The moth collection of John Palting, one of the moth hunters featured in the story. Photography by Susan E. Swanberg.
Bathed in violet light, two men search the white expanse of cloth, oblivious to their surroundings. Disoriented insects of various shapes and sizes swoop around the men’s heads. Many of the insects eventually land on the sheet. With a deft motion, one of the men captures a specimen and examines the vial in which a pale-colored moth flutters.
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2013/05/29/the-moth-hunters/
Susan E. Swanberg 