Interesting article: "How the Butterfly Discovered Daylight"
Submitted by BAMONA on Tue, 2019-11-05 15:07Check out this fascinating article from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/science/butterflies-moths-fossils-evo....
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We need coordinators to review moth submissions!
Submitted by BAMONA on Wed, 2019-07-31 11:02Do you have the expertise to review photographs of moths spotted in Missouri or the western US (California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah) ? We could use your help!
Contact us for more information.
Google maps issue - the good, the bad, and how to help
Submitted by BAMONA on Mon, 2019-07-01 11:28There's good news and bad news at Butterflies and Moths of North America this summer. The good news is that we are getting lots of traffic to the site, and many users are submitting and reviewing sightings. Hooray!
National Moth Week July 20-28, 2019 Celebrates Nature’s Unheralded Pollinators
Submitted by BAMONA on Thu, 2019-06-13 13:01Moths’ vital role as nature’s often unheralded nighttime pollinators will be spotlighted during the 8th Annual National Moth Week, July 20-28.
National Moth Week (NMW) invites moth enthusiasts – a.k.a. “moth-ers” – of all ages and abilities to participate in this worldwide citizen science project that literally shines a light on moths, their beauty, ecological diversity and critical role in the natural world
Pollinator Week June 17-23, 2019
Submitted by BAMONA on Mon, 2019-06-10 12:57
Pollinator Week is quickly approaching! Visit https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-week to learn more about how to get involved.
Free milkweed seedlings for restoration projects
Submitted by BAMONA on Fri, 2019-01-25 11:09Monarch Watch and their partner nurseries are accepting applications for free milkweed seedlings for habitat restoration projects located in the Monarch Milkweed Corridor. This includes most of the eastern half of the United States. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana are not included in the grant at this time. Only certain portions of Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia are included. Learn more at MonarchWatch.
Project Wingspan State Coordinators (OH, IN, MI, PA, WI)
Submitted by BAMONA on Sun, 2019-01-20 10:44Pollinator Partnership (P2) seeks to hire motivated and detail-oriented Project Wingspan State Coordinators in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The Project Wingspan State Coordinators will provide programmatic support for Project Wingspan: Landscape Enhancement for Imperiled Pollinators of the Midwest (PW), a collaborative pollinator habitat initiative with numerous partners across an 8 state region.
Site maintenance
Submitted by BAMONA on Wed, 2018-08-15 14:53We have completed maintenance on the Butterflies and Moths of North America sighting submission form. This maintenance was completed on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 6:15 ET. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for your patience!
Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund accepting applications for Fall 2018 Seed a Legacy Program
Submitted by BAMONA on Wed, 2018-05-02 12:23The Fund currently has an online application period open for its Fall 2018 Seed A Legacy program. This program offers free pollinator seed mixtures for projects in an 11-state region. Applications are open for private, public and corporate lands that are a minimum of 2.0 acres in size or larger. The Fall 2018 program application period is open until August 31 with an online application process.
Eagle Hill Institute is offering a seminar on Microlepidoptera July 22-28, 2018
Submitted by BAMONA on Mon, 2018-04-30 12:42Instructor Jason Dombroskie will teach Microlepidoptera: Collection, Preparation, Dissection, Identification, and Natural History this summer at the Eagle Hill Institute.