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The much-maligned moth is actually one of nature’s great scientific wonders. And a source of inspiration for art, mythology, and literature. So maybe it is time we stopped regarding it as the pesky critter that chews up our clothes and carpets but a source of fascination as well!

Producer: Anne Khazam

(Photo: The Death's-head Hawkmoth, with its characteristic skull-shaped pattern on the thorax. Credit: Choia/Getty Images)