NMW participant Marcie O’Connor wrote about her event, or Moth Party, on her blog ‘Prairie Haven‘. The party included hiking, food and of course moths… There was no moth cake this year, but Anne promised to make one for next year’s Moth Party. To read more about Prairie Haven’s Moth Party – click here. ————————————————————————————————– …
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For every day of National Moth Week, our partner, citizen science website Project Noah featured a fun fact about moths. This is the last day of National Moth Week, but we hope you enjoyed all of the Fun Facts! From Project Noah: Some moths in the metalmark family (Choreutidae), specifically moths in the Brenthia genus, …
For every day of National Moth Week, our partner, citizen science website Project Noah will be featuring a fun fact about moths. From Project Noah: The scientific order Lepidoptera consists of butterflies and moths. The name Lepidoptera has its origins in the Greek language, with “lepido” meaning scales and “ptera” meaning wings. So literally translated, …
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For every day of National Moth Week, our partner, citizen science website Project Noah will be featuring a fun fact about moths. From Project Noah: The Luna moth (Actias luna) is a large North American silk moth that is covered in a lovely soft-green color with long tails on the hindwing. If you have ever …
For every day of National Moth Week, our partner, citizen science website Project Noah will be featuring a fun fact about moths. From Project Noah: While many female moths and butterflies attract males through the use of pheromores, ghost moths in the family Hepialidae display partial sex role reversal. The males both visually and chemically …
For every day of National Moth Week, our partner, citizen science website Project Noah will be featuring a fun fact about moths. From Project Noah: Yucca moths in the genera Tegitcula and Parategicula are named for the amazing symbiotic relationship they have with their hostplant, the Yucca plant. As caterpillars, the yucca moth must feed on the …
National Moth Week supporter Richard Smith posted two works of art featuring moths. Click here to see more.
My name is Lucy Golden and I live in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I have always been fascinated by insects, especially moths. Several years ago, my partner, son and I noticed that the numbers of cecropia and promethea moth cocoons in trees in our area were rapidly decreasing. We researched this and discovered …
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For every day of National Moth Week, our partner, citizen science website Project Noah will be featuring a fun fact about moths. From Project Noah: The Pine Processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pinivora) is well-known in Europe for its interesting larval behavior. Caterpillars of this moth aggregate, or gather in large numbers, appearing to march like …
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