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Thank you to everyone who participated in National Moth Week 2014

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Liti

Thank you to everyone who participated in National Moth Week 2014. Whether you attended an organized event or observed the moths in your own backyard, you were part of a worldwide citizen science project that is illuminating the beauty and … Continue reading →

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Little moths show off their colors at Long Key Nature Center

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Liti

By: Sandy Lanman The best moths often come in tiny packages. Attending a moth night on a steamy mid-summer evening at the Long Key Natural Area in Davie, Fla., certainly proved this. Administrator Kelli Whitney hosted some 30 moth-ers of … Continue reading →

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NMW 2014 results – Philippine Lepidoptera

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Liti

Philippine Lepidoptera’s (PhiLep) call to its members at their Facebook group page to post their moth finds for the week long National Moth Week celebration was a huge success! Moth photos from all over the Philippines were shared and appreciated. … Continue reading →

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Vijay Barve, NMW India Coordinator, is a winner of the GBIF Young Researchers Award

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Liti

Vijay Barve, National Moth Week India Coordinator for India, has been selected as a winner of the GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) Young Researchers Award. Vijay Barve is a research fellow at the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) in Bangalore, and … Continue reading →

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NMW on Science Friday, a weekly radio show

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Liti

Listen to Elena Tartaglia talking about National Moth Week on the radio show Science Friday. Science Friday (known as SciFri for short) is a weekly call-in talk show that broadcasts in the USA each Friday on PRI.  SciFri is hosted by award winning science journalist Ira Flatow.  The radio … Continue reading →

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NMW in Japan portal website has been launched

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Liti

    Moth’ers in Japan should use the moth record submission system (in Japanese) http://submit.nationalmothweek-jp.net/ Photos can be also shared on the Flickr group at https://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmothweek-jp/

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Insect News Network – NATIONAL MOTH WEEK: 3-Minute “Insect Essentials”

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Liti

Click here to listen to: Insect News Network – NATIONAL MOTH WEEK: 3-Minute “Insect Essentials” Interview with David Moskowitz

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Interview with Carl Barrentine about moths and mothing

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Liti

Click here to watch an Interview with Carl Barrentine, member of National Moth Week Science Advisory Board,  on WDAZ ABC channel 8. 

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An Exaltation of Moths, Much-Maligned Kin of the Butterfly, NY Times

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Liti

Click here to read a NY Times article about National Moth Week.  

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Moth Party in Western Wisconsin

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Liti

Marcie O’Connor, an avid moth’er and one of National Moth Week’s first supporters invited some friend for a moth party to celebrate Moth Week on her farm in Western Wisconsin. Marcie wrote about it in her blog: A Prairie Haven. … Continue reading →

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