Moth NIght at Grinnell College Reunion
Marcie O’Connor set up her moth lights during a recent Grinnell College Reunion. Read the blog story about this ‘moth night’ on Marcie’s blog – “A Prairie Haven”.
News & Updates
New NMW Milestone!
National (Global) Moth Week has reached a new milestone: All U.S. States east of the Mississippi River have at least 1 event registered for the last week in July! With 44 U.S. States on board, 2 Canadian Provinces, and 14 countries, National Moth Week has definitely out-grown its name! Check out this map to see …
New Feature on the Website: NMW Polls!
Check out our newest feature in the sidebar of the website: NMW Polls! Submit your answer to our latest poll question! Then, check up on the poll stats to see if others agree! We’ll be adding new polls every few days. Once a few different poll questions have passed, we’ll set up a Poll Archive …
Event Locations Update
Here are some up-to-date stats about National Moth Week Events: 40 U.S. States have at least one event planned. 30 U.S. States have more than one event planned. 1 U.S. Commonwealth (Puerto Rico) has an event planned. 2 Canadian Provinces have organized events. 13 different countries have events scheduled. 5 World Continents are represented by …
NMW supporter – Eric Eaton
Eric R. Eaton is principal author of the Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007), and contributor to several other books including The Butterfly Gardener’s Guide (Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2003) and Wild in the City: a guide to Portland’s natural areas (Oregon Historical Society Press, 2000). He has also written …
Moth Week Locations
So far, National Moth Week has an impressive 39 US states registered and ready to go for the big week. Check out the map to make sure your state is represented. We’re really working hard to reach out to individuals, nature centers, environmental education centers, parks, botanical gardens, etc in the remaining 11 states. I don’t …
NMW Is Growing
National Moth Week is proud to announce a new member to our team. Meet Elena Tartaglia. Elena will earn her PhD in Ecology from Rutgers this upcoming December. Her research focuses on moths of the family Sphingidae, which are large, pollinating moths commonly called hawkmoths. She has studied various aspects of nocturnal hawkmoth ecology and behavior …
National Moth Week Partners with BAMONA for Data Collection
Butterflies and Moths of North America (www.butterfliesandmoths.org) is excited to partner with National Moth Week (NMW). Our website provides easy online submission of your backyard photographs, and we encourage all NMW participants to create a free account and to submit data they collect. Participants in NMW can upload their photographs and our team of regional …
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Moth Money!
It’s this simple: Get an album. Take photos of moths (and photos marking the time and place you found them). Upload photos to your album. Tag with location. Do it better than anyone else — collect your money! Discover Life is challenging ourselves to set up 100 moth photographers around the eastern US to collect …
Win a Book for Participating In National Moth Week – update
National Moth Week has teamed up with leading nature-writers to give participants a unique opportunity to win a signed copy of their books. Click here for details. A list and information of the books was published here [and see a list below]. We recently obtained a copy of WJ Holland’s that will also be offered …
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