![]() Sure, many moths are tiny, brown and boring. When the bees and butterflies go to sleep, moths take over and continue to pollinate our flowers under the cover of darkness. When I asked her why she loves moths so much, she replied, “They’re the butterflies of the night. Seeing Alex’s instagram actually inspired me to start learning about moths. She stops along roads when on vacation or in the city, pitches the white sheet, turns on the UV light and her headlamp, and patiently waits for the moths to come. It plugs right into the USB adapter in her vehicle - as easy as charging a cellphone. Alex brings a UV light in her car with her wherever she goes. If you don’t have access to a power outlet, you can also have a portable set up like moth enthusiast Alex Israel. However, when I uploaded my observations to iNaturalist, the artificial intelligence feature helped with the identification, which makes it a lot easier! I was initially overwhelmed with having to identify all of the moths on my sheet. For example, this moth appears to be a wasp, but it is actually a yellow-banded wasp moth (Syntomeida ipomoeae). Sometimes they don’t look like moths at all. From day one I found it fun and challenging to identify moths that visit my sheet. For me, picking up a new hobby can be intimidating, especially when I’m not an expert in the topic. When I first got into lightsheeting I was blown away at all of the beautiful moths that were in my neighborhood flying around at night largely unnoticed.
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