Category Archives: Mothing

Looking for moths is very easy. Many people just leave a porch light on and check what is attracted to the light. Others use blacklights and Mercury Vapor Lights that put out light in color spectrums that can be irresistible to moths. Special fermented baits are also used to draw moths in. Read below about different light setups and recipes from bait, that are used by moth’ers, and were sent to Moth Week.

Project Noah National Moth Week 2015 Recap

Posted on July 12, 2016 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 … Continue reading →

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Alison Ainsworth’s Moth Coloring Book

Posted on July 12, 2016 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 … Continue reading →

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Submit moth observations to NKIS – Guest post by Michael Kurz

Posted on July 6, 2016 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 … Continue reading →

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Meet an Underwing – Catocala elocata

Posted on May 27, 2016 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 … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 26, 2016 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 … Continue reading →

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Meet an Underwing – Catocala ultronia (Ultronia Underwing)

Posted on May 25, 2016 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 … Continue reading →

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Meet an Underwing – Noctua pronuba (Large yellow underwing)

Posted on May 24, 2016 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. … Continue reading →

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Meet an Underwing – Yellow-banded Underwing

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Liti

This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings.  This photo of a Yellow-banded Underwing was taken by Yankech gary in Rouge Park Moth night, 2013. See more photos of Underwings and other moths on the National Moth Week Flickr group.  National Moth Week 2016 … Continue reading →

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Moth Research—A Guest Post by Logan Crees

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Jacob Gorneau

Logan Crees is an sophomore studying environmental science at Iowa State University. He also serves as Outreach Coordinator for the Iowa State Environmental Science Club. Currently, he researching moth species in the Grand River Grasslands in Ringgold County, Iowa. You can follow his … Continue reading →

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Mothu Picchu

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Liti

In honor of National Moth Week, moth’er Jim Wright posted photos of moths he saw in a recent trip to Peru.    Read more  

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