WCC hosts Moth Week 2025 to create awareness
- Rivett '25
- Nov 4, 2025
- 3 min read
B Ishaani, III BA English
The Bio-image Club of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology Department of Women's Christian College, organised the annual “Moth Week” event from July 17 to 21, 2025, in continuation of the awareness programme that was started in 2015. For the past ten years, the department has been consistently hosting this programme to highlight the importance of moths.
Inspired by International Moth Week, this event aims to create awareness among students and the public about the important role played by moths as nocturnal pollinators. Unlike butterflies, moths pollinate night-blooming flowers, contributing silently to the ecosystem.
Day 1: Awareness through Art and Performance
The event commenced on July 17 with a flashmob by students of the Department. The performance included a skit titled “The Great Moth Debate”, which addressed the bias people hold towards butterflies due to their striking beauty, while moths are often ignored due to their dull colours. The skit highlighted the importance of moths in pollinating night blooming flowers.
The students composed an awareness song titled “Moths of the Midnight Sky”, written by S Yeshwanthika, a second-year student. The day ended with messages highlighting the benefits of moths and the threats they face.
Day 2: Competitions blended with creativity
On July 18th, the following offline events were conducted at Science Block:
● “Mark the Moth: Wings Between Pages”– A bookmark-making competition where 18 students participated and expressed their creativity by designing moth themed bookmarks to promote awareness.
● “Verses in the Dark: Moth Musing” – A poetry writing competition with the spot theme “Unseen Doesn’t Mean Unfelt”, where students expressed their thoughts through poetry.
●“Metamorphoface: Moth on My Mind” – A face painting competition where participants painted moth themed designs.
●“Moth or Myth: Detect the Moth” – A quiz competition where 20 participants identified false statements among facts about moths.
●“Magnetic Moths: Nocturnal Stickers” – A craft competition involving the creation of fridge magnets based on moths and their nocturnal world.
Both Shift I and Shift II students actively participated in these events.
Day 3 and 4: Virtual art through online events
On July 19 and 20, the Moth Week continued with online events which focused on digital art:
● “Mothographia: Capturing the Unseen Wings” – A photography competition where 20 students participated and photographed moths in the campus.
● “Pixel Flutter: Digital Wingspace” – A digital art competition where participants created moth themed artworks.
● “Midnight Wings: The Moth Act Show” – A reel making competition where students filmed short videos creating awareness on moths.
Day 5: Valedictory Ceremony
Moth Week ended on July 21 with a valedictory ceremony at Bamford Hall. The programme began with a prayer and a welcome address by Cherlin, third-year student from the Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology.
The Chief Guest, Ms. Jomi Jose, a nature educator at Palluyir Trust, delivered an engaging speech on moths. In her speech, Ms. Jose explained the differences between butterflies and moths. She introduced van Gogh’s painting “The Great Peacock Moth,” and shared the quote, “Insects aren’t the enemy; pesticides are.” She discussed the life cycle of moths, their egg-laying behaviour, and methods to identify moth species. She also conducted a quiz session for the audience and presented a poster titled “Common Moths of Chennai,” created by her team.
B Meera and N Bhavana, President and Vice President of Bio-image Club, presented a summary of all the events conducted during the week. The winners of all competitions were awarded prizes by the Guest. The event concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Shalini, first-year student from the department.
Moth Week 2025 not only educated students about the importance of moths but also gave them a platform to express their creativity.
