Identification and photography resource sites

UK Moths
The online guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland. The ultimate aim of this site is to illustrate as many species of British moths as possible. Currently 1155 of these are featured, out of 2400 recorded on the British list.

Jeff Higgott's UK Lepidoptera
Jeff's online image collection of over 950 species, of which over 740 have been recorded in his Suffolk garden. A comprehensive online image resource.

British Leaf Mining Fauna
This excellent resource is the result of an on-going project, set up to photograph and record all the leaf mining fauna which occur in Britain.

Leicestershire and Rutland Moth Group
The site is an image archive of moths trapped or found in Leicestershire and Rutland (VC55). Contains a wide range of excellent photographs of many species which are also found in Hampshire.

County Groups and Other resources

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Branch of Butterfly Conservation
Pictures and latest reports of butterfly and moth sightings around the county.

Cornwall Moth Group
Latest news and information on the Cornish moth scene.

Dorset Moth Group
A relaunched site for our neighbouring county who's stated purpose is "to bring together all those interested in moths in Dorset, and to promote the importance of moths as an indicator of bio-diversity and habitat health." Contains latest news, photos and details of events.

Hertfordshire Moth Group
The Herts Moth Group is a voluntary group, of both professionals and amateurs, all of whom have an interest in moths in the county of Hertfordshire.

Northamptonshire Moth Group
Set up to raise the profile and promote the recording of moths in Northamptonshire, it includes photographs, maps and profiles of most of the macro moths recorded in the county.

Berkshire Moth Group
The Berkshire Moth Group was set up to encourage the recording and appreciation of moths in Berkshire .

Back Garden Moths
A site designed to encourage the awareness and study of UK macro moths within their local habitats.

Global Lepidoptera Names Index
LepIndex is a computerised and updated version of the Natural History Museum's (NHM) card index archive to the scientific names of the living and fossil butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) of the world. When LepIndex is fully operational it will be the only comprehensive global catalogue of lepidoptera names; it will enable anyone with access to the Internet to quickly find information such as who named a butterfly or moth species and where the original description was published.

National Moth Night 2005
Britain's annual celebration of moths and moth recording takes an unusual twist in 2004. As there are some interesting day-flying species on the wing at this time of the year, in a break with tradition the event has been extended to cover the daytime period of Saturday 22 May. It is the first time National Moth Night has been held in May and it comes at a time of year when moth-trap catches are particularly varied and colourful.

Moth sites from abroad

Butterflies and Moths of Southern Vancouver Island
A descriptive guide to the moths and butterflies of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada