ins ula ▁of ▁north western ▁Mexico , ▁which ▁circ ums cri bes ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁the ▁species . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Category : Pro do x idae <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁w re ath ▁worn ▁for ▁purpose ▁of ▁att ire ▁( in ▁English , ▁a ▁" ch ap let "; ▁, ▁), ▁, ▁is ▁a ▁he address ▁made ▁of ▁leaves , ▁grass es , ▁flowers ▁or ▁branches . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁typically ▁worn ▁in ▁fest ive ▁occasions ▁and ▁on ▁holy ▁days ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁and ▁association ▁with ▁ancient ▁page ants ▁and ▁cer emon ies . ▁Out side ▁of ▁occas ional ▁use , ▁the ▁w re ath ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁crown , ▁or ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁honour . ▁The ▁w re ath ▁most ▁often ▁has ▁an ▁ann ular ▁geometric ▁construction . ▁ ▁An cient ▁Greece ▁ ▁The ▁w re ath ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁Greek ▁att ire ▁and ▁celebr ations ▁since ▁ancient ▁times , ▁continu ing ▁a ▁tradition ▁to ▁the ▁modern ▁day ▁Olympic ▁cer emon ies . ▁An cient ▁coin age ▁mint ed ▁by ▁early ▁Greek ▁city - states ▁often ▁dep icted ▁a ▁div inity ▁or ▁other ▁figure ▁with ▁a ▁w re ath . ▁W ear ing ▁a ▁w re ath ▁may ▁have ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁medi ating ▁role ▁by ▁helping ▁the ▁wear er ▁get ▁closer ▁to ▁a ▁specific ▁de ity . ▁D ifferent ▁plants ▁were ▁dedicated ▁to ▁various ▁gods : ▁o ak ▁to ▁Ze us , ▁la ure