I WATCHED THIS CECROPIA MOTH emerge out of its cocoon and dry its wings on a gerbera daisy in my garden. I was so happy to see the beautiful moth and eventually watch it fly away.
Carol Ecker WHITEHALL, PENNSYLVANIA
I WAS WALKING to my Sunday school class and noticed this regal moth sitting on a railing between classrooms. It was very fitting because we had just wrapped up our vacation Bible school program titled “Into the Wild.”
Stephanie Perry FRUITHURST, ALABAMA
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