Comet moth in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
© Robin Hoskyns/Minden Pictures
Comet moth in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
National Moth Week shines the porch light on an unlikely hero. Unlike their showier cousins, butterflies, moths get a bad rap from time to time, and that’s fair, as caterpillars of some moth species are agricultural pests. But before you break out the mothballs, take a gander at winged wonders like the comet moth, shown here. Scientists estimate that there are some 160,000 species of moths worldwide, many just as stunning as our comet moth, and tracking their health often helps us gauge the health of entire ecosystems.
'Umschreibung,' a sculpture by artist Olafur Eliasson in Munich, Germany
Sunflower
The aspen canopy along the Last Dollar Road near Telluride, Colorado
Chestnut-eared aracari in the Pantanal region of Brazil
Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Wildlife crossing in Wierden, Netherlands
Bearded reedlings at a wetland in Flevoland, Netherlands
Male American bison in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
