Blog: moths

Blog

An elephant hawk-moth caterpillar. It's fat, greyish brown and looks like an elephant's trunk. It has four large eyespots behind its head

The elephant in the room

Late summer is the best time to discover one of the UK’s chunkiest caterpillars, the elephant hawk-moth.

Elephant hawk-moth caterpillar

Survival strategies

Discover the different ways that moths and butterflies spend the winter