Guest post by LEANA CRISTOBAL The Philippines joins National Moth Week through Philippine Lepidoptera (PhiLep). PhiLep is an organization whose main purpose is to document lepidopteras in our country and raise awareness on the need to protect our environment. Moth photos from the Philippines submitted at PhiLep FB group and community during this week long …
Kuen Liu Spichiger and her family will be observing, photographing, collecting, pinning, drawing and painting moths in their yard and at home during National Moth Week. Kuen will share pictures on her facebook page. Guest post by Kuen Liu Spichiger I am interested in all kinds of insects and enjoyed looking at the insect books …
With their unspoiled wilderness and diverse natural features, America’s National Parks are ideal places for mothing. Different climates, terrain, flora and fauna are guaranteed to reward moth-ers with some interesting finds. This year, two locations in the U.S. National Parks system have registered events for National Moth Week: North Cascades National Park in northern Washington …
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National Moth Week 2014 celebrates the beauty and diversity of ALL moths, but we are giving silk moths extra special attention this year. It’s easy to see why when you visit the silk moth page on Encyclopedia of Life’s website, an important partner of NMW. Expect to be dazzled by the variety and sizes of …
Live in or near Philadelphia? The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University will help you get psyched for National Moth Week with Prep for Moth Week, an educational program for adults, taking place on July 15.Stephen Mason, curatorial assistant in entomology, will offer an introduction to insects and moths, especially those found locally. Attendees …
Not interested in moths yet? What are you waiting for? There is a worldwide tidal wave of interest in moths. In just three short years, the National Moth Week website has surpassed more than 2 million page visits! Check out the site. It is filled with information about moths, how to find them, where events …
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By Tracy Barbaro, Encyclopedia of Life TraitBank is a searchable, comprehensive, open digital repository for organism traits, measurements, interactions and other facts for all taxa across the tree of life. TraitBank is integrated into the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) and leverages its existing infrastructure for names, content organization and search. Data records are aggregated from …
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So far all 3 North American countries have participants scheduled for National Moth Week! Events are scheduled in Mexico on multiple nights and 2 Canadian provinces are represented by activities. Moth-ers in 35 US states are planning to participate in the citizen science activities during the week of July 19-27. Check out the map to …
National Moth Week has been accepted for inclusion in the 2015 edition of Chase’s Calendar of Events, available in late September 2014. In responding to our initial inquiry, Editor-in-Chief Holly McGuire said NMW is “the kind of entry we want in Chase’s.” She also admitted to being “a big moth fan.” (We love that!) Published …
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We are very deeply saddened to report that Ken Philip, one of our National Moth Week Science Advisory Board members has passed away. Ken, 82, was the founder of the Alaska Lepidoptera Survey. He had been a member of the Lepidopterists’ Society since 1956, and was currently serving as a Member-at-Large of the Executive Council. The …
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