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July 23, 2022

Elephant hawk-moth on foxglove flower

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Stealthy pollinators. Moth Week

How come bees and butterflies get all the pollinator credit? Moths may not be as buzzy or flashy, but they get the job done, too. Cue National Moth Week, which starts today. Whether you generally swat at moths with a rolled-up newspaper or drape them in a towel to release outside, there’s a place for you in Moth Week. You can join enthusiastic ‘moth-ers’ around the world to observe and document our flying friends and to help us understand more about them.

You’ll probably find out that most moths have feather-like antennas, whereas butterflies have ball- or club-shaped growths at the tip of their antennae. Of course, since most moths are nocturnal, you may want to leave a light on outside to see them. The elephant hawk-moth in our photo will always see you, regardless of the available light. Not only does it have super-sensitive eyesight, it can see in colour—in fact, scientists say it was one of the first species they could prove had nocturnal colour vision. We were fascinated to discover one reason for the elephant hawk-moth’s great eyesight: It uses a lot of energy flapping its wings to hover and feed from flowers, so it has to be efficient when looking for its next floral feast. Nature—what a problem-solver!

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