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The ETNHC National Moth Week Lighting Events: In conjunction with the NationalMoth Week Organization, the ETNHC  will be hosting 2 Public Lighting events in July. We will be having these events Friday, July 19th and Saturday, July 20th. This will be our Second year participating with this organization. This year we will be lighting on the Jarvis Campus – …

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We will be holding our second NMW event on July 26, 2013 at the University of Alberta Devonian Botanic Garden. The Devonian Botanic Garden is located just 25 km from the outskirts of west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The garden has a 40 year history of 11,000 plant species blooming from very early to late in …

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The NMW USA locations map is filling up! In the past few days we’ve gotten registrations from a few of our missing states. Now we’re down to just eight states without NMW events – Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming. Help us get the word out. You can also read about …

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National Moth Week is now partnering with the Vermont Atlas of Life, a group dedicated to cataloguing biodiversity in the Green Mountain State. Here’s what the group is about (from their page): “It started with a simple question. How many species occur in Vermont? You’d think we’d know this for a small state steeped in …

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HEXAPODA is a brand new collection of nature-related artwork from multi-medium artist Mielle Harvey. Launched in 2012, the collection extends Harvey’s lifelong fascination with nature and insects.    As a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Harvey unsurprisingly approaches her work from a fine art …

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Pollinator Week 2013 Inspires a New Generation to S.H.A.R.E. and BeeSmart™ Across the globe people are celebrating Pollinator Week on June 17-23, 2013.  Established in 2007, Pollinator Week has grown exponentially in scope each year, drawing the support and endorsement of governors, mayors and other respected elected officials across the United States.  The U.S. Secretary …

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The five-spotted hawkmoth or tomato hornworm, feeds on tomato, eggplant, pepper, and other members of the Solanaceae family. Often the larvae of the tomato hornworm are parasitized by wasps and can be found clinging to the stems of tomato plants with white pupae attached to their bodies (left). What’s Cool: The adult moths have stunning …

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Winged Tapestries: Moths at Large, the newest exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History features large-format of moths. Winged Tapestries will run from September 29, 2012 – September 29, 2013. Canadian photographer Jim des Rivières creates his larger-than-life image of moths by scanning each one at high resolution to reveal intricate colors and patterns. …

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Here is a guest post from Linda LaPan: Our first ever Lake Placid, NY, Essex Co., Intervale Lowlands Farm moth event was a great success, 7/27/12. Dale F. Schweitzer came and stayed w/Larry Master, who owns the farm. He was wonderful with people and we had a blast and learned so much from him. Roughly 30 people, 8-10 kids. …

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