While butterflies are undoubtedly beautiful, they also tend to steal the limelight from their moth cousins. This is because moths operate during night-time, and hence remain largely inaccessible to the human eye. This is also why moths are often not studied extensively and remain undiscovered in many parts of the world. National Moth Week (July 17-25) aims to pull the focus back onto these creatures, working as a citizen-science initiative, to educate and make people and communities more aware of their different types, species and groups.

Light sheet used to attract moths