I've done this many times and each time it's exciting! Different species come out as the night goes on, so it pays to stay out later. It's true that each moth is beautiful in its own way. It is always a rare treat, though, when we see some of the larger and more vibrant ones. One time we even saw an imperial moth!
We had a leapord moth land on bricks. Got a picture so we could i.d. it. It was beautiful. We see so many different moths and surprising large ones too.
A bunch of people assume pretty ones are butterflies and ugly ones are moths not realizing some of their favorite looking "butterflies" are actually moths.
@@Andrew_the_Arborist You're a really awesome dude Andrew, hope ya know it. I can tell you love life deeply and that's all I ask for out of fellow humans these days. Love and appreciate our living world, learn about it's majesty and by proxy learn to want to protect it. Loving life is what it's all about though, 100%. The bugs, the trees, the grass and plankton. We are blessed with so much to appreciate, gotta appreciate that blessing and keep it that way.
Moth feeding is seriously underrated. I had the hummingbird hawk moths hitting my special bug blend hummingbird feeder. It's crazy how busy that thing would get, wasps and bees in the day, moths and other flying bugs for the nightcast. Really fun to observe them up close with their natural behaviors. The light is great way to just get to see them, but to really see them in their element, you gotta set up their element, or go to where it's established.
@@Andrew_the_Arborist I'm from Philippines, sometimes we leave lights on outside and we can see bugs near it, from moths to those flying ants. Even lizards. I saw one just chilling on top of the security camera because the light indicator is enough to attract bugs at night
very cool, I love the diversity in moths. went to a local camp that was doing a moth night, got to see something like 20 species. Was hoping to see more giant silk moths though, only had 1 Imperial. Edit: Yo! I just realized we had both submitted to the same iNat project this year, you actually verified one of my observations, thats so cool!
I had to work outside at night for a couple summers. As bad as the plant was for insects, it was cool to see so many cecropia moths, lacewings, lunas and eastern rhino beetles.
I would, but this year we have an issue with europeam giant hornets bothering us at night since the scouts are attracted to light. They sting and attack us, so we don't go outside after dark if we can help it. I love all moths except the ones destroying my clothes and eating my grain based foods...
It does "trap" the moths for a bit - they will hang out until you turn the lights off. But usually we're only out there for 1.5-2 hours, and we get photos and upload them to iNaturalist to help document these species, which can be valuable data. In my opinion, leaving outdoor lighting on all night is much worse and can lead to lots of insect death.
Wait, so why yellow or orange lights? Are moths able to distinguish it from the pale light of the moon, and won't mix them up? Cause that's kind of problematic, inso because as we change our streetlights over to LEDs due to less energy consumption and better visibility, a good majority of those lights are white (which i hate very much. orange light gang always)
Yes, the orange and yellow bubs (warm colors) attract far fewer insects than white bulbs. If someone wants to leave outdoor lighting on all night, I always recommend this because it'll attract (and kill) the least amount of moths and other insects. There are yellow LED bulbs too!
Outdoor lighting at night attracts and confuses nocturnal insects (moths, especially). They're used to navigating by moonlight, but artificial light attracts them and they can get "trapped" or "stuck" around the light, where they can die from exhaustion from flying around the lamp, die from being burnt, eaten by predators, etc. - There's more info on a separate video about this maybe 1 or 2 months ago. Yellow/orange bulbs attract the fewest, so if lights are to be left on overnight, I recommend switching to these bulbs!
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I've done this many times and each time it's exciting! Different species come out as the night goes on, so it pays to stay out later. It's true that each moth is beautiful in its own way. It is always a rare treat, though, when we see some of the larger and more vibrant ones. One time we even saw an imperial moth!
So cool! Yes it definitely makes it more special when you get one of the showier moths.
We had a leapord moth land on bricks. Got a picture so we could i.d. it. It was beautiful. We see so many different moths and surprising large ones too.
So that’s the reason there’s one iNaturalist user in my area that uploads like 100 moth observations in one night!😂 this is cool!
Haha, yep. That's probably what they're doing :)
moths are cool as f! I saw a big green luna moth the other early morning. I got some good pictures of it's beautimousness
Beautimousness??? 😭
Those are soo cool!
A bunch of people assume pretty ones are butterflies and ugly ones are moths not realizing some of their favorite looking "butterflies" are actually moths.
@@Andrew_the_Arborist You're a really awesome dude Andrew, hope ya know it. I can tell you love life deeply and that's all I ask for out of fellow humans these days. Love and appreciate our living world, learn about it's majesty and by proxy learn to want to protect it. Loving life is what it's all about though, 100%. The bugs, the trees, the grass and plankton. We are blessed with so much to appreciate, gotta appreciate that blessing and keep it that way.
@@genericalfishtycoon3853 Well said! Thanks so much, I appreciate it! 🌳
In my area, the mid-atlantic, lots of moths rely on trees as host plants. So, oaks, like you said, but many others too!
Moth feeding is seriously underrated. I had the hummingbird hawk moths hitting my special bug blend hummingbird feeder. It's crazy how busy that thing would get, wasps and bees in the day, moths and other flying bugs for the nightcast. Really fun to observe them up close with their natural behaviors. The light is great way to just get to see them, but to really see them in their element, you gotta set up their element, or go to where it's established.
That's so cool! I saw a Nessus sphinx moth pollinating my Phlox divaricata this spring - it was so awesome to see.
@@Andrew_the_Arborist Cute little flying lobsters. There are so many kinds of sphinx moths, it's truly wild.
Yeah not only will that attract moths, they also attract lizards, basically leading lambs to a slaughter here
Interesting, I've never had any such issues with any predation, but I'm sure it varies on one's location.
@@Andrew_the_Arborist I'm from Philippines, sometimes we leave lights on outside and we can see bugs near it, from moths to those flying ants. Even lizards. I saw one just chilling on top of the security camera because the light indicator is enough to attract bugs at night
very cool, I love the diversity in moths. went to a local camp that was doing a moth night, got to see something like 20 species. Was hoping to see more giant silk moths though, only had 1 Imperial.
Edit: Yo! I just realized we had both submitted to the same iNat project this year, you actually verified one of my observations, thats so cool!
So cool! What's your iNat username? I'll give you a follow!
@@Andrew_the_Arborist I just sent you a message over there on iNat, and followed you 👍
It’s called native keystone species
I had to work outside at night for a couple summers. As bad as the plant was for insects, it was cool to see so many cecropia moths, lacewings, lunas and eastern rhino beetles.
Yes, the light really throws off so many creatures. Kill the lights outside and close your blinds and curtains. Thanks Andrew.
Im Filipino and thats my late grandpa… dont fk with my grabdpa 😂
Totally thought this said have you ever tried nothing? lol
As a moth i approve :)
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I would, but this year we have an issue with europeam giant hornets bothering us at night since the scouts are attracted to light. They sting and attack us, so we don't go outside after dark if we can help it.
I love all moths except the ones destroying my clothes and eating my grain based foods...
We had a horde of milkweed tussock moth caterpillars but they got decimated by something. Assassin bugs? Maybe?
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I will run away from a moth
Doesn't doing this have a negative effect?
It does "trap" the moths for a bit - they will hang out until you turn the lights off. But usually we're only out there for 1.5-2 hours, and we get photos and upload them to iNaturalist to help document these species, which can be valuable data. In my opinion, leaving outdoor lighting on all night is much worse and can lead to lots of insect death.
Wait, so why yellow or orange lights? Are moths able to distinguish it from the pale light of the moon, and won't mix them up? Cause that's kind of problematic, inso because as we change our streetlights over to LEDs due to less energy consumption and better visibility, a good majority of those lights are white (which i hate very much. orange light gang always)
Yes, the orange and yellow bubs (warm colors) attract far fewer insects than white bulbs. If someone wants to leave outdoor lighting on all night, I always recommend this because it'll attract (and kill) the least amount of moths and other insects. There are yellow LED bulbs too!
Why should I turn off my porch light?
Outdoor lighting at night attracts and confuses nocturnal insects (moths, especially). They're used to navigating by moonlight, but artificial light attracts them and they can get "trapped" or "stuck" around the light, where they can die from exhaustion from flying around the lamp, die from being burnt, eaten by predators, etc. - There's more info on a separate video about this maybe 1 or 2 months ago. Yellow/orange bulbs attract the fewest, so if lights are to be left on overnight, I recommend switching to these bulbs!
@@Andrew_the_Arborist THANK YOU!!!