Which UK moth are you? | Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

Privet hawkmoth

Paul Hobson

Which UK moth are you?

Moth Week quiz!

Some people think moths are boring but we think they are marvellous! Many moths are as beautiful as butterflies, some fly in the day time, and many are rarely seen. Take our quiz below to discover more about these magnificent insects and find out which UK moth you are!

More marvellous moths

Find out more about some of our most colourful moths below or find our full list of UK species here.

Six-spot Burnet moth

Six-spot burnet moth

The six-spot burnet moth is a day-flying moth that flies with a slow, fluttering pattern. Look for it alighting on knapweeds and…

Elephant Hawk-moth

Elephant hawk-moth

The elephant hawk-moth is a pretty, gold-and-pink moth that can be seen at dusk in gardens, parks, woods and grassy habitats. The…

vibrant orange and red moth

Garden tiger moth

The garden tiger is an attractive, brown-and-white moth of sand dunes, woodland edges, meadows and hedgerows; it will also visit gardens…

Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth

Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth

The broad-bordered bee hawk-moth does, indeed, look like a bee! A scarce moth, mainly of Central and Southern England, it feeds on the…

Emperor Moth

Emperor moth

An unmistakeable insect of heaths, sand dunes and grasslands, the Emperor moth is fluffy, grey-brown, with big peacock-like eyespots on…

cinnabar

Cinnabar

These pretty black and red moths are often confused for butterflies! Their black and yellow caterpillars are a common sight on ragwort…

Elephant hawkmoth

Tom Marshall

Set-up a nectar cafe

Learn how to help moths in your garden by creating a nectar cafe!

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