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Moth Night at the Cairns Botanic Gardens, Australia
Information and photos from Dr. David Rentz Thirty five people attended at the Cairns Botanic Gardens but not as many moths as we usually observe because we found out that the area was sprayed mosquitoes in late July. Below are
National Moth Week in High Park, Toronto, Toronto Guest post by: Karen Yukich
The annual High Park moth night was held on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 situation, this year’s event was co-sponsored by only High Park Nature and the High Park Moth Study group and had a restricted number
What is an NMW Event? Why is it Important? By Dr. Roger Kendrick
Well, for the “What”, as Ian Morton wrote in 2016 “Anything Goes” So why register your moth “event” for National Moth Week. What is the significance? In short – every single observation counts, by contributing to the “bigger picture”. How??
Update and Information for NMW on iNaturalist!
On iNaturalist, National Moth Week 2020 is off to a great start! We are just a little over 3 days in and we have already observed over 30,000 moths totaling over 3,000 species. Any moths you upload during NMW will
Mothing is the New Birding, guest post by Lisa Ann Fanning
The first Moth Night I attended was back in 2012. I was an avid birder for an entire 2 years at that point, but once you get the nature spark, it pulls you in. Birding is exciting, and as a
Watch the videos – iNaturewatch Foundation hosting Dr V Shubhalxmi for online mothing events
Zoom Live with Moth Book Author Dr. Geetha Iyer How to become a moth citizen scientists by Ms Priti Choghale Book talk by Authors of Moth Books- Dr Jagbir Singh Webinar on How to Study Moth Life History by Dr.
Backyard mothing with Carl Barrentine in Spokane, Washington, USA
Carl Barrentine, participants since 2013 and National Moth Week team member, is documenting moth species flying in his backyard. Carl will share his methods and findings in a series of daily videos during National Moth Week 2020.
Staten Island Museum – Moth Night Discovery Kit 2020
Staten Island Museum Offers a Moth Night Discovery Kit for Safe Mothing During the Pandemic What’s your favorite holiday? Halloween? New Year’s? At the Staten Island Museum in New York, we’re usually counting down to Moth Night! The Museum’s insect
Upload your moth observation to iNaturalist
Contributing to National Moth Week with iNaturalist is simple: Download the free iNaturalist app, photograph and make a separate observation for each moth, check that the location and date are correct, and identify each as precisely as you can. It’s
How to get the Project Noah National Moth Week 2020 Patch
The 2020 Project Noah Moth Week Patch is ready! Post a moth photo into Moths of the World Mission between July 1 and August 15 and you will receive the special patch. Attaching a picture of the 2020 Moth Week Patch.
Backyard mothing sharing on Twitter & Instagram – Guest post by Tanya Dapkey
Every year since 2016, I have gone to Hildacy Farm Preserve in Media, PA to set up a Moth Night. Natural Lands Hildacy Preserve encompasses 55 acres and is managed by a former graduate classmate of mine, Mike Coll. Mike
Meet Sajan KC of Nepal, National Moth Week’s Newest Country Coordinator
I am Sajan KC from Nepal. I will be 26 this July and I love Lepidoptera. A butterfly or a moth, what difference does it make? I first came across mothing in 2017. It was a time when I used
NMW Team Member Jacob Gorneau Turns Youthful Hobby Into College Degree, Graduating from Cornell University in Entomology
Jacob Gorneau was 15 when he came to a moth night in East Brunswick, NJ, in 2013. He and his dad traveled more than 150 miles from upstate New York to meet the NMW team, who’d started the observance just
National Moth Week T-shirts and other products on RedBubble
Products with the National Moth Week logo and 2020 dates are now available for purchase on RedBubble. RedBubble is the only official NMW store. Please do not buy products with our logo from other stores – they are using it
National Moth Week, July 18-26, Offers a Safe, Enriching Activity for All Ages; Perfect for Social Distancing
9th Annual Celebration July 18-26,2020 Discover the Fascinating World of Moths in Your Backyard Looking for an activity that’s safe, fun and enriching for all ages during this period of social distancing? The ninth annual National Moth Week,
NMW in New Hampshire – Guest Post by Deb Lievens
This year during NMW, I gave a talk on moths, in general and as pollinators, as part of New Hampshire Audubon’s Pollinator series. It seems to be hard in NH to get random folks to stay up late enough so
National Moth Week Welcomes Oz Rittner as Country Coordinator for Israel
National Moth Week is pleased to welcome Oz Rittner of Tel Aviv University in Israel as the newest NMW country coordinator. Oz is the Lepidoptera collection manager at the Steinhardt Museum at the Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies at
MOTH NIGHT 2019 CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA, Guest Post by David Rentz
The annual Moth Night was held in the Botanic Gardens, Cairns on 28 August 2019. More than 50 members of the public attended, including several children. It was a perfect night–warm, windless and dry. Moth Night is an international event
NATIONAL MOTH WEEK 2019- Guest post by SAJAN K.C., NEPAL
This is my second year of National Moth Week. While last year I organized a public moth watching event at a national park in Nepal (Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Kathmandu), this year was different. I set up a light trap
Moth Week in Cyprus – Guest post by Marios Philippou
Cyprus Island is a special place because it is located between three continents. Europe, Asia, and Africa.The biodiversity of the island is very rich compared to its size (9.251 km ²). We count about 1950 plants, 650 seashells, 250 fishes,
First but not last… National Moth Week in Las Arrieras Nature Reserve, Costa Rica – Guest post by Dariel Sanabria
Costa Rica is worldwide known by its rich biodiversity. A country full of birds, plants, reptiles, frogs and……. moths! The tropics are home to a vast diversity of this interesting group that is barely known by science. Taking this into