Data Submission

National Moth Week is working with several organizations to collect moth observation data. We encourage data collection and high quality photographic documentation of moths during National Moth Week and year-round. You do not have to identify the species in order to submit photos (Unless it is noted in the description).

You can submit your moth observations to as many organizations as you want:

WORLDWIDE ORGANIZATIONS

iNaturalist

**iNaturalist** is a place where you can record what you see in nature, meet other nature lovers, and learn about the natural world. For information on how to start (including how to submit observations), click here. Any moths you submit during National Moth Week will be automatically added to the *National Moth Week 2023* project! Some county/regional partners also have projects on the site you can manually add your observations. More information below.

Link to 2023 NMW project – https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/national-moth-week-2023

Project Noah

**Project Noah** is an award-winning software platform designed to help people reconnect with the natural world. The technology platform and community of members provide a powerful way for research groups to collect important ecological data. After you join Project Noah (by signing in through an existing online account – Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, Google or AOL) you will be able to upload ‘spottings’ through the website or on a mobile device. Submit your moth spottings during NMW to the ‘Moths of the World‘ mission, and you will earn a special Limited-Edition Moth Week patch!

The Encyclopedia of Life

The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL.org) is a website dedicated to providing global access to knowledge about life on earth. EOL is a collaborative effort among scientists, citizen scientists and the general public to share millions of pages of information and multimedia about species, including moths! NMW participants can share photos of moths from their events with EOL’s Flickr Group or through one of the NMW partners that are already contributors to EOL (iNaturalist and the Moth Photographers Group).

The Natural History Information System

**The Natural History Information System** is a citizen-science project that collects information on all kind of organisms worldwide. Personally registered users can submit data online to distribution, phenology, activity, biotopes, species interactions and many others, whereas anybody can analyze these data with the aid of standardized analysis tools (mainly maps and diagrams). Registered users also can write taxonomical descriptions and upload photos, which may be expanded to scientific articles reviewed by specialists. All information is published under a “creative commons-license” and is freely accessible. Visit NKIS website for more information.

Discover Life’s Moth Pages

**Discover Life’s Moth Pages** – We study how moth species respond to weather, pollution, invasive species and other environmental variables. If you would like to do more than just observe moths, we invite you to monitor species occurrences using digital photography.

Fieldguide

**Fieldguide** is a community of enthusiasts and museums working together to create the ultimate identification assistant: a free, universal field guide that learns. Fg uses state-of-the-art image recognition technology to help you quickly identify flora and fauna, which can be later verified by experts. When you publish a photographic record (called a “figure”), you become a Fieldguide author. Fg can be linked to your iNaturalist or Symbiota account for automatic cross-publishing.

Nature Share

**Nature Share**’s new social platform is for people who love the outdoors. In the current Beta version of the product, members can collect their wildlife sightings and outdoor experiences and share them with people all over the world. Nature enthusiasts can share sightings of all kinds of animals and plant species, including birds, butterflies, moths, fish, insects, spiders, mammals, mushrooms, reptiles, amphibians, seashells, seashore creatures, trees, and wildflowers. Now nature and the outdoors can be shared with a web and mobile community, allowing users to share their experiences wherever they are.

National Moth Week Flickr group

National Moth Week Flickr group -This Flicker group is for moth images, light setups and event pics taken during National Moth Week. Please make sure images of moths are geotagged and properly ID to the best of your ability. Some images may be chosen or requested to be spotlighted on the NMW blog, if interested please set permissions to Creative Commons or leave a note in the comment section. Copyright will be respected but if its a stellar moth or image expect to be pestered by Admin.

REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

BAMONA

North America

North America – BAMONA – Butterflies and Moths of North America an ambitious effort to collect, store, and share species information and occurrence data. If you take part in National Moth Week, you can provide your data to us. Take photographs of the moths you find, and share your sightings with BAMONA. You will need to register for an account, but it is quick and easy to do, and logged in users can track their submissions. Simply take a photograph of a moth, and submit that information to us via our online submission form. Make sure to select “National Moth Week” under the list of Partner Projects. We’ll add the verified records to the database, maps, and checklists, and your data will become part of a growing dataset.