About the National Moth Week event series​

In 2024, we once again joined the National Moth Week event series that appeals to moth enthusiasts.

National Moth Week promotes the beauty and diversity of moths. The event encourages people of all ages and experience levels to observe, study and document moths in their own gardens or other nearby locations. Participants get a unique opportunity to contribute to collecting scientific data about moth distribution through community research.

Abrostola agnorista - sziklalakó csalánbagoly

Szerző: Tóth Béla

Forrás: izeltlabuak.hu

Licenc: CC BY 4.0

About the European Moth Nights event​

In 2024, we once again joined the European Moth Nights event series that appeals to moth enthusiasts. This event provided a unique opportunity for those interested in moths to share their passion and observe these mysterious creatures together.

Eupithecia denticulata - sárgásszürke törpearaszoló

Szerző: Horváth Áron

Forrás: izeltlabuak.hu

Licenc: CC BY 4.0

Our pages that present arthropods by taxonomic classification and list observations have received a new feature. In May 2023, we renewed our taxonomic subpages for orders, families, genera and species. Since then, you can review the Hungarian arthropod fauna and related observation data faster and more simply on modern interfaces. Since February 2024, you can also see the taxonomic category overview of a user's observations in this new view.

European Moth Nights 2024

This year marks the 21st time the European Moth Nights event is being held. The event organizer is the Lepidoptera Mundi website and its partners have set the event period for 2024 to July 4-8. During this time, participants collect information about observed moths across Europe. The event aims to purposefully boost research on moths and draw attention to moths and their research. Among the initial goals was to bring together moth enthusiasts, whether professionals or amateurs. During the announced period, anyone can participate in the event with documented observations of moths. The event also has Hungarian connections. It was originally created from the idea and organization of Dr. László Rézbányai, who was the initiator together with Mihály Kádár in Debrecen.

National Moth Week

This year marks the 13th time the National Moth Week event is being held. Initially limited to America, it has now become global. In 2024, during the period from July 20-28, moth enthusiasts will join forces and make observations in groups or individually.

The goal of the events is to draw attention to the diversity and importance of moths.

On the izeltlabuak.hu website, our users share their own observation data and images with the community. These are their property, and they can decide how others can use them, for example in an educational article or when appearing in a scientific publication.

We strive to provide the most convenient and comprehensive setting interfaces for these as well. The changes better align with user needs and international trends.

The new settings also favor interoperability between different platforms. For distribution data, the use of standard methods enables data sharing for research and nature conservation purposes.

About the event​

In spring 2024, the Volunteer nature data collectors meeting was held at the Hungarian Natural History Museum organized by Herman Ottó Institute Nonprofit Ltd. with the participation of 26 programs. The event provided an opportunity for nature and ecology-themed programs to introduce themselves and meet with the general public. At the event, as a representative of izeltlabuak.hu, I was able to present the website's capabilities at a separate stand.

The izeltlabuak.hu stand at the Volunteer nature data collectors meeting

The competition​

The Butterfly Conservation Section of the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society announced a data collection competition in April 2023 for the 2023 Butterfly of the Year, the swallowtail butterfly. The goal of the game was to raise awareness about the protection of the swallowtail butterfly and, in general, about nature conservation challenges affecting butterflies and the reasons for their decline. The swallowtail butterfly, the Butterfly of the Year, was particularly vulnerable due to the cold periods that began in recent years and intensive pesticide use, making the competition of great importance for species protection.

Papilio machaon - fecskefarkú lepke

Észlelte: Horváth Balázs

Forrás: izeltlabuak.hu

Licenc: Minden jog fenntartva

Papilio machaon - fecskefarkú lepke

Észlelte: Glemba Gábor

Forrás: izeltlabuak.hu

Licenc: CC BY 4.0

Arno Thomaes contacted us on October 18, 2023, to request data on the domestic distribution of the European stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) for the European Stag Beetle Monitoring Project. The project is working on establishing a European network, the European Stag Beetle Monitoring Network, which monitors the beetle's distribution to support species knowledge and conservation. Arno is one of the coordinators of the initiative.

The project expected detailed data from observations recorded since 2000. This included 1,094 records, which we also provided to the initiative. The provided data is available here.

Observations recorded on izeltlabuak.hu, including European stag beetle observation data, are open access and freely available for scientific projects, such as the Stag Beetle Monitoring project.

The European stag beetle is one of Europe's largest beetles, with distinctive males and females. Males are larger, distinctive with their reddish-brown mandibles, while females are smaller but have stronger mandibles.

Lucanus cervus - European stag beetle male

Szerző: Kárpáti Marcell

Forrás: izeltlabuak.hu

Licenc: Minden jog fenntartva

About the National Moth Week event series​

National Moth Week was held for the 12th time in 2023, this time during the July 22-30 period. The event finds increasing support and enthusiasm from the moth-loving community every year. The movement was originally limited to America, hence the "National" word in its name. Since then, it has outgrown its original boundaries and takes place as an international event series.

National Moth Week promotes the beauty and diversity of moths. The event encourages people of all ages and experience levels to learn, observe and document moths in their own gardens and other nearby locations. Participants get a unique opportunity to contribute to collecting scientific data about moth distribution through community research.

Participants could organize their own moth observation events, which they could optionally register on the organizers' website. During registration, they could provide details of their event, including their contact information, location, and whether the event was closed or open to additional participants. Registered participants could request a digital certificate from the organizers after the event ended to prove their participation.

Gillmeria ochrodactyla - okkersárga tollasmoly

Szerző: Kárpáti Marcell

Forrás: izeltlabuak.hu

Licenc: Minden jog fenntartva