THE NEW YORK ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, INC.

MOTH NIGHT for INTERNATIONAL MOTH WEEK

at PLEASANT VILLAGE COMMUNITY GARDEN!

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July 29, 2017 (Saturday), 7:30 p.m. until the moths arrive (10:30ish)

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342 Pleasant Avenue, between 118th & 119th Streets,

1 block E of First Ave., East Harlem, NYC, NY 10035

• Moths are among the most diverse and successful organisms on Earth.

• There are an estimated 150,000 to 500,000 moth species.

• Their colors and patterns are either dazzling or cryptic.

• Moths can be as small as a pinhead or as large as your hand.

• Most moths are nocturnal, but some fly in daylight like butterflies.

At 7:30, a short lecture on moths

At dusk, we will attract garden moths with a special light

Bring your camera!

Help identify the moths!

Record what NYC and its gardens have to offer!

Be a Citizen Scientist!

FREE! OPEN TO ALL!     Email: pleasantvillagegarden@gmail.com

Disclaimer: This is a stock image of a butterfly.