This month, the new edition of John Himmelman’s classic moth-er’s guide, Discovering Moths: Nighttime Jewels in Your Own Backyard, Eastern North American Species, was published by Rowman & Littlefield just in time for National Moth Week. A follow-up to his 2002 guide, the book features a profile of NMW, including how the idea for a …
Warren Krupsaw shares his technique and tips on how to photograph moths. Click on the link below to read more. We all have our cross to bear; mine weighed 23 pounds. Camera on tripod, 4 other lenses, plus all the other stuff a well-prepared nature photographer (landscape & detail) should have on hand. And …
I came to moths by the same route the moths themselves do – by way of caterpillars. I have been fascinated by them for years, and they are still the primary domain of my interest in Lepidoptera. I moved to Massachusetts from Texas in 2014, and I was amazed at the diversity of insects to be …
Mothing and caterpillar hunting – Guest post by Isobelle Fox Read More »
Moth watching beginners are invited to a Moth and Muffin event at our house on a Maine island next to a nature preserve during Moth Week, July 25. From 5 AM to 8 AM we will be serving blueberry muffins and pointing out the moths clinging to our sheets before we cover them with a …
What Kind of Beginner Are You? – Guest post by Marnie Crowell Read More »
This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings. This photo of Catocala relicta was Collected by Ed Bruggink at White Lake, Ontario on August 15, 2003 and photographed by Jim des Rivières. This is one of the images that will be on display at the the G2 Gallery photography exhibit – Moths at LArge by Jim des Rivières. The …
Meet an Underwing – Catocala relicta (White Underwing) Read More »
The Flickr album contains 357 photos of moths from National Moth Week participants in Japan. More about NMW in Japan at http://www.nationalmothweek-jp.net/
I met Jim Durbin in April when he was birding in Dauphin Island, Alabama, USA. Jim is a wildlife photographer and maintains websites documenting birds and insects of his state. I asked Jim about the Moth of Iowa web pages and here is what he sent. Liti ——————————————————- Moths of Iowa website – Guest post from Jim …
Moths of Iowa website – Guest post from Jim Durbin Read More »
Citizen Science is not a new concept, although it was not until the late 20th Century that the concept really became popular and hugely successful. As early as the mid 1700’s Carl Linnaeus (who laid the foundations for the modern biological naming scheme of binomial nomenclature) would send his students and friends out to distant …
National Moth Week Flickr Group – Your contribution is needed, and valued Read More »
Logan Crees is an sophomore studying environmental science at Iowa State University. He also serves as Outreach Coordinator for the Iowa State Environmental Science Club. Currently, he researching moth species in the Grand River Grasslands in Ringgold County, Iowa. You can follow his research at the Grand River Grasslands Moth Research mission on Project Noah. People often find …
Today we’ve got a guest post from Ken Childs: Once a year I like to try to photograph one of every moth species seen during one night of intensive mothing. Since it was National Moth Week and conditions were warm and humid on July 22, I decided that would be the night. July 22 is also …
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