News & Updates

Dr. George Hamilton, of Rutgers University’s Department of Entomology in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences is NMW’s newest Science Advisory Board Member. Dr. Hamilton holds a Ph.D. in Entomology and is currently chair of Rutgers’ Department of Entomology. He is the NJ integrated pest management coordinator and has done research on using hymenopteran …

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Our newest NMW team member is Jacob Gorneau an upstate-NY native who will serve as our data wizard. Welcome, Jacob! Jacob Gorneau is a fifteen-year-old amateur naturalist with a love for anything related to biology. He became interested in moths in 2009 when he saw a Black witch  (Ascalapha odorata) in Florida and a Polyphemus moth …

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The study of the morphology of the Peppered Moth in England after the industrial revolution is a well known example of natural selection. Mary Anne Farah wrote it a children’s story. It is available as an e-book. The publisher of Pepper’s Special Wings donated 5 copies of the e-book for National Moth Week participants. We still …

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I know I’ve mentioned it on here a few times before but the Winged Tapestries: Moths at Large exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History is absolutely amazing! I went to see it a few weeks ago and was totally blown away by Jim des Rivières photography (seriously, check out his website). The photos …

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We are happy to welcome Belen Mena as a member of the National Moth Week team. Belen has been an active supporte of NMW by promoting the project on her website and Facebook page and contributed designs for our website. Read more about Belen and her work: Belen Mena is the founder of a design …

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