye! @savebutterflies.bsky.social 1479
Reposted by Butterfly Conservation@s4r4h-l @s4r4h-l.bsky.social · 24/08/2026#MothMonday with my first ever red underwing at #PowisCastle #MothsMatter @savebutterflies.bsky.social 2594
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationPenny Relf @celastrina59.bsky.social · 19/08/2026A fun day at Burnby Hall Gardens for their very well attended Owl Adventures family event. Whisper the Barn Owl perched happily on the @bcyorkshire.bsky.social flag watching the admiring crowd! Thanks to Rose from @eastyorkshirebatgroup for the photo. 0224
Reposted by Butterfly Conservationmartinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · 20/08/2026My friends garden has a rash of Convolvulus Hawkmoths at the moment! At least three last night around her Tobacco plants in Corfe Castle. Several other people have seen them locally too. I love all the pollen stuck to that huge proboscis. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetmoths.bsky.social 1707
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationChris Corrigan @chriscorrigan3.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Spot the Grayling! Master of disguise... #NewForest @savebutterflies.bsky.social @arc-trust.bsky.social @newforestnpa.bsky.social 1224
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Rare moth makes a comeback after more than 70 years! For decades, the only site where the Dark Bordered Beauty could be found in England was Strensall Common in Yorkshire. Now a second population has been rediscovered at the National Trust's Wallington estate, providing new hope for the species. 114025
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Have you spotted the vibrant flash of a Clouded Yellow this summer? These powerful fliers are regular summer visitors to the UK from North Africa and southern Europe, sometimes arriving in large waves to brighten our coasts and countryside. 💛 📷: Philip Hambly, Leigh Prevost, Will Langdon 1558
Reposted by Butterfly Conservationmartinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Nice video of @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social work with many partners to save Duke of Burgundy in Dorset, thanks to funding by @dorsetlandscape.bsky.social. Lets hope all the good work by our volunteers pays off. dorset-nl.org.uk/dorset-downs...dorset-nl.org.ukDuke of Burgundy Butterfly critical site management | Dorset National LandscapeThe natural beauty of this AONB is described by a suite of special qualities that together make it unique and outstanding, underpinning its designation as a nationally important protected landscape. 0314
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 13/08/202621 weeks, 760 miles cycled, 25 miles walked 🚵 Congratulations to Pete Moore, Chairman of our Highlands and Islands branch, for completing his epic mission to see all 29 resident butterflies in the Highlands this summer, ending with the elusive Large White! @bchighland.bsky.social 1282
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 12/08/2026We’re proud to support the development of a new GCSE in Natural History 🦋🎓 Combining classroom learning with hands-on fieldwork, the GCSE will help young people discover more about the natural world while building important skills for the future. 📷: Chelsea Mae Photography #InternationalYouthDay 1448
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationJudith Barnard 🦋 @butterfliesonfilm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Guess the moth Watch to the end for the reveal Spotted in a Northamptonshire hedgerow @bcbedsnorthants.bsky.social 3221
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationBodleian Social Science Library @bodssloxford.bsky.social · 10/08/2026🦋 With impeccable timing our butterfly jigsaw was completed just before the end of the #BigButterflyCount Have you seen any of these butterflies? Our staff spotted 6 of these species and 97 individual butterflies in nearby green spaces over 4 lunchtime counts. @savebutterflies.bsky.social 0162
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationGeoff Campbell North Antrim Moths @gcampbellphoto.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria) North Antrim - 7th August 2026. This lovely little moth is a scarce migrant, and only the second I have seen up here. #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @europebutterfly.bsky.social @migrantmothuk.bsky.social 0373
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationClive @stonesphotographs.bsky.social · 10/08/2026"Green-Veined White" fluttering around the garden lavender 🦋📸 #ShareMondays2026 @savebutterflies.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social #EastCoastKin #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Butterfly #ThePhotoHour 2546
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 10/08/2026The bad news: #BigButterflyCount is over for another year 😞 The good news: You can still submit the results of any counts done between 17 July and 9 August until the end of this month! 🙌 Submit any pending counts at 👉 butrfli.es/3SVFepj 📷: Brian Valentine 04312
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationRichard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Nice to get out in the field with some @savebutterflies.bsky.social colleagues in Dorset on Tues - mapping Marsh Fritillary caterpillar webs, taking part in #BigButterflyCount & moth trapping. A very fresh Small Elephant Hawk-moth was surprising in early Aug. #teammoth @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social 0415
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Today is the final day to get out for the #BigButterflyCount! Take 15 minutes out of your day to enjoy nature and help protect vulnerable butterflies and moths. 💚 Use the ID guide on the free Big Butterfly Count app or go to 👉 butrfli.es/3SVFepj 📷: Painted Lady - Bob Eade 04916
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationPaul Clack @paulclack.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Queen of Spain fritillary today in Hampshire. At least three in an arable margin, with clouded yellows, painted lady, vestal and hummingbird hawk-moth. @savebutterflies.bsky.social 1372
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationTara @wildtara.bsky.social · 08/08/2026In the park so had to do another #BigButterflyCount 🦋 @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social 0202
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationHannah Breach @hannahbreach.bsky.social · 07/08/2026In a neat little follow on from last post: watched a Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) investigating geranium leaves in the garden this lunchtime. Freshly laid, minute egg of a Brown Argus. #brownargus 1322
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationAshley Cox @naturecatcher58.bsky.social · 06/08/2026@savebutterflies.bsky.social Gotcha, found a sweet spot (not for the want of trying) at 1/8000th of a sec for this Hummer feeding on spear thistle at Ivinghoe Beacon, Bucks 3485
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationButterfly Conservation Warwickshire @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Our practical #volunteer work party was at St Mary's Church in Oldberrow on Tuesday carrying out the annual churchyard wildflower meadow cut. This is a wonderful biodiverse area we have been helping to manage in partnership with @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social 1214
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationRichard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Painted Lady was the star of my garden #bigbutterflycount this morning. This migrant species is having a good year - but just how good? Take part in @savebutterflies.bsky.social Big Butterfly Count this week to help us find out www.bigbutterflycount.org 08417
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 07/08/2026It's the final weekend to get out for the #BigButterflyCount and help take nature's pulse 🦋 You don't need to be an expert to make a big difference for butterflies and moths. All you need is 15 mins, a spot of sunshine and patience! 👉 butrfli.es/3SVFepj Where will you be doing yours? 14530
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Welcome to the Butterfly Buffet! Today's special: Tree sap 🦋🌳 Flower nectar is an important source of energy for many adult butterflies and moths, but some also have a taste for tree sap, aphid honeydew, rotting fruit and even animal dung! 📹: Charlotte Brooks 26614
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationSouthbourne Seafront Transect @helice25.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Great day on our Southbourne Seafront transect supporting @savebutterflies.bsky.social Big Butterfly Count. Nice to show visitors the Clouded Yellows zipping along the undercliff. Thanks to all who helped with the display 😀 @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @ukbms.bsky.social 1224
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationJonni Price @jonniprice.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Whilst down for the LT Shrike, we headed to Prestbury Hill Reserve. A fantastic @savebutterflies.bsky.social site with 18 species of #butterflies seen including plenty of shimmering Chalkhill Blue in the midday heat. Also several Clouded Yellow, Brimstone, Brown Argus, DG Fritillary & WL Hairstreak. 0182
Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Are there tigers in your neighbourhood? 🐯 Tiger moths are some of our most iconic day-flying moths with vibrant colours and flashy patterns, but some species can look quite similar. Here's what to look for 👇 #MothsMatter #MothMonday #TeamMoth 2155
Reposted by Butterfly ConservationBrian Christian @bcriverside28.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Slo-mo of a Hummingbird Hawk Moths in our #YorkshireDales garden this afternoon. One of several investigating the pink Phlox. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #lepidoptera #nature 1243