The Truth About Moths | Wytham Woods

Throw away your mothballs and your preconceptions; these insects are much more than a poor person’s butterfly. Whether brilliant pink, huge or capable of travelling 400 miles, the British moths at Wytham Woods are often surprising. Join our researchers Eleanor Slade, Paul Waring and Sally-Ann Spence as they describe the remarkable biology of this tiled-winged insect and find out how much moths actually do for us.

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More from the Laboratory with Leaves video series: http://www.wythamwoods.ox.ac.uk/

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