7th Annual Moth Night at Backyard Butterflies
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๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ
A National Moth Week Celebration
๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ
Launched in 2019, our Annual Moth Night has become a welcoming introduction to the glowing world of mothingโan all-ages, all-skills, mercury vapor light powered journey into nocturnal insects.
The evening begins with a brief PowerPoint presentation designed to guide newcomers through the basics: what equipment is used, how to get started, which field guides and apps are helpful, and what fascinating creatures youโre likely to spot on the collecting sheets.
Seasoned mothโers who already speak the language of LepiLEDs and pheromones are welcome to skip the presentation and flutter in after 9:00 PMโjust in time for start of moth activity.
Bring a camera or smartphone, sign up for a free iNaturalist account, and upload your nighttime discoveries to contribute to citizen science. Join the official Moth Night project to enter our contest and you might win a limited-edition Moth Night t-shirtโperfect for impressing friends, neighbors, and possibly Mothman himself.
Though the event officially ends at 11:30, weโll keep the lights on as long as people want to observe.
๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and LIMITED due to parking space.
Register by car, not by personโso fill that vehicle up like a clown car full of nature lovers. The more the merrier (and mothier).
Moth Night registration opens June 19 and closes July 18โor sooner if we run out of parking spots for your mothmobiles! Due to space limits, we canโt offer a waitlist or add extra spots, so grab your slot before it flutters away!
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ?
Weโre introducing you to the wildly underappreciated world of โmothingโโyes, itโs a real thing, and yes, you might get hooked. The evening starts with a short and not-at-all-boring presentation where we explain what moths are (spoiler: not just night butterflies), how they live, how to support them, and what weird glowing equipment we use to summon them.
Want to brush up before you dive in? Visit our event page for more on mothing. Still confused? Email usโwe love questions.
๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ)
Mothing only works when the weather plays nice. If it rains or the moths unionize, weโll email updates to registered attendees. No rain dateโbut never fear! If the weather ruins our fun, weโll be doing it all again next Saturday at Brumley Forest Nature Preserve. Moth party, round two. Registration is also required for that event.
๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ
๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค-๐ข๐ง
Registration check-in opens at 8:00 PM
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐
โ A flashlight or headlamp (mood lighting, but for insects)
โ A comfy outdoor chair (your butt will thank you)
โ A camera (or your phoneโmoths love selfies)
โSnacks/non-alcoholic drinks (bribes for children and grownups alike)
โ Insect repellent (youโre welcome)
โ Anything else that makes sitting in the dark surrounded by bugs more delightful
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ซ (Because insects will tickle you)
โ Sturdy, closed-toe shoes: flip-flops are a fast track to regret
โ Long pants and a snug shirt: insects are nosy and will crawl into any gap they find
โ Optional: your finest cryptid-spotting attire
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐
Weโll have three light stations to attract our fluttery friends:
โ Two high-tech LepiLED sheets
โ One mercury vapor/UV sheet, aka the moth rave zone
๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ โ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐
Join our official iNaturalist project and help us ID what shows up. Become a citizen scientist (no lab coat needed) and win prizes a free Moth Night T-shirt in the following categories:
โข Most Observations
โข Most Moth Species
โข Most Non-Moth Species (looking at you, tree hoppers and beetles)
๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ!
Snag your Limited Edition Moth Night 2025 T-shirtโavailable now through July 31! These babies are print-on-demand and ship straight to your doorstep. Order early so you can wear yours to the event and flex your moth cred.
Pricing starts at $15 for S, M, L, XL sizes. $17 for 2XL and $19 for 3XL. Shipping for one item is $4.75.
Get your T-shirts at https://www.backyardbutterflies.org/product/annual-moth-night-2025-t-shirt/
We are looking forward to meeting everyone at this yearโs Annual Moth Night and sharing the magic of these nighttime wonders together. Itโs sure to be an evening full of discovery, flickering wings, and great company!
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A National Moth Week Celebration
๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ
Launched in 2019, our Annual Moth Night has become a welcoming introduction to the glowing world of mothingโan all-ages, all-skills, mercury vapor light powered journey into nocturnal insects.
The evening begins with a brief PowerPoint presentation designed to guide newcomers through the basics: what equipment is used, how to get started, which field guides and apps are helpful, and what fascinating creatures youโre likely to spot on the collecting sheets.
Seasoned mothโers who already speak the language of LepiLEDs and pheromones are welcome to skip the presentation and flutter in after 9:00 PMโjust in time for start of moth activity.
Bring a camera or smartphone, sign up for a free iNaturalist account, and upload your nighttime discoveries to contribute to citizen science. Join the official Moth Night project to enter our contest and you might win a limited-edition Moth Night t-shirtโperfect for impressing friends, neighbors, and possibly Mothman himself.
Though the event officially ends at 11:30, weโll keep the lights on as long as people want to observe.
๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and LIMITED due to parking space.
Register by car, not by personโso fill that vehicle up like a clown car full of nature lovers. The more the merrier (and mothier).
Moth Night registration opens June 19 and closes July 18โor sooner if we run out of parking spots for your mothmobiles! Due to space limits, we canโt offer a waitlist or add extra spots, so grab your slot before it flutters away!
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ?
Weโre introducing you to the wildly underappreciated world of โmothingโโyes, itโs a real thing, and yes, you might get hooked. The evening starts with a short and not-at-all-boring presentation where we explain what moths are (spoiler: not just night butterflies), how they live, how to support them, and what weird glowing equipment we use to summon them.
Want to brush up before you dive in? Visit our event page for more on mothing. Still confused? Email usโwe love questions.
๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ)
Mothing only works when the weather plays nice. If it rains or the moths unionize, weโll email updates to registered attendees. No rain dateโbut never fear! If the weather ruins our fun, weโll be doing it all again next Saturday at Brumley Forest Nature Preserve. Moth party, round two. Registration is also required for that event.
๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ
๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค-๐ข๐ง
Registration check-in opens at 8:00 PM
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐
โ A flashlight or headlamp (mood lighting, but for insects)
โ A comfy outdoor chair (your butt will thank you)
โ A camera (or your phoneโmoths love selfies)
โSnacks/non-alcoholic drinks (bribes for children and grownups alike)
โ Insect repellent (youโre welcome)
โ Anything else that makes sitting in the dark surrounded by bugs more delightful
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ซ (Because insects will tickle you)
โ Sturdy, closed-toe shoes: flip-flops are a fast track to regret
โ Long pants and a snug shirt: insects are nosy and will crawl into any gap they find
โ Optional: your finest cryptid-spotting attire
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐
Weโll have three light stations to attract our fluttery friends:
โ Two high-tech LepiLED sheets
โ One mercury vapor/UV sheet, aka the moth rave zone
๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ โ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐
Join our official iNaturalist project and help us ID what shows up. Become a citizen scientist (no lab coat needed) and win prizes a free Moth Night T-shirt in the following categories:
โข Most Observations
โข Most Moth Species
โข Most Non-Moth Species (looking at you, tree hoppers and beetles)
๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ!
Snag your Limited Edition Moth Night 2025 T-shirtโavailable now through July 31! These babies are print-on-demand and ship straight to your doorstep. Order early so you can wear yours to the event and flex your moth cred.
Pricing starts at $15 for S, M, L, XL sizes. $17 for 2XL and $19 for 3XL. Shipping for one item is $4.75.
Get your T-shirts at https://www.backyardbutterflies.org/product/annual-moth-night-2025-t-shirt/
We are looking forward to meeting everyone at this yearโs Annual Moth Night and sharing the magic of these nighttime wonders together. Itโs sure to be an evening full of discovery, flickering wings, and great company!
Get Tickets
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