National Moth Week
The izeltlabuak.hu website primarily focuses on arthropods found in Hungary. This entry also deals with Hungarian fauna.
About the Event
National Moth Week is an annual global event. It started in America in 2012 as a local observation event and has since become global.
Every year in July, moth enthusiasts come together and make observations in groups or individually. The event aims to draw attention to the diversity and importance of moths.
Goals and Significance
Main Objectives
- Global Community Connections: Bringing together moth enthusiasts worldwide
- Scientific Data Collection: Observation and documentation of moths
- Education: Showcasing the diversity and importance of moths
- Citizen Science: Supporting community scientific projects
Scientific Significance
The event helps draw attention to the diversity and importance of moths. The event enables global data collection and tracking of butterfly distribution.
How to Participate?
Event Duration
National Moth Week falls on the last complete week of July every year. The exact dates may vary each year, about which the organizers, and we also regularly inform.
Participation Methods
You can register a public event where others can join, or a private one where only you participate.
Participation on izeltlabuak.hu
Why is it worth registering?
The izeltlabuak.hu community education and data collection platform supports the National Moth Week event objectives. If you register and connect your event created on the organizers' website, participation comes with additional benefits.
Registration Process
Where can you register?
- In your profile settings on the events subpage
- During new observation recording
- During editing of existing observations
What needs to be provided?
- Last name and first name: as you recorded it during registration on the organizers' website
- Location coordinates: coordinates of the event location, if you recorded it on the organizers' website
Participation Rewards
If you register and record moths during the event period:
- You get a unique badge on your profile page that proves your participation
- Your user appears prominently on the event summary page
- You can request a digital certificate from the organizers
Scope of Affected Moths
All developmental stages of all moths.
Summary
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Registration on organizers' website: required, can be done on their website.
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Required for registration: filling out a form available in Hungarian with the details of the observation event.
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Registration on izeltlabuak.hu: required, can be done in profile settings on the events editing subpage, or during new observation recording or editing existing ones.
Event appearance during observation recording
- Required for registration: providing the name and location data specified on the organizers' website to link the registrations.
Registration for the event
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Registration acceptance time on izeltlabuak.hu: as soon as the event organizers process the application and it appears on their map.
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Data sharing with organizers: none
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Benefits of event registration on izeltlabuak.hu: you get a badge on your profile page that proves your participation, and your observations will appear prominently on the event summary page
Badge on profile page
- Scope of affected moths: all developmental stages of all moths.