Author Archives: Liti

Mothapalooza Updates

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Liti

Mothapalooza will be a weekend of moth, butterfly and native plant appreciation, field trips and workshops in beautiful Adams and Scioto Counties, Ohio. The Conference will be based out of the Shawnee State Lodge in West Portsmouth, OH. Field trips … Continue reading →

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Meet NMW partner: Pollinator Week 2013

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Liti

Pollinator Week 2013 Inspires a New Generation to S.H.A.R.E. and BeeSmart™ Across the globe people are celebrating Pollinator Week on June 17-23, 2013.  Established in 2007, Pollinator Week has grown exponentially in scope each year, drawing the support and endorsement … Continue reading →

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Proposed resolution to make the last week in July National Moth Week!

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Liti

At long last and after months of us working with his wonderful staff, Senator Menendez proposed a resolution making the last week in July National Moth Week! It may never make it out of Committee but it certainly wouldn’t hurt … Continue reading →

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Meet NMW Partner – DiversityIndia

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Liti

Since 2001 DiversityIndia (http://diversityindia.org/)has been organizing communities to document biodiversity of Indian Subcontinent. It started with a cyber-community on Yahoo groups called ButterflyIndia to talk about Butterflies of India. The discussions began with 25 members and over the years generated … Continue reading →

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Meet NMW Partner – The Xerces Society

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Liti

Established in 1971, the Xerces Society is at the forefront of invertebrate protection, harnessing the knowledge of scientists and the enthusiasm of local citizens to implement conservation and education programs. Over the past four decades, Xerces has protected endangered species … Continue reading →

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Moth Week event at Jefferson County Park in Jefferson Co, Iowa

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Liti

Moni Hayne organized a moth week event at Jefferson County Park on July 27, 2012: Naturalist Therese Cummiskey hosted our moth night with 1st session starting at 10:30pm, 2nd starting at 11:45pm. Moni Hayne, local entomologist discussed basic information about … Continue reading →

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National Moth Week on the Rutgers’ Newsroom

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Liti

National Moth Week is featured this week on the Newsroom website of the School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Click here to read the news report.  

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NMW on Encyclopedia of Life podcast

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Liti

Listen to sounds of National Moth Week on Encyclopedia of Life’s new podcast. Listen to the podcast heck out the extras and meet NMW founders. http://education.eol.org/podcast/moths This podcast is part of the One Species at a Time series from the … Continue reading →

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Project Noah helps host the inaugural National Moth Week – Guest Post by Jacob Gorneau

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Liti

The Moths of the World mission at Project Noah  was featured as part of the inaugural National Moth Week, which ran from July 23, 2012 to July 29, 2012.  Project Noah and National Moth Week promoted appreciation of all moths … Continue reading →

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Why are moths attracted to flame?

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Liti

The question everyone wants an answer to: Why are moths attracted to flame? EarthSky.org recently posted an explanation. Read it here.      

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