Eighty-nine percent of the order Lepidoptera is moths, and yet the other eleven percent, butterflies, seem to get all the love. In this series, two Bay Area enthusiasts shine light on why “mothing” deserves its moment.

Part 1: Pilina—The Threads of Connection to All That’s Nearby
Part 2: Day-Flying Adult Moths in Spring
Part 3: From Hawks to Hawk-Moths
Part 4: Putting On Your Moth Goggles
Part 5: Tips for Moth-Lighting

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Cat Chang is often found with her University of San Francisco architecture students learning how architects and urban designers can better support nature as we develop our cities. She loves to get out into our natural spaces to understand better what amazing relationships are happening between native species.

Allen Fish is a Bay Area–raised naturalist/biologist, writer, and teacher. For 40 years, he was director of the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, an award-winning wildlife-monitoring program of the National Park Service. In the 2000s, he taught raptor biology at his alma mater, UC Davis, and in 2012 he helped Lisa Owens Viani start Raptors Are the Solution. His past Bay Nature articles include accounts of owl pellets, red-shouldered hawks, and golden-crowned sparrows.