Wild New Jersey Exclusive: Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission offer Moth Night 2009
A black-dotted ruddy moth, one of the many species that may be seen at the event.
Photo credit: Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission
A new 'Friends' event, Moth Night 2009, will be held this evening, Wednesday 9/2, at 7:30pm at Butterfly Park in East Brunswick.
Photo credit: Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission
A new 'Friends' event, Moth Night 2009, will be held this evening, Wednesday 9/2, at 7:30pm at Butterfly Park in East Brunswick.
Moth Night is a wonderful event for the entire family where we actively attract moths to an area where they can be observed and enjoyed during the early evening hours. Spend a fascinating few hours with us as we explore a world few never take the time to see.
In the past, we've seen many species of moths including numerous moths that most of us have never seen before. Our resident moth expert Dave Moskowitz will lead the event.
The gem moth
The spotted beetle moth
The delicate cycnia moth
Suzuki's promolactic moth
All photos courtesy of Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission
Click here for a fully functional Google Map that shows you how to get there and where to park.
You may RSVP to the event but it's not necessary. Please contact Richard Wolfert at rwolfert@comcast.net or visit the 'Friends' website for more information or if you have any questions.
If you like, bring a camera with a 'macro' mode so you can photograph what we find. Here's a trick to improve your taking pictures of moths: Scotch-tape 2 or 3 layers of regular writing paper over the flash on your camera to ensure that you won't over light the moths that may be only 3 or 4 inches in front of your camera. Without this, such photos are often greatly overexposed.
Some additional moth species that are likely to be found during the event include:
Some additional moth species that are likely to be found during the event include:
The gem moth
The spotted beetle moth
The delicate cycnia moth
Suzuki's promolactic moth
All photos courtesy of Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission
Click here for a fully functional Google Map that shows you how to get there and where to park.
You may RSVP to the event but it's not necessary. Please contact Richard Wolfert at rwolfert@comcast.net or visit the 'Friends' website for more information or if you have any questions.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 9/2/2009 7:00 AM 
Categories: WNJ Exclusives, Events and Premieres
Tags: Moth Night 2009 cycnia moth spotted beetle moth black-dotted ruby moth Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission gem moth Butterfly Park
Categories: WNJ Exclusives, Events and Premieres
Tags: Moth Night 2009 cycnia moth spotted beetle moth black-dotted ruby moth Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission gem moth Butterfly Park
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