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Moth Monitoring Programme for Schools: National Moth Week in India

Moth Monitoring Programme for Schools: We are happy to announce first of its kind programme for schools. Moth Monitoring Programme for Schools is a subset of National Moth Week which is global citizen science that happens every July. Unlike all years where we use to observe moths on light sheets and reported them to citizen …

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First Moth week in Slovakia – Guest post by David Turčáni

For the first time we made mothing event in Slovakia. The organizer was the project Land of Bees, which educates about pollinators, mainly bees. But this year we started a special program about butterflies and moths.   Our event was held on July 25, 2019. Mothing attracted not only moths, but also people and kids from our local community. We were also pleased by a visitor – 13-year-old enthusiastic entomologist that was talking with such passion about his experiences. We experienced that nature and …

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Mothing and caterpillar hunting – Guest post by Isobelle Fox

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 …

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2015 MOTH PARTY at Prairie Haven

NMW participant Marcie O’Connor wrote about her event, or Moth Party, on her blog ‘Prairie Haven‘.  The party included hiking, food and of course moths…  There was no moth cake this year, but Anne promised to make one for next year’s Moth Party. To read more about Prairie Haven’s Moth Party – click here. ————————————————————————————————– …

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Mighty moths and moths with mites! Guest post by Ian Morton, Belize

Ian sent us this blog post from Hickatee Cottages, Southern Belize: I thought that this was a fun title and a good excuse to post images of some of National Moth Week’s spotlighted family, Sphingidae, as well as some of the critters that use moths as their hosts for part of their lifecycle – in …

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