,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1    
#bjac ,mr4 ,menendez submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,designating the last full
 week of ,july #bjac as ,national ,moth 
,week1 recognizing the importance of    
moths in the ,united ,states1 and       
recognizing the value of ,national ,moth
 ,week for promoting the conservation of
 moths and increasing the awareness1    
study1 and appreciation of moths1 their 
incredible biodiversity1 and their      
importance to ecosystem health4         
,whereas moths are an incredibly diverse
 type of insect1 with more than #ab1jjj 
species in the continental ,united      
,states and ,canada2 ,whereas moths live
 everywhere and in every habitat1 from  
inner cities to the most remote and wild
 places2 ,whereas moths are important   
pollinators and are an essential part of
 the food web1 providing food for a vast

 number of birds1 bats1 and other       
animals2 ,whereas moths are indicators  
of a healthy environment1 as habitats   
rich in moths are diverse in other      
insects and wildlife2 ,whereas          
monitoring the diversity and            
distribution of moths can provide vital 
clues to changes in the environment2    
,whereas knowledge about many moths and 
moth caterpillars is limited2 ,whereas  
scientists believe that many moth       
species may be declining2 ,whereas the  
lack of natural history information     
about many moth species provides an     
opportunity for an individual to        
potentially make a meaningful scientific
 contribution relating to moths2        
,whereas ,national ,moth ,week1 which   
was established in #bjaa in ,east       
,brunswick1 ,new ,jersey by the ,friends
 of the ,east ,brunswick ,environmental 
,commission1 is a national and global   
collaboration of many individuals1      
environmental groups1 and conservation  
organizations focusing much-needed      

attention on moths and their ecological1
 educational1 and cultural significance2
 ,whereas participants of ,national     
,moth ,week events collect valuable     
information about moths and make that   
information available to naturalists1   
ecologists1 and conservation scientists2
 ,whereas ,national ,moth ,week is      
intended to encourage everyone1         
especially citizen scientists1 to help  
increase knowledge about moths through  
observation and study2 ,whereas         
,national ,moth ,week was celebrated    
from ,july #bc through ,july #bi1 #bjab1
 in more than #cjj participating        
locations in #di ,states1 ,puerto ,rico1
 the ,district of ,columbia1 and #bh    
countries2 ,whereas ,national ,moth     
,week is celebrated each summer during  
the last full week in ,july2 and        
,whereas the ,national ,moth ,week ,web 
site1 www4nationalmothweek4org1 is      
filled with information and resources   
relating to moths3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7 designates

 the last full week of ,july #bjac as   
,national ,moth ,week2  7#b7 recognizes 
the importance of moths in the ,united  
,states and the value of ,national ,moth
 ,week for promoting the conservation of
 moths and increasing the awareness1    
study1 and appreciation of moths1 their 
incredible biodiversity1 and their      
importance to ecosystem health2  7#c7   
applauds ,national ,moth ,week and the  
efforts of participants to increase     
awareness about the important role of   
moths and build support for increasing  
the study1 appreciation1 and            
conservation of moths2 and  7#d7        
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to observe ,national ,moth ,week
 with appropriate activities4