Guest blog by Eric C. Reuter Last year in 2014, I was able to spend time in our summer cabin staring in March, which is much earlier than usual. I had never been there before early May in the past, as it is quite cold to be in an unheated and un-insulated summer cabin in …
Guest post: Early Spring Mothing In The NY Catskill Mountains Read More »
This year’s event to spotlight hawk moths, sphinx moths in Sphingidae family Registration is in full swing for the fourth annual National Moth Week 2015 (NMW) July 18-26, a global citizen-science project that celebrates the beauty, diversity and ecological importance of moths. This year, National Moth Week will spotlight the Sphingidae family of moths found …
National Moth Week 2015, July 18-26, Invites Citizen Scientists to Celebrate Moths Read More »
Working with New Jersey Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin, (D-18th District), The Friends of the East Brunswick (NJ) Environmental Commission, which started and coordinates National Moth Week, has launched an effort to name the Io moth as the official New Jersey State Moth. On March 26, Pinkin introduced the bill calling for the Io (*Automeris io*) …
Bill Introduced to Name the Io as Official State Moth of New Jersey Read More »
New exhibit of Moth photos by Moth’er, photographer and National Moth Week’s sponsor Jim des Rivieres. The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum‘s new exhibit, “Marvelous Moths,” will open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at the museum’s Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson (NY, USA). Visitors can view gorgeous moth photos from Jim des Rivieres …
“Marvelous Moths”, Jim des Rivieres photos at the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Read More »
Kids activity for ages 3-12. EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE! Here’s how: Print and color any moth you like from the book which you can find at this link. You can use a moth guide book (Click here for suggested books) to color the moth whose name is shown or make up your own name with your own …
Color Moth Pictures for the National Moth Week Website – Kids activity Read More »
National Moth Week is working with several organizations to collect moth observation data. We encourage data collection and high quality photographic documentation of moths during National Moth Week for anyone interested in this important endeavor. You do not have to id the species in order to submit photos. It’s never too late to submit your …
Congratulations to Eric Metzler on receiving a National Park Service award for his moth study and survey in two National Parks. Eric is NMW Science Advisory Board member and coordinator of NMW events in the two National Parks. Read about Eric and the NPS Intermountain Regional Director’s Award: On Sept. 26 , National Park Service …
Guest post by Karen Yukich High Park Moth Night was held on July 30 this year, after a late-day thunderstorm cleared up just in time. This annual event is co-sponsored by the Toronto Entomologists’ Association and the High Park Nature Centre. Over 50 people attended, ranging from young families to senior naturalists. Moths were attracted …
Guest post by Anne Geraghty I was counting down the days to my first chance to attend the Annual Moth Party at Marcie and Mike O’Connor’s Prairie Haven in Buffalo County, WI. Marcie is absolutely brilliant at everything she does, whether it’s painstakingly restoring a sprawling farmstead to its original prairie/savannah habitat, meticulously cataloging the …
The Facebook page Arthropods, Reptiles and Amphibians Photography is National Moth Week’s data collection partner in Israel. The page runs a monthly challenge to select three winning photographs from members’ entries. The subject for July 2014 was moths, with no limit on the number of photographs group members could upload. Five group members also registered …
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