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National Moth Week in the Philippines – guest post by Leana Lahom-Cristobal

Leave a Comment / Events, Mothing, partner / By Jacob Gorneau

Leana Lahom-Cristobal, an admin of National Moth Week partner Philippine Lepidoptera, summarizes some events in the Philippines during National Moth Week 2016. The Philippines is a tropical country and the National Moth Week celebration in July falls during the summer monsoon season which brings heavy rains to most of the archipelago. This however does not dampen our …

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Mothing and caterpillar hunting – Guest post by Isobelle Fox

Leave a Comment / Moth fun, Mothing, Photographing moths, Uncategorized / By Liti

I came to moths by the same route the moths themselves do – by way of caterpillars. I have been fascinated by them for years, and they are still the primary domain of my interest in Lepidoptera. I moved to Massachusetts from Texas in 2014, and I was amazed at the diversity of insects to be …

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High Park (Toronto, Canada) 2016 NMW event. Guest post by Karen Yukich

Leave a Comment / event, Mothing / By Liti

Each summer the Toronto Entomologists’ Association holds a public Moth Night event in High Park in partnership with the High Park Nature Centre and High Park Nature. Our event was held on July 28, 2016. As usual there were many micros plus about a dozen male gypsy moths and a few other mid-size moths. The total count was …

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Project Noah National Moth Week 2015 Recap

2 Comments / Data Collection, Mothing, NMW Collaborators / By Jacob Gorneau

Project Noah celebrated National Moth Week in 2015 by promoting users to contribute to the official National Moth Week mission, Moths of the World. Users contributed spottings from all six continents Lepidoptera are found on. Project Noah users who submitted spottings to the Moths of the World mission during National Moth Week were awarded …

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Alison Ainsworth’s Moth Coloring Book

Leave a Comment / Art, Moth fun, Mothing with kids / By Liti

Coloring activity for ages 3-99. EVERYONE CAN COLOR A MOTH! Alison is a moth’er and a mother in Ontario, Canada. She created this coloring book for her daughter who was too young to stay awake for the entire event. Click here for the book. Personal, or educational use only.

Submit moth observations to NKIS – Guest post by Michael Kurz

Leave a Comment / Data Collection, Mothing, NMW Collaborators, partner / By Liti

Our non-profit organization aims in the documentation of organisms (Taxonomy, Ecology, Biogeography) on a global scale, as well as in the interactions between organisms (see http://www.nkis.info). NKIS.info also provides functionality for the documentation of biotopes, fossils, minerals and rocks and has a quality management system according to ISO 9001. National Moth Week is a great …

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Meet an Underwing – Catocala elocata

Leave a Comment / event, Moth Information, Mothing, News & Updates, Uncategorized / By Liti

This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings. This photo of a Catocala elocata (תנשמית הצפצפה) was taken by Oz Ritner (Israel Nature Site) in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 2016. See more photos of Underwings and other moths on the National Moth Week Flickr group. National Moth Week 2016 will be held from 23rd to 31st …

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Meet an Underwing – Noctua janthe (Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing)

2 Comments / Moth Information, Mothing / By Liti

This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings, comprise the genus Catocala, which is part of the large Erebidae family. This photo is of a moth resembling the true underwings – a Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) was taken by Flickr member bramblejungle in East Hagbourne, England, United Kingdom, August 2010. See more photos of Underwings and other …

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Meet an Underwing – Catocala ultronia (Ultronia Underwing)

Leave a Comment / event, Moth Information, Mothing, News & Updates, Uncategorized / By Liti

This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings. This photo of a Ultronia Underwing (Catocala ultronia) was taken by Nancy Magnusson in Howard, Maryland, United States (June 2000). See more photos of Underwings and other moths on the National Moth Week Flickr group. National Moth Week 2016 will be held from 23rd to 31st July. …

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Meet an Underwing – Noctua pronuba (Large yellow underwing)

Leave a Comment / event, Moth Information, Mothing, News & Updates, Uncategorized / By Liti

This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings, comprise the genus Catocala, which is part of the large Erebidae family. This photo is of a moth resembling the true underwings – the Large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba) of the Noctuidae family. The photo was taken by David Short in September 2013. See more photos of Underwings …

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National Moth Week in the Philippines – guest post by Leana Lahom-Cristobal

Mothing and caterpillar hunting – Guest post by Isobelle Fox

High Park (Toronto, Canada) 2016 NMW event. Guest post by Karen Yukich

Project Noah National Moth Week 2015 Recap

Alison Ainsworth’s Moth Coloring Book

Submit moth observations to NKIS – Guest post by Michael Kurz

Meet an Underwing – Catocala elocata

Meet an Underwing – Noctua janthe (Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing)

Meet an Underwing – Catocala ultronia (Ultronia Underwing)

Meet an Underwing – Noctua pronuba (Large yellow underwing)

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