Celebrating National Moth Week

Did you know that July 17 to July 25 is National Moth Week?

This week started in 2012 by members of a non-profit in New Jersey, and is now recognized all over the world. National Moth Week was created to shine some light on “the beauty, life cycles, and habitats of moths”.

Moths are part of a group of insects called Lepidoptera, which means 'scaly-winged'. There are around 160,000 species of moths in the world! Since they are so plentiful, there have been many moth sightings in the Humber Arboretum. Below are all 21 of the different moth species that have been spotted throughout the Arboretum over the years. By clicking on each species name, there will be all of the sightings from the Humber Arboretum Atlas Project.

Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Orange Mint Moth

Ruby Tiger Moth

Geometer Moth