As I unlocked my  mailbox to retrieve my mail, a cloud of wings billowed out of the opening. My bedside lamp is surrounded by a throng of fluttering insects leaving dark smudges on the lampshade. Every windowsill is littered with gray bodies. The final straw came a few moments ago when I opened the lid on the toilet and discovered a moth convention assembled on the seat. Yup, it’s Miller time.

Actually, the term “miller moth” encompasses more than one species; it simply applies to any moth commonly found around the house. Here in the Pikes Peak area, our most common moth is the adult form of the army cutworm, Euxoa auxiliaris.

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