The Beauty and Diversity of Moths

Join Wild Virginia and Chris Allgyer for an exciting webinar about moths!
Moths are much more numerous and more varied than the better known butterflies. Since most moths are nocturnal, they are easily overlooked. They have an essential role in the web of life both as pollinators and as plant consumers which become food for birds, bats, spiders, wasps, etc. Some folks think of moths as mostly brown in color and don’t realize that many moths are brightly colored with incredible geometric designs.
Chris Allgyer is a Virginia Master Naturalist and Past President of the High Knob Chapter. He grew up in western Ohio and came to Virginia in 1972 where he taught mathematics at Mountain Empire Community College for 46 years, retiring in 2018. Chris has studied insects as a hobby for over 70 years and devotes much of his retirement to hiking and searching for insects in the mountains of far southwest Virginia. He resides in Big Stone Gap with his wife Paxton (also a Virginia Master Naturalist and a Virginia Master Gardener), and their dog, Fritzi, and cat, Captain Tuttle.
Watch this webinar to learn more about these amazing and underrecognized insects!

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This was a great presentation by Mr. Allgyer!