On a sunny Saturday morning in October 2022, Shlomi Levi and his family were going for a hike. As they were leaving their apartment building in Ness Ziona, south of Tel Aviv, Shlomi noticed a moth near the building entrance light, not far from the garbage cans. He snapped two photos on his cell phone. …
How a Chance Encounter With a Moth Turned Into an Amazing Discovery Read More »
If you had asked me three years ago, I would never have anticipated that National Moth Week would be my favorite week of the summer. When I attended my first mothing event, I had expected to have a good time, help contribute data to a large-scale science project, and sate a curiosity about how folks …
This month, the new edition of John Himmelman’s classic moth-er’s guide, Discovering Moths: Nighttime Jewels in Your Own Backyard, Eastern North American Species, was published by Rowman & Littlefield just in time for National Moth Week. A follow-up to his 2002 guide, the book features a profile of NMW, including how the idea for a …
Available just in time for National Moth Week participants in British Columbia, Canada and the USA states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana, and nearby areas, PNW Moths enables users to identify the >1,200 moth species found on the Pacific Northwest Moths website. To learn more about the app, including tips about how to use …
New release: PNW Moths – a free Android app for moth identification!! Read More »
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 of participants, all of whom are regular members of the moth study group. The weather …
National Moth Week in High Park, Toronto, Toronto Guest post by: Karen Yukich Read More »
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?? Citizen science is not new – collection of moth data and bird data from observers …
What is an NMW Event? Why is it Important? By Dr. Roger Kendrick Read More »
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 “lister,” I have a natural passion to see “new” creatures …. “Lifers” as we call …
Mothing is the New Birding, guest post by Lisa Ann Fanning Read More »
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.
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 ok if you can just get to family. All moths observed between July 18 – …
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 get the best moths. But we had fun. It’s always great to introduce people to …
NMW in New Hampshire – Guest Post by Deb Lievens Read More »
Stay up-to-date on all things Moth Week and Mothing.
National Moth Week is a project of the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission (Friends of EBEC), a 501c-3 nonprofit organization.
©️ 2024 National Moth Week. All Rights Reserved.
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
We use cookies to improve your browsing experience on our website, to analyze our website traffic, and to understand where our visitors are coming from. By clicking “Accept,” you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. You can manage your cookie preferences or withdraw your consent at any time by accessing the cookie settings in your browser. For more information about how we use cookies, please read our Privacy Policy.