Butterfly, moth workshop is June 9

    The public is invited to a butterfly and moth workshop Saturday, June 9, from 5-9 p.m. at the Welcome Center by the Pollinator Gardens in Julesburg. Chuck Harp from the C.P. Gillette Insect Museum in Fort Collins will train interested participants to identify area butterflies and moths. Currently, Harp is working on a LepNet program where he is databasing the museum’s butterflies and moths under a National Science Foundation Grant.
    The Pollinator Gardens at the Welcome Center are designed to attract butterflies and moths. This workshop will show participants key characteristics between the difference of butterflies and moths. Harp is bringing samples of butterflies and moths collected by the museum to show as examples of common butterflies and moths for Colorado. He is also bringing sampling and collecting equipment for those interested in learning to build a collection.

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