Here are the links to many of the websites referred to in the “Moths and the Media” talk I gave in Newbury on 19 May 2009, for Butterfly Conservation and BBOWT, and again for Moths Count at the South Wales Moth Recorders’ Gathering, September 2009.
Many of the links, including most of the ‘serious’ mothing identification sites and online resources for moth recorders, have already been listed in my previous post on this subject and aren’t repeated here. The ones that are new:
Additional mothing sites
- Berkshire Moth Group
- Butterfly Conservation moth pages (including key to day-flying moths)
- BC Upper Thames Branch moth sightings (up-to-date news of what’s been seen in Berks, Bucks and Oxon)
- Netherlands Microlepidoptera (Dutch text, excellent photos)
- Moths aren’t scary they rock! (moth supporters on Facebook)
Online mapping and grid references
- Where’s the path – OS maps and Google aerial photos side-by-side (this site has recently moved URL)
- Grab a grid reference – excellent innovation from Keith Balmer for Bedfordshire Natural History Society, displays grid reference squares at various resolutions over Google maps and aerials (works throughout UK)
Moth-related blogs (a small and fairly random selection from among many)
- Garden Critters (moths and other wildlife from Tilehurst, Berkshire)
- Martin’s Moths (i.e. Martin Wainwright of the Guardian)
- Calderdale Moths, Butterflies and Dragonflies
- Thornton Moth Man (complete with great illustration of a moth-er in action)
- St Margaret’s at Cliffe Photo Diary (various wildlife including moths)
- North American Moths Backyard Inventory (interesting comparison with mothing in the UK)
Moth miscellany
- Rachel talks to a moth (Big Brother 2008)
- Recycled wool anti-moth sachets (from Instructables website)
- Make your own moths from felt
- Dr Who scenes created by moths (actually a well-reported story from Daily Mail)
- Vampire moths (this story got widely and rather sensationally reported, but there is some interesting science behind it)
- The Moth Generator – using magnetic moths to produce electricity (fun but not terribly practical concept!)
- Moths mimicking spiders
- Grizzly Bears feed on moths
If you could possibly consider mentioning Essex Moths Blog then I would really appreciate that, if you need any further information etc then please don't hesistate to contact me, my sole aim is to promote Moth recording within the county of Essex and further afield, and hopefully by doing so and raising awareness and helping with identifications of difficult groups of Moths
kind regards
Ben Sale
Essex Moths Blog :
http://bensale-essexmoths.blogspot.com/
Hi Ben, I've added Essex Moths to the blogroll, thanks for the link on yours. You have some great photos there!
Regards,
Martin