Help build relative abundance and distribution data on moths across New Zealand by adding moth trap observations to our Ahi Pepe | MothNet project.
The aim of this project is to trap and collect Lepidoptera using light traps to answer two related questions:
- What is the distribution and ecology of moths in the Otago region?
- How does artificial lighting
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Help build relative abundance and distribution data on moths across New Zealand by adding moth trap observations to our Ahi Pepe | MothNet project.
The aim of this project is to trap and collect Lepidoptera using light traps to answer two related questions:
- What is the distribution and ecology of moths in the Otago region?
- How does artificial lighting influence moth species richness and relative species abundances within the Otago region?
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This project started in 2015 as part of an MBIE-funded Curious Minds project. In 2016, it became Ahi Pepe | MothNet and expanded across the South Island and in 2018 reached the North Island.
If you would like your school to be involved or more information about Ahi Pepe | MothNet please contact:
Dr Barbara Anderson
Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Reasearch
mothnetotago@gmail.com
03 470 7206
andersonb@landcareresearch.co.nz
Funders, partners and collaborators
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Collaborators:
Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Ngāi Tahu, Orokonui Ecosanctuary, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti, the University of Otago, Otago Museum.
- Funding: MBIE - Curious Minds, New Zealand's Biological Heritage National Science Challenge
- Schools, teachers and communities from across New Zealand.
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