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Calendar

Upcoming Events

National Moth Week was July 19-27, and the Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

BugGuide gatherings and events

Representative Images

Wolf Ridge Group photo - male - female BugGuide Gathering Bugguide Gathering 2008 - group photo in the Smokies The mantisfly posed on a leaf on the car while Stephen Cresswell took the shot. - male Bug Guide Gathering 2009 - Pack Forest (Eatonville), WA - male - female Wisconsin Oecanthinancy does her Vanna White impression Verrry early Saturday morning Collecting specimens in prairie Lady beetle lady at TX mini-gathering - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon BugGuide gatherings and events

Other Common Names

Large Gatherings = "Swarms"
Contributed by John VanDyk on 21 July, 2007 - 8:10pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 17 August, 2013 - 4:29pm

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