National Moth Week to be observed from July 21 to July 29

India is observing National Moth Week from July 21 to July 29

The National Moth Week encourages people to observe and document moths in backyards and neighbourhoods.
India is among the 40 countries in which citizen scientists and enthusiasts will be documenting insects

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Moths are naturally attracted to light, some observers use ‘light traps’. The most simple version of such a trap involves shining a bright light on a white wall or screen, to which moths flock.
Observers can capture photographs on their smartphones and upload them on citizen science mobile applications (such as iNaturalist) and online biodiversity repositories such as the India Biodiversity Portal (IBP).

Moths are food for a wide variety of wildlife, including other insects, spiders, frogs, toads, lizards, shrews, hedgehogs, bats and birds. Night-flying adult moths form a major part of the diet of bats.
Moths also benefit plants by pollinating flowers while feeding on their nectar, and so help in seed production. This also benefits many of our food crops, which depend on moths as well as other insects to ensure a good harvest.
Moths also play a vital role in telling us about the health of our environment and ecosystem, like the canary in the coalmine. Moths are particularly useful as indicator species.
Monitoring and keeping track of their numbers and ranges can give us vital clues to changes in our own environment, such as the effects of new farming practices, pesticides, air pollution and climate change.

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