People have been planting nectar rich plants for butterfly gardens for quite some time, often forgetting that another Lepidoptera is the moth. Moths don’t get quite as much love as their colorful counterparts, likely because there are many different species of moth more identifiable as pest caterpillars. What can be said is that different kinds of moths play different roles in the garden but generally all are an important food source for birds, mammals and other insects as well as being excellent pollinators. Read on to learn about the various moths and their role in your garden. About Common Garden Moths There are around 160,000 species of moth in the world compared to a scant 17,500 species of butterfly. In the U.S. alone there are almost 11,000 species of moth. You may not notice them as much as butterflies simply because their colors are usually drab and they frequent the […]
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