Also called moth-watching, a wildlife observation hobby comparable to birdwatching but focused on moths, pursued both for recreation and for citizen science. Practitioners commonly attract moths, which are largely nocturnal, with sugary solutions painted onto tree trunks or with artificial light, and specialized moth traps, sold commercially or built at home, are made for the purpose; many bird observatories have added moth traps to their own operations. This entity carries a shorter description than most of this wave's entities because the source article is itself a stub with little further detail on the hobby's history.
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Mothing and butterfly watching are both lepidoptera-observation hobbies commonly practiced by the same community.
Moth specimens are among the most commonly pinned and preserved subjects in insect collecting.
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Mothing or moth-watching is a form of wildlife observation where moths are observed, both for recreation and for citizen science activities.
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