A DC Virding Blog – National Moth Week https://nationalmothweek.org Exploring Nighttime Nature Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:25:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://nationalmothweek.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-nmw_logos_3-32x32.png A DC Virding Blog – National Moth Week https://nationalmothweek.org 32 32 29974611 John Beetham’s setup https://nationalmothweek.org/2012/06/07/john-beethams-setup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-beethams-setup https://nationalmothweek.org/2012/06/07/john-beethams-setup/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:25:27 +0000 http://nationalmothweek.org/?p=1770 John Beetham’s setup Read More »

]]> John Beetham is a moth’er in Central NJ and a NMW supporter through his ‘A DC Birding Blog‘. John sent us a picture of his mothing setup and a description: I use a 13-watt CFL blacklight (which I think is a 60-watt-equivalent in terms of brightness) clipped to a tripod and projected on a white sheet draped over a latticework fence. I set it up a little before sunset and then take it down whenever I get too tired to stay up longer (usually around midnight, but I’ll go later if mothing is really productive).

John Beetham's setup
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]]> John grew up and lives central NJ. He started birding in his late 20s when he lived in D.C., and participated in several bird-related citizen science projects, including Christmas Bird Counts, the Great Backyard Bird Count, and the C&O Canal Midwinter Bird Survey, which he helped organize for a few years. Currently he is volunteering for NJ Audubon’s Lower Raritan Bird Survey. In the course of birding, he became interested in insects, both as a food source for birds and because of their own extraordinary diversity. A few years ago, he started tracking moths in his own backyard, first with a porch light and then with a UV light and sheet. So far he has documented over 100 moth species in his backyard.

Ailanthus Webworm (Atteva punctella)
Common Angle (Macaria aemulataria)

 

 

American Dagger (Acronicta americana)

Photo credit: John Beetham

 

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