Welcome to Moths of Greater Austin, TX
Welcome to Moths of Greater Austin, TX, an iNaturalist Collection Project to collate moth observations in the Greater Austin, TX region defined by iNaturalist, which includes Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hayes, Travis, and Williamson counties. The project administrators are Jack Cochran (jcochran706) and Chuck Sexton (gcwarbler). You can read more detailed Bios on our iNaturalist profile pages, but the relevant part here is that we are both moth enthusiasts.
In addition to collecting the Greater Austin moth observations in one place for review, other goals for the project include:
Increasing enthusiasm for observing moths by discussing various techniques to attract and photograph them.
Helping with identification of moths. With approximately 1800 species of moths in the Greater Austin area, putting a name on a moth can be challenging, especially when some are very similar. We’ll provide a list of resources, and tips and tricks, to make the task a bit easier.
Using the project observations to support updates to the proposed “Checklist of the Moths of Central Texas”. More information on the checklist is located at the link below.
Good mothing!
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Thanks, Jack, for creating this important project! In the not too distant future, I hope to add some journal posts on topics such as "Mothing Set-Ups I Have Known", and so forth. We'll both be open to suggestions for future journal entries which might be of interest to enthusiasts.
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