Date: 7/14/26 5:22 am From: Kent McFarland <kmcfarland...> Subject: [VTBIRD] Annual Vermont Moth Blitz 2026 (July 18-26)
Explore Vermont's astounding moth diversity! By participating in our annual
Moth Blitz, you will help the Vermont Moth Atlas
<https://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vermont-atlas-moth/%20> develop a
better understanding of the moths that call the Green Mountain State home.
Over 2,000 moth species have been documented in Vermont with new species
being found all the time. Who knows, maybe you will find one! We encourage
everyone, from experts to amateur enthusiasts, to find, photograph, and
share their moth discoveries with the Vermont Moth Blitz during National
Moth Week (July 18-26). Can we beat last years' tally?
On a warm July night in Vermont, hundreds of people do something most would
find unusual: they leave their porch lights on, set up white sheets in
their yards, and wait. They're counting moths. What started in 2018 with 92
dedicated observers has grown into a statewide effort involving over 300
participants, collectively logging more than 29,000 observations across
700+ species. The Annual Vermont Moth Blitz has quietly become one of the
state's most productive community science programs — and eight years of
data are starting to paint a compelling picture of Vermont's moth diversity.
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Kent McFarland (he/him)
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420 | Norwich, Vermont 05055
