Butterflies are bio indicators of a healthy environment and ecosystem - they are highly sensitive to changes in climate, pollution levels and harmful chemicals in the air. Butterflies are an important part of the food chain – butterflies are food for birds, bats and other insectivorous animals and parasites. Butterflies are excellent pollinators after bees, wasps and flies – without these wonderful insects, we would have a lot fewer plants. Butterflies are aesthetically pleasing and few species cause any damage to commercial plants. Butterflies contribute to thriving ecosystems and can indicate the state of an ecosystem’s health.

Butterflies and moths are indicators of a healthy environment and healthy ecosystems. They indicate a wide range of other invertebrates, which comprise over two-thirds of all species. Areas rich in butterflies and moths are rich in other invertebrates. These collectively provide a wide range of environmental benefits, including pollination and natural pest control. Moths and butterflies are an important element of the food chain and are prey for birds, bats and other insectivorous animals (for example, in Britain and Ireland, Blue Tits eat an estimated 50 billion moth caterpillars each year). Butterflies and moths support a range of other predators and parasites, many of which are specific to individual species, or groups of species. Butterflies have been widely used by ecologists as model organisms to study the impact of habitat loss and fragmentation, and climate change.

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