Thank you to everyone who participated in National Moth Week 2014. Whether you attended an organized event or observed the moths in your own backyard, you were part of a worldwide citizen science project that is illuminating the beauty and importance of moths, and collecting valuable data about them. This year, nearly 500 registrations were …
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By: Sandy Lanman The best moths often come in tiny packages. Attending a moth night on a steamy mid-summer evening at the Long Key Natural Area in Davie, Fla., certainly proved this. Administrator Kelli Whitney hosted some 30 moth-ers of all ages and experience at the tropical refuge last Friday night. The event was sponsored …
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Philippine Lepidoptera’s (PhiLep) call to its members at their Facebook group page to post their moth finds for the week long National Moth Week celebration was a huge success! Moth photos from all over the Philippines were shared and appreciated. With the help of Dr. Roger Kendrick who gladly provided information and IDs, moth finds …
Vijay Barve, National Moth Week India Coordinator for India, has been selected as a winner of the GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) Young Researchers Award. Vijay Barve is a research fellow at the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) in Bangalore, and a PhD candidate at the University of Kansas, United States. He is one of the …
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Listen to Elena Tartaglia talking about National Moth Week on the radio show Science Friday. Science Friday (known as SciFri for short) is a weekly call-in talk show that broadcasts in the USA each Friday on PRI. SciFri is hosted by award winning science journalist Ira Flatow. The radio show is broadcast on many public radio stations Fridays from 14:00-16:00s EST. Click here to listen – http://sciencefriday.com/segment/07/25/2014/-moth-ers-celebrate-less-loved-lepidopterans.html …
Moth’ers in Japan should use the moth record submission system (in Japanese) http://submit.nationalmothweek-jp.net/ Photos can be also shared on the Flickr group at https://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmothweek-jp/
Click here to listen to: Insect News Network – NATIONAL MOTH WEEK: 3-Minute “Insect Essentials” Interview with David Moskowitz
Click here to watch an Interview with Carl Barrentine, member of National Moth Week Science Advisory Board, on WDAZ ABC channel 8.
Click here to read a NY Times article about National Moth Week.
Marcie O’Connor, an avid moth’er and one of National Moth Week’s first supporters invited some friend for a moth party to celebrate Moth Week on her farm in Western Wisconsin. Marcie wrote about it in her blog: A Prairie Haven. 2014 Moth Party – July 19, 2014 by: Marcie O’Connor We had a great party, …
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