Birds & Blooms Extra! - USA (2020-09)

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beautiful pollinators, grow

a variety of flowering plants

that bloom throughout the

warmer months and avoid

using pesticides around your

garden. Then keep a close

eye on the flowers during the

day—there’s a good chance

that you’ll spot some of these

gems of the moth world. •

On every sunny day in

summer, Kenn and Kimberly

Kaufman check for colorful

moths around the zinnia beds

and native flowers in their

Ohio garden.

Moth or Butterfly?

Usetheseguidelinestoguesswhatkindofbugyou’reinspecting.

MOTH CHARACTERISTIC BUTTERFLY

Polka-dot

wasp moth

on boneset

Raised above

or spread flat

Night or day

Feathery or

threadlike

Resting wing

posture

Flight time

Antennae

Folded, rooflike

over their back

Day

Threadlike with

a clubbed tip