Discovering Moths with John Himmelman

Meet the beautiful, fascinating, and underappreciated cousins of the butterflies. Chances are that hundreds of species of moths live just outside your door. These important pollinators show an amazing variety of color, shape, and behavior, but since most (by no means all) are active at night, we often simply overlook them. Not Himmelman, though, who has long been attracted to the moths as they are to lights!

Rain date July 25th.

John Himmelman Bio:

John Himmelman is an author, illustrator, and naturalist. He has written and illustrated many books, mostly for children, but a few for adults on various natural history subjects. He has served on several environmental boards and commissions over the years, including president of the New Haven Bird Club, the CT Butterfly Association (which he cofounded), and the Killingworth Land Conservation Trust. John has led many trips afield in search of exciting flora and fauna and has given his presentations throughout the country. His talks began as a vehicle to share stories about the mountain of photographs he's amassed, and that hasn't changed.  He lives in Killingworth, CT with his wife, a potter.

This event is sponsored by the Lyme Pollinator Pathway and Lyme Land Trust