Moths biodiversity images

07 April 2009 

Images to accompany the news release 'Hedgerow trees 'key to UK biodiversity''

Garden Tiger [Arctia caja]

Caption: Garden Tiger moth [Arctia caja] – has seen an 89 per cent decline in last 35 years*. Credit: Maarten Jacobs.

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White Ermine [Spilosoma lubricipeda]

Caption: White Ermine moth [Spilosoma lubricipeda] – has seen a 77 per cent decline in last 35 years*. Credit: Maarten Jacobs.

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Magpie moth [Abraxas grossulariata]

Caption: Magpie moth [Abraxas grossulariata] – has seen a 69 per cent decline in last 35 years*. Credit: Maarten Jacobs.

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[*Data from Rothampsted Research] 

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