AS IF Center is hosting a Moth Party on July 9, 2016. The event is part of a six-year-long study on how climate change, land use, pollution, and other large-scale factors affect moth populations. For more information see the AS IF Center events page. Art + Science In the Field: AS IF is a new …
Moth Party at Art + Science In the Field: AS IF – Guest post by Nancy Lowe Read More »
By NMW team member Ian Morton If you’re anything like me, you might have thought that a night or two of moth-ing on your back porch in the last week of July doesn’t really count as a National Moth Week Event. Thankfully, that’s a load of twaddle! The truth is that there are only two …
This year NMW is celebrating the genus Catocala or Underwing moths. These fantastic moths may look dull at first glance, but will often reveal their showy hindwings when disturbed. They come in many colors, brown, gray, black, white, red, yellow, orange and even pink! One of Massachusett’s most splendid Catocala, is restricted to pine barrens habitats, …
Underwings and mothing in Massachusetts – A geust post by Teá Kesting-Handly Read More »
Guest post from Reaktion Books In June 2016 Reaktion Books are launching Matthew Gandy’s fascinating new book, ‘Moth‘, which explores the animal’s crucial role in history around the world. Click here for the Book Launch event in London. Moth “We know that moths are attracted to light, but what attracted you to moths?” I have been puzzling …
Guest blog by Rehanon Pampell For the past two years, we (the Central Texas Master Naturalists) have had a rough time finding moths during National Moth Week. The last week of July apparently isn’t the best time to look for moths in Central Texas. The best time seems to be around May; however, we look forward …
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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High Park ( Toronto, Canada) Moth Night was held on July 22, 2015: Highlights: A tiny Mea skinnerella appears to be the first record for Ontario. Many other micros boosted the count total, but larger moths, including 7 species of underwing, were also present. The total count was 113 species plus one identified only to …
High Park Moth Night, guest post by Karen Yukich Read More »
I cannot speak for all the National Moth Week events in Colorado, but I did participate in three of them, all public gatherings which surprised us in terms of human attendees. The number of moths that visited varied greatly, but a good time was had by all. The first event was held on June 18 …
National Moth Week on the Colorado Front Range – guest post by Eric R. Eaton Read More »
Every year New Jersey moth’ers get together for a National Moth Week event the Fell House. In 2015 the annual moth night is being held on August 10th.
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