Moths of the World
The official mission for National Moth Week! National Moth Week 2018 is July 21-29.
Please do not add spottings of butterflies to this mission. The focus of this mission is to promote appreciation of the diversity, aesthetic value, and ecological importance of moths.
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Jacob Gorneau
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2,761 participants
36,371 spottings
Moths? Yes: a world of sphinxes, hawks, owls, tigers, and scary eyes, all waiting for you outside your door.
In order for the best chances of identification, please provide:
Sharp images of dorsal and ventral views (dorsal = right side up; ventral = upside down), when possible.
Pictures of the head (the projections that resemble horns are called labial palps and can often be the key to family identification).
A description of the approximate or exact size of the moth (wingspan, etc.).
