National Moth Week is a global celebration of moths and biodiversity.
Everyone, everywhere can participate!
July 20-28, 2013
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Why moths?
- Moths are among the most diverse and successful organisms on earth.
- Scientists estimate there are 150,000 to more than 500,000 moth species.
- Their colors and patterns are either dazzling or so cryptic that they define camouflage. Shapes and sizes span the gamut from as small as a pinhead to as large as an adult’s hand.
- Most moths are nocturnal, and need to be sought at night to be seen – others fly like butterflies during the day.
- Finding moths can be as simple as leaving a porch light on and checking it after dark. Serious moth aficionados use special lights and baits to attract them.
National Moth Week provides a much-needed spotlight on moths and their ecological importance as well as their incredible biodiversity. National Moth Week offers everyone, everywhere a unique opportunity to become a Citizen Scientist and contribute scientific data about moths. Numerous organizations around the world have partnered with National Moth Week and are supporting the event. Through partnerships with major online biological data depositories, National Moth Week participants can help map moth distribution and provide needed information on other life history aspects around the globe.
Sounds from NMW 2012: Moth Week podcast
This podcast is part of the One Species at a Time series from the Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org). Hosted by Ari Daniel Shapiro and produced by Atlantic Public Media. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attributions 3.0 United States License. Link to the podcast on EOL.org and more information – here.
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Check out the map on the Locations page to find NMW events in your area
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Register a NMW an event in your own backyard, local park or nature center!
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How you can help NMW:
- Help spread the word about National Moth Week in your community. Download the National Moth week flyer (pdf) to hand out or post.
- Collaborate with NMW
- Ask you senator to support the Proposed resolution to make the last week in July National Moth Week! click to read
- Support National Moth Week: NMW is funded by donations only. Donations to the National Moth Week project of the Friends EBEC are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Donate to NMW via PayPal or Credit Card:
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