The 2025 Cambridge Moth Ball on July 23 will include costumes, art, activities, science, and, of course, moths and moth ID. Expect short presentations by local conservation organizations as well as moth traps and photography—all under the stars. Try your hand at taking some moth photos. Learn to ID a moth and submit your data to researchers.
Bring a chair, some bug spray, and a snack, and enjoy a summer night out under the stars. In Massachusetts, there are about 3,000 species of moths, compared to about 100 species of butterflies. But moths, like butterflies, are experiencing rapid population declines. Moths play a critical role in the health of the environment, as food for birds and mammals, and as pollinators of thousands of woodland tree and plant species.
If moth populations and diversity continue to decline, their loss would devastate bird and mammal populations as well as forest lifecycles. The consequences would include a rapid increase in global warming.
The more we know about moths, the more we can learn to protect them—and what each of us can do to protect them. As part of this event, we’ll be sharing data with several scientific databases for researchers. Registration is open at https://www.bostonbirdingfestival.org/posts/moth-ball-2025/
See you out there! WANT TO VOLUNTEER? Email us at hello@bostonbirdingfestival.org
