Category Archives: News & Updates

Meet NMW supporter Teá Kesting-Handly

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Elena

NMW’s newest supporter is Teá Kesting-Handly. Teá runs a butterfly identification website and rearing blog highlighting the life cycles of some butterflies and moths. Teá has been studying butterflies and moths for about 6 years and has published a paper in Invertebrates … Continue reading →

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Some More Info on NMW Partner Moth Night – UK

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Elena

Work is continuing on the UK Moth Night www.mothnight.info, which this year takes place on 8-10 August with the theme of tiger moths. The event has been run annually by Atropos (the UK journal for butterfly, moth and dragonfly enthusiasts) … Continue reading →

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Greater Wax Moth Can Hear Highest Sound Frequency

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Elena

  This article ran last week on LiveScience - The Greater Wax moth, a common Pyralid found in North America, Europe and Asia, can hear sounds up to 300 kilohertz – the highest known sound frequency. This is about 100 khz … Continue reading →

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2012 NMW Supporter Bill Oehlke is back for 2013!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Elena

You may remember Bill Oehlke as a 2012 NMW supporter. Well, Bill has signed on again as a 2013 NMW supporter too! Bill grew up in New Jersey (the birthplace of National Moth Week!) and became interested in moths and … Continue reading →

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Meet Encyclopedia of Life, NMW’s Newest Partner

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Elena

NMW’s newest partner is the Encyclopedia of Life, a website dedicated to providing global access to knowledge about life on earth. EOL is a collaborative effort among scientists, citizen scientists and the general public to share millions of pages of … Continue reading →

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NMW’s Newest Partner – Biodiversity Bhutan

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Elena

We’re pleased to introduce NMW’s newest international partner: Biodiversity Bhutan. Follow the link to visit (and like!) their facebook page. BioDiversity Bhutan (established 2012), is a Citizen Science project initiated by the Department of Science at Mendrelgang Middle Secondary School in … Continue reading →

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Meet NMW’s Newest Partner – The Nizhny Novgorod Branch of the Russian Entomological Society

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Elena

NMW has become a truly global event, and we’re welcoming new international partners weekly. This week we’re proud to introduce our newest partner: the Moth Study Group of the Nizhny Novgorod Branch of the Russian Entomological Society. The group has 4 … Continue reading →

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Meet our New NMW Team Member – Welcome Sandy Lanman!

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Elena

As NMW expands, we’re adding a new member to our team – welcome Sandy! Sandra Lanman has worked as a writer and communicator since the 1970s. A New York City native, she began her career as a print journalist with The Home … Continue reading →

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NMW Flickr Group

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Elena

Lots of us love spending our free time browsing pictures of moths on the internet. Flickr has some great moth photography groups out there but we wanted to make sure everyone knows about our very own NMW flickr page. If you’ve got … Continue reading →

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Welcome, North Dakota! Big News for NMW

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Elena

You may recall that in 2012 49 states participated in NMW. Do you remember what the missing state was? Today, we are super-pleased to announce that 2013′s NMW will include events in North Dakota! Folks, this is a big get … Continue reading →

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