Creepy crawlies…
The Society has extensive collections of butterflies and moths from both the UK and abroad, with smaller collections of other insect groups, such as dragonflies and beetles. We have regular, well illustrated talks, throughout the year and field trips and mothings at local sites, through the summer months.
[Cover Image: Puss Moth]
Species List for Field Trips 2017
Species List for Field Trips 2016
Upcoming Insects events
Talk: Stick insects from around the world *CANCELLED*
24th January 2026 at 2.30pm (in house only)***We regret that this talk has been cancelled. We hope to re-schedule at a later date. Our apologies for any inconvenience.*** Speaker: Mark Spencer Mark is our Resident Entomology Chairman and has experience of both finding species in the wild and breeding stick insects at home.
Talk: Saving Dorset’s Butterflies – the role of the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme
7th March 2026 at 2.30pm (in house and zoom)Speaker: Stephen Brown Stephen is the UKBMS Dorset Regional Coordinator, Butterfly Conservation. He is a trainer for BC and will tell us about the survey and the use of citizen scientists in their work.
