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Meet an Underwing – Catocala elocata

This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings.  This photo of a Catocala elocata  (תנשמית הצפצפה) was taken by Oz Ritner (Israel Nature Site)  in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 2016.    See more photos of Underwings and other moths on the National Moth Week Flickr group.  National Moth Week 2016 will be held from 23rd to 31st …

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Meet an Underwing – Catocala ultronia (Ultronia Underwing)

This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings.  This photo of a Ultronia Underwing (Catocala ultronia) was taken by  Nancy Magnusson in Howard, Maryland, United States (June 2000).       See more photos of Underwings and other moths on the National Moth Week Flickr group.  National Moth Week 2016 will be held from 23rd to 31st July. …

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Meet an Underwing – Noctua pronuba (Large yellow underwing)

This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings, comprise the genus Catocala, which is part of the large Erebidae family. This photo is of a moth resembling the true underwings – the  Large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba) of the Noctuidae family. The photo was taken by David Short in September 2013. See more photos of Underwings …

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Meet an Underwing – Yellow-banded Underwing

This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings.  This photo of a Yellow-banded Underwing was taken by Yankech gary in Rouge Park Moth night, 2013. See more photos of Underwings and other moths on the National Moth Week Flickr group.  National Moth Week 2016 will be held from 23rd to 31st July. Anyone can participate. Register a public or private …

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Meet an Underwing – Catocala junctura (Joined underwing)

This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings.  This photo of a Joined Underwing Moth (Catocala junctura) was taken by Carla Kishinami in September 2014.  See more photos of Underwings and other moths on the National Moth Week Flickr group.  National Moth Week 2016 will be held from 23rd to 31st July. Anyone can participate. Register a public …

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NMW in New Hampshire, USA – a guest post by Lucy Golden

My name is Lucy Golden and I live in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I have always been fascinated by insects, especially moths. Several years ago, my partner, son and I noticed that the numbers of cecropia and promethea moth cocoons in trees in our area were rapidly decreasing. We researched this and discovered …

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Moth week at Bellavista Cloud Forest Ecuador – information in 4 languages

MOTH WEEK (Español) Bellavista Cloud Forest Lodge and Reserve, una reserva de 700 hectáreas ubicada al noroccidente de Pichincha – Ecuador, no muy lejos de Quito, es sin duda un paraíso para encontrar biodiversidad de flora y fauna. Así que es un lugar ideal para mariposas nocturnas de varias formas, colores y tamaños, algunas casi …

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