Master Naturalist's Association Workshop: A Naturalist's Guide to Moths and Moth Watching

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For most, the introduction to the world of Lepidoptera comes through the day-time lens of butterflies, with moths left out due to their nighttime habits. However, moths make up over 80% of the biodiversity of lepidoptera globally and often surpass their butterfly cousins in color, pattern, behavior, and specialized relationship to plants. Hundreds of species of moths may be encountered from a single location, urban or rural, while only a couple of dozen butterflies might be flying in the same spaces.

This workshop will give some well deserved time to this biodiverse group of nighttime creatures, hoping to not only inspire naturalists to take a closer look at their nighttime neighbors, but give educators a chance to spread their wings and engage others with discovering this excellent group of organisms. Expect a good introduction to moths, their biodiversity in Minnesota, and how to observe moths at all of their life stages. Join Sax-Zim Bog naturalist Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus as we explore and learn about our diverse lepidoptera neighbors!