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National Moth Week (NMW) is a citizen science project to study and record populations of moths. [1] The annual event is held in the last week of July. [2] [3] It encourages scientists and non-scientists to participate in mostly night-time surveys of moths. [4] People may participate via organized events, or individually from their own gardens. [5]
There are approximately 160,000 species of moth, [2] many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal , although there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths
Since 1980, the gypsy moth has defoliated over one million acres (4,000 km 2) of forest each year. In 1981, 12.9 million acres (52,200 km 2) were defoliated. In wooded suburban areas, during periods of infestation, gypsy moth larvae crawl over man-made obstacles and sometimes enter homes. [4]
If there were a Diane Brooks in all 88 counties, Ohio’s moth list would number far higher, further dwarfing the butterfly tally. Who knows, there could be as many as 5,000 species, maybe more.
In the Netherlands and Belgium, there are 100 to 200 records per year in an average year. In warm summers however, like 2005 and 2006, several thousand are recorded. [ 35 ] In mild winters, small numbers can survive this far north, but these numbers are insufficient to call it a real population.
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For some insect groups such as some butterflies, moths, bees, and beetles, declines in abundance and diversity have been documented in European studies. These have generally led to an overall pattern of decline, but there are variable trends for individual species within groups. For instance, a minority of British moths are becoming more common ...
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