Bill Evans has organized a week of National Moth Week activities in New York’s Finger Lake region. He would like to note that the events are NOT private and are open to anyone who would like to attend. Moth events in Finger Lakes Region of New York: Monday-Sunday July 23rd-29th: People in the Finger Lakes region of …
National Moth Week’s newest supporter is 10,000 Birds! 10,000 Birds is one of the web’s favorite virtual watering holes for discussion of birding, nature, conservation, and the wide, wide world. Naturalists looking for news, reviews, and copious commentary are encouraged to visit. The site was founded in 2003 by Mike Bergin, who is based out of …
Bill grew up in New Jersey (the birthplace of National Moth Week!) and became interested in moths and butterflies over sixty years ago via an introduction by his father, Don Oehlke. Bill’s mothing set-up consists of a 175-watt mercury vapor bulb mounted onto the chimney of his house to call in female Saturniidae (giant silk moths), …
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 …
Crystal Ernst (best known online by her internet alter-ego “TGIQ”) is a PhD candidate studying Arctic beetle assemblages and functional ecology at McGill University in Quebec, Canada. She is also very passionate about science education and outreach. She has been communicating about insects and natural history though her blog, www.thebuggeek.com, since 2009. You can also …
John Beetham is a moth’er in Central NJ and a NMW supporter through his ‘A DC Birding Blog‘. John sent us a picture of his mothing setup and a description: I use a 13-watt CFL blacklight (which I think is a 60-watt-equivalent in terms of brightness) clipped to a tripod and projected on a white …
Lepidoptera are estimated to be about 80% moths and 20% butterflies. Although huge in numbers of species, moths, largely nocturnal, have taken a back seat to their typically more colorful diurnal butterfly cousins in our imaginations, enthusiasm, and culture. National Moth Week may be the beginning of our appreciation of our moths — their fantastic …
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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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 …
Bergen County Audubon Society (www.bergencountyaudubon.org) is the local chapter of The National Audubon in Northern New Jersey. We are an all volunteer organization founded in 1941 and are now in our 71st year. Our mission is to promote and protect wildlife in its natural habitat by providing opportunities for observation and conservation. Bergen County Audubon …
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