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Less spectacular that day butterflies, moths are ten to twenty times more numerous and much more colorful than one can imagine. Report in the Dordogne.
Night is about to fall Echourgnac (Dordogne). Strange lights come on at the farm of the Parcot. In this preserved natural space, moths are legion. A special device makes it possible to observe them. That evening, about thirty people data appointment. The first wing beats appear little by little. Contrary to popular belief, there are many more species of so-called “moth” butterflies than day : more than 5,000 are listed in France, including at least 700 in the Dordogne.
“The luck of the Dordogne is that we have a territory that is still quite diversified in terms of landscapes. And above all, in terms of climate, which is a climate that allows Mediterranean and continental species to come to the Dordogne”Explain Pierre-Yves Gourvilproject manager at the Conservatory of Natural Areas of New Aquitaine. Butterflies are gray, but also colorful, and pollinators. The evening is an opportunity for visitors to deconstruct many clichés about moths. Among the gestures to adopt, turn off the lights. They attract moths because they confuse them, not because they like them.