Moth Night 2024, in memory of Sue Olcott

Name: Moth Night 2024, in memory of Sue Olcott
Start: 2024-07-25T21:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-07-25T23:00:00-04:00
Location: WVU Core Arboretum

Schedule

Thu Jul 25 2024 at 09:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

WVU Core Arboretum | Morgantown, WV

National Moth Week is July 20-28, and WVU Core Arboretum is celebrating as we do each summer by inviting everyone to a Moth Night at the Arboretum! Thursday, July 25, from 9:00-11:00 pm we will have lights and sheets set up in the Arboretum lawn area to attract moths, and there will be experts on hand to identify the moths that we attract! Last year, we saw over 100 species of moths and numerous other insects. We will also have people from the WVU Insect Zoo at the event with some of their displays and live insects. There is not a formal program for this free event, and all are welcome to stop by any time between 9 and 11 to learn about moths and how to attract and study them. Bring a flashlight. The event will be rescheduled if it is raining.
We are remembering Sue Olcott at this year's event. Sue was a local nature expert who we lost suddenly to cancer this year. Sue was the one who inspired the first Moth Night at the Arboretum, back in 2017. She came to the Arboretum to film a television segment on moths, which is linked in the discussion, and an idea was born. Sue was our resident moth expert for the event from then on, and she is in our cover photo. Thanks, Sue, we miss you!