{"id":806,"date":"2026-05-25T15:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T15:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=806"},"modified":"2026-05-25T15:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T15:33:23","slug":"what-to-expect-from-colorados-miller-moth-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=806","title":{"rendered":"What to expect from Colorado\u2019s miller moth season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Coloradans could see an influx of miller moths this year as the fluttering, dusty migration feels the impact of warm winter temperatures and drought during their journey from the Eastern Plains, across the Front Range and into the mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=804\">Aurora man takes plea deal in child \u2018sextortion\u2019 case, receives deferred sentence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Miller moths, or adult army cutworms, migrate to the mountains every spring in search of flowers for nectar. And while some years they appear to invade cities and towns along the Interstate 25 corridor, crowding around porch lights and sneaking through open doors, other years they are seemingly nonexistent.<\/p>\n<p>It can be hard to predict how many moths will descend upon cities and towns in any given year, said Shiran Hershcovich, lepidopterist senior manager at the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster. (Lepidopterans are an order of winged insects that includes butterflies and moths.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe always get tons of questions on how many moths are going to come through, is it going to be a moth-y year?\u201d Hershcovich said. \u201cThe truest answer is we\u2019re going to have to wait and see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karim Gharbi, extension agent with Colorado State University\u2019s Denver County extension office, predicts it\u2019s going to be a more intense moth year for a few reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a really mild winter and larva have had more chances to feed over winter and it didn\u2019t get that cold or wet, so fewer died from the freeze and more of them survived,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado is also in a drought, which creates a ripple effect that affects even the moths. Fewer plants survived the winter, so there are fewer sources of nectar in the wild to feed the moths, which will push them toward communities where folks keep flowering plants alive with irrigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI suspect there will be more moths overall, but also more near people\u2019s homes,\u201d Gharbi said. \u201cThey are annoying, but if you see miller moths, know your plants are getting pollinated and the birds around you are getting fed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=803\">1 killed, 4 injured in Adams County crash near Brighton<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hershcovich agreed that moths are more likely to cluster near irrigated areas for their meals this year, particularly as they look for early-season nectar, and people should be prepared to share their space with the harmless insects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey really pose no danger and in fact contribute benefits to our natural spaces,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019re pollinators, so they help plants reproduce, and they\u2019re also an important food source for many other animals here on the Front Range.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even bears are known to munch on moths, Hershcovich said, as a \u201cflying protein snack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coloradans can support miller moth migration by turning off outdoor lights, which helps them stay on their migratory path, and making sure homes are well-sealed so the moths don\u2019t get stuck inside.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cMy final tip is always approach them with a little bit of curiosity,\u201d Hershcovich said. \u201cWhen we think of animal migration, we think of whales, elephants and monarch butterflies, but miller moths are also completing a very interesting animal migration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=802\">Today in History: May 25, \u2018Star Wars\u2019 released<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado could see more miller moths this year because of the warm winter temperatures and drought, experts say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colorado-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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