The Moths of the World mission at Project Noah was featured as part of the inaugural National Moth Week, which ran from July 23, 2012 to July 29, 2012. Project Noah and National Moth Week promoted appreciation of all moths around the world during the week. If a user contributed a spotting to the Moths …
Project Noah helps host the inaugural National Moth Week – Guest Post by Jacob Gorneau Read More »
The Dragonfly Woman tells the story of a rainy NMW event on her blog: I hosted a public moth night for National Moth Week over the weekend. I was really ready. I had enough lights, traps, and baits to have about 8 moth viewing stations spread across the grounds. I had a good 50 people …
Marcie O’Connor often writes about moths on her blog – A Prairie Haven. Marcie was one of the very first participants to register a NMW event. In a recent blog post she said:”I normally put up my lights to attract moths a few times a week, but I do it by myself. This time I …
NMW event – Marcie O’connor, Buffalo County, Wisconsin Read More »
Art meets nature and moths at the “Love Motel for Insects”, Brandon Ballengée series of installations. Celebrate National Moth Week by visiting two of them: one in Washington DC and the other in NYC (see below). Urban Art Projects (UAP) is thrilled to introduce exciting new programming inspired by the desire to bring to the public participatory …
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We are very excited to be playing a big part in the first ever Moth Week. We started Project Noah with a deep desire to celebrate our planet’s biodiversity and encourage more people to reconnect with the natural world. If more of us would only stop to look, we’d realize nature is thriving right under …
MOTH MONTHLY SPECIAL Celebrate moths – day and night! In honor of National Moth Week, BioQuipBugs is offering a selection of moths for our new monthly special. Click on the link below to view the monthly special list. If you order from this selection of specimens, you will receive them at 10% off the list price. …
Jim Sogaard was generous enough to contribute a signed copy of his book, “Moths & Caterpillars of the North Woods,” to our on-going contest for registered-mothers. This first-of-its-kind field guide presents photos and information about more than 300 species of moths found in the North. An innovative format makes field identification a snap, and 700-plus …
The Love Motel for Insects: Washington DC Variation by Brandon Ballengée Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Summer 2012 Inspired by the shape of dragonfly wings, this sculpture will utilize ultra-violet lights to attract insects and become a public platform for varied local entomology/ ecology themed programs. The primary objective will be to create opportunities for …
One of National Moth Week’s sponsors, David Wagner, recently had an article published in the Lepidopterists’ Society Newsletter. Titled “Moth Decline in the Northeastern United States,” this article outlines rare and extirpated moth species of Connecticut, and the establishment of southern moth species in the northeastern U.S. Also be sure to check out David Wagner’s …
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