Everyone knows that moths love lamps. That's pretty much the whole joke. The meme gained notable traction online this week, but its origins can be traced to a July Reddit post from user No_Reason27.

MOTH memes are the latest phenomenon sweeping the internet and it is hilariously weird. Over the last two months the insects have taken over the internet after a Reddit user shared a creepy, close-… ...

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People began photoshopping the moth, which had a human-like quality, into memes that joked about how much the insects like lamps. It became one of the biggest memes of the month.

The Black History Moth has amassed over 180,000 notes on Tumblr with various commentary as its reblogged, as if on cue, every February since 2013. Happy Black History Moth!