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Twitter user, Rebecca Lavoie, noticed one vivid pink and yellow moth in her garden and before she knew it, the deck became a strawberry-lemonade party for two.

A quick check on Wikipedia discovered these beautiful moths are called Dryocampa rubicunda or "The rosy maple moth or the Cosmoth". It is a small North American moth in the family Saturniidae, also known as the great silk moths. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. The species is known for its wooly body and pink and yellow coloration, which varies from cream or white to bright pink or yellow. Males have bushier antennae than females, which allows them to sense female pheromones for mating.

The Möth Memes are the hottest memes that recently dominated the web, and National Geographic decided to take it a step further...

According to scientists, smaller animals drink the tears of larger animals to acquire nutrients that are not present in running water. 

This latest Reddit meme trend riffs on the well-documented attraction of moths to light. So, where the cat might want some fruit loops, our fuzzy night bugs just want that sweet, sweet lamp. Here are some of the better ones that have popped up over the past week. Via: Know Your Meme