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Meet Jacob Gorneau, newest addition to the NMW team!

Our newest NMW team member is Jacob Gorneau an upstate-NY native who will serve as our data wizard. Welcome, Jacob! Jacob Gorneau is a fifteen-year-old amateur naturalist with a love for anything related to biology. He became interested in moths in 2009 when he saw a Black witch  (Ascalapha odorata) in Florida and a Polyphemus moth …

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Giving to NMW

National Moth Week 2013 was a huge success thanks in no small part to the efforts of all of our participants. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who supports us by getting involved in our project, hosting events, submitting photos, and just generally sharing in our love of moths! If you’re looking to give during …

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Leaping Caterpillar

The larva of Calindoea trifascialis (Thrydidae), a species of moth native to Vietnam, uses the sun to navigate to safe shady areas. The caterpillar spends its life wrapped in a leaf and actually jumps around to find safe areas to pupate. Read the rest of the article and watch the video here.  

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