A Moth's Nighttime Visit Turns Into Remembrances of Alice--and an Educational Video

Picture this: A Polyphemus silk moth, Antheraea polyphemus, flutters into the Davis backyard of Bohart Museum of Entomology associate Greg Karoefelas on April 12, 2021 and visits his blacklighting set-up. The set-up? It's basically a white sheet lit by an ultraviolet (UV) light, which attracts night-flying critters. What a treasure to see this beautiful moth! The large tannish-colored moth (wingspan 4 to 6 inches) is known for the striking eyespots on its hind wings--which probably...