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National Moth Week events today, July 24,2016
There are 87 mothing events today, July 24, 2016! Check the map for mothing events being held around the world today. Green events are public, Blue are private.
Project Noah Fun Fact: Owlet moth
For every day of National Moth Week, our partner, citizen science website Project Noah will be featuring a fun fact about the underwing moths, Catocala, and their look-alikes. From Project Noah: Fun Fact! The underwings are moths in the genus
What’s National Moth Week all about? Watch This and Find Out
We’re often – no always – asked how and why National Moth Week started; what’s so special about moths, and how can you watch them. Those questions recently were answered by NMW co-founders Liti Haramaty and Dave Moskowitz in an
(Inter-)National Moth Week, Guest post by Gil Wizen
Gil Wizen is an entomologist, wildlife photographer and blogger based in Canada, focusing on natural history, taxonomy, and behavior of several arthropod groups. When all that people talk about right now is going outdoors with their smartphones and tablets to
Japanese Underwings
This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings. Dr. Utsugi Jinbo, NMW Japan coordinator and Science Advisory Board member, shared a webpage of Catocalas found in Japan. Click here to see more. More Catocala posted by Japanese moth’ers here and
Moth inspired art in Japan
Many people in Japan enjoy creating art and craft works that have motifs of living beings. This page links to artists’ work inspired by moths. http://www.nationalmothweek-jp.net/en/arts.html\ Here are some examples: National Moth Week in Japan –
Moths: Why moths? Hong Kong; National Moth Week; Citizen Science; iNaturalist. By Roger Kendrick
I have been asked to write a few words on moths and NMW. So here, in a not too roundabout way, I’ll attempt to explain the significance of moths and National Moth Week . First up – moths. Why should
Project Noah National Moth Week 2015 Recap
Project Noah celebrated National Moth Week in 2015 by promoting users to contribute to the official National Moth Week mission, Moths of the World. Users contributed spottings from all six continents Lepidoptera are found on. Project Noah users who
Alison Ainsworth’s Moth Coloring Book
Coloring activity for ages 3-99. EVERYONE CAN COLOR A MOTH! Alison is a moth’er and a mother in Ontario, Canada. She created this coloring book for her daughter who was too young to stay awake for the entire event. Click here for the
Nighttime Nature in the Spotlight at Davidson’s Mill Pond Park (NJ, USA) For 5th Annual National Moth Week Kickoff, July 23
The spotlight will be on nighttime nature as National Moth Week 2016 has its official kickoff on Saturday, July 23 with an evening of mothing at Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Avenue in South Brunswick. The event will run
Moth Week event at Bellavista Cloud Forest – Guest post by Richard Parsons
Bellavista Cloud Forest, at 2 hours from the capital city / airport of Quito Ecuador, is hosting a “Moth Week” event this year! Just to give an idea of how incredibly biodiverse the cloud forest is here at Bellavista — in 2015, 70
What Kind of Beginner Are You? – Guest post by Marnie Crowell
Moth watching beginners are invited to a Moth and Muffin event at our house on a Maine island next to a nature preserve during Moth Week, July 25. From 5 AM to 8 AM we will be serving blueberry muffins
Roger Kendrick is now managing National Moth Week iNaturalist project
Roger Kendrick is a NMW Science Advisory Board member and Hong Kong coordinator. Roger is Founder of Asian Lepidoptera Conservation Symposium, co-founder, life member & founding chairman of Hong Kong Lepidopterists’ Society, life member of Butterfly Conservation in the UK, Hong
Carl D. Barrentine Joins NMW Team
The National Moth Week team is delighted to welcome its newest member, Carl D. Barrentine from Grand Forks, North Dakota (USA). Carl first participated in National Moth Week in 2013 and for the last two years was a member of the
Submit moth observations to NKIS – Guest post by Michael Kurz
Our non-profit organization aims in the documentation of organisms (Taxonomy, Ecology, Biogeography) on a global scale, as well as in the interactions between organisms (see http://www.nkis.info). NKIS.info also provides functionality for the documentation of biotopes, fossils, minerals and rocks and
Moth-watching events in the Finger Lakes Region of New York
Please see the below dates for a variety of moth-watching events in the Finger Lakes Region of New York. For more information please follow this link. Friday July 8th (starting at 9:30pm): Stonybrook State Park Moth Night. Meet at the
Stop by Brandon Ballengée’s “Love Motel for Insects” in Laramie, WY, USA, This Summer
Brandon Ballengée’s “Love Motel for Insects” is sure to dazzle the moths and other nighttime insects of Laramie, WY, this summer, but perhaps none so much as the human visitors to the artist/biologist’s latest installation, which will be on view
Moth Party at Art + Science In the Field: AS IF – Guest post by Nancy Lowe
AS IF Center is hosting a Moth Party on July 9, 2016. The event is part of a six-year-long study on how climate change, land use, pollution, and other large-scale factors affect moth populations. For more information see the AS
Moths go Crazy on Flickr
National Moth Week Flickr group “one of the fastest growing groups on Flickr”. Since the group opened its doors earlier this year to images taken at any time of year, the numbers of members has seen a startling increase to
How can you help National Moth Week?
National Moth Week is now one of the most widespread citizen science projects in the world. It is coordinated by an all-volunteer team in the USA (New Jersey, New York, North Dakota), Ecuador and Belize. For the past four years, public