While they may not boast the brash hues of their butterfly relations, moths represent an important slice of Britain's biodiversity, and they can be strangely beautiful too - look at the charmingly named vestal moth or the leopard moth, for instance.
Britain's largest moth survey - National Moth Night - this Saturday, is a chance for moth enthusiasts to help record how many moth species can be identified. Last time around 382 species were spotted at 471 sites around the British Isles.
Sugar, wine ropes and light traps can all be constructed to attract the moths to your garden or any other outdoor space: if you want a more gentle introduction to the art of moth identification, you can head along to one of the public events being held across the country.
Of course, if you're one of the section of society that suffers from mottephobia - fear of moths - you may want to stay away and share your fears with likeminded individuals instead.
