EPISODE · Jan 9, 2023 · 48 MIN
Moths with James Lowen
from Into The Wild · host Ryan Dalton
Welcome back nerds & happy new year to you all! Butterflies & moths are the same. Just like a pigeon & a parrot are both birds, butterflies & moths are both Lepidoptera, so why is there so much hate on moths & so much love for butterflies? Well maybe the name doesn't help BUT to help me talk about this & about moths of the UK is naturalist & author of Much Ado About Mothing, James Lowen. From how many species, James's favourite & how moths have & continue to benefit our lives even away from the natural world! If you would like to grab a copy of Much Ado About Mothing click here. If you'd like to keep up to date with James, you can follow him on social media at @JLowenWildlife To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics. This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.
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Welcome back nerds & happy new year to you all! Butterflies & moths are the same. Just like a pigeon & a parrot are both birds, butterflies & moths are both Lepidoptera, so why is there so much hate on moths & so much love for butterflies? Well maybe the name doesn't help BUT to help me talk about this & about moths of the UK is naturalist & author of Much Ado About Mothing, James Lowen. From how many species, James's favourite & how moths have & continue to benefit our lives even away from the natural world! If you would like to grab a copy of Much Ado About Mothing click here. If you'd like to keep up to date with James, you can follow him on social media at @JLowenWildlife To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics. This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.
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