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 »
Debbie Goedde is an Adv. Master Naturalist in Evansville, Indiana. She participated in National Moth Week in the past three years. In 2016 she ran a few mothing events: on July 23 a private event at a for large garden organization at their display gardens. On July 25 at 2 different private events at local homes. …
Mothing in Indiana, USA – Guest post by Debbie Goedde Read More »
Each summer the Toronto Entomologists’ Association holds a public Moth Night event in High Park in partnership with the High Park Nature Centre and High Park Nature. Our event was held on July 28, 2016. As usual there were many micros plus about a dozen male gypsy moths and a few other mid-size moths. The total count was …
High Park (Toronto, Canada) 2016 NMW event. Guest post by Karen Yukich Read More »
The first Cairns Moth Night was held on the evening of the 27th July at the Cairns Botanic Gardens with around 76 members of the Friends and the public in attendance. Moth Week was conceived in the US some years ago as a time to initiate public awareness in the diversity of moths. Since the summer …
Moth Night at the Cairns Botanic Gardens (Australia), Guest Post by Dave Rentz Read More »
This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings. Dr. Utsugi Jinbo, NMW Japan coordinator and Science Advisory Board member, shared a webpage of Catocalas found in Japan. Click here to see more. More Catocala posted by Japanese moth’ers here and here. See more photos of Underwings and other moths on the National Moth Week Flickr …
Brandon Ballengée’s “Love Motel for Insects” is sure to dazzle the moths and other nighttime insects of Laramie, WY, this summer, but perhaps none so much as the human visitors to the artist/biologist’s latest installation, which will be on view June 25-Sept. 17. Subtitled “Laramie Railroad Depot Variation and Pollinator Garden,” Ballengée’s installation is the …
Stop by Brandon Ballengée’s “Love Motel for Insects” in Laramie, WY, USA, This Summer Read More »
AS IF Center is hosting a Moth Party on July 9, 2016. The event is part of a six-year-long study on how climate change, land use, pollution, and other large-scale factors affect moth populations. For more information see the AS IF Center events page. Art + Science In the Field: AS IF is a new …
Moth Party at Art + Science In the Field: AS IF – Guest post by Nancy Lowe 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 »
This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings. NMW participant Teá Kesting-Handly sent us photos and information on Catocala gracilis: Catocala love to feed on bait, uncommonly, they can also be found on flowers! Here is a photo of Catocala gracilis feeding on the flower of Asclepias syriaca. A second photo shows this same moth on …
This year’s National Moth Week’s spotlighted moths are the Underwings. This photo of Catocala palaeogama was taken by Ken Childs in Henderson, TN, USA. 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 …
Meet an Underwing – Catocala palaeogama (Oldwife Underwing) Read More »
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