i am a birder who is interested in starting moth-watching, would like some advice: what time in night do i look for moths? how do i find the moths? i know there are a few kinds of light traps, white sheets and those box ones, how would i know which kind to use? regarding white sheets, where do i p…

Any time of the night as you can get different moths showing up at different times. Light traps are useful when you want to just “set it and forget it”. You put the trap out, go to sleep, wake up and check to see what is in the trap. You don’t have to be up in the wee hours checking your sheets. …

Depending on where you live, the easiest way to get started is to look at the moths that are attracted to your outside lights, or to a light you add just for attracting moths. I started with a black light I rigged up on my shed, but I quickly figured out I am not a night person and my yard in a smal…

There are a lot of mothing topics already on the forum with tips, so you could search for and read through those.

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