A special Moth on Martha’s Vineyard

Image taken from the article. The Melsheimer's Sack-bearer moth. (Courtesy Mike Nelson)

Check out this fascinating article on WBUR about the Mesheimer’s Sack-bearer moth who can be found on Martha’s Vinyard, and what habitat restoration looks like in order to protect the Scrub Oak trees. Barbara Moran talks with Paul Goldstein (the curator of moths and butterflies at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum) and Uli Lorimer (Director of horticulture for Native Plant Trust) to shed light on the importance of biodiversity on Martha’s Vineyard and how moths can be ecological linchpins. Moth’s are pollinators! and they are a great source of food for birds and bats.