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.
And you thought moths were boring
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The otherworldly red river
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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Happy Arbor Day!
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A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
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A horse of many colors
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Wooden path to Kennedy Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
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Procida, Italy
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Poinsettia Day
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Snow aglow in central Japan
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Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain
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Jupiter and the Galilean moons
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World Wildlife Day
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Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang County, China
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Tokyo welcomes a futuristic new art museum
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It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball
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The tale of squirrels like Nutkin
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Remembering Jimmy Carter
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Apple Tree Day
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Kissing Day
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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Waiting for winter
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An improbable tribute for Towel Day
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Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia
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Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy
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Hiding in plain sight
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World Childrens Day
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Joshua Tree National Park, California
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Bournemouth beach huts
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Let s get lost