moth-er

plural moth-ers · alternative mother

1. A person (especially an entomologist) or animal that catches moths.

   “Everyone can be a moth-er!” - Liti Haramaty, National Moth Week co-founder.

   2021 July 10, “Hey kids and families, Moth Week is almost here!”, in Mongabey Kids

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   Modern moth-ers use black lights, mercury vapor lamps, and portable generators to saturate the night sky[.]

   1997 May, Backpacker, volume 25, number 4, page 30

   Many species of bats are skilled ‘moth-ers’: they pursue them at speed after detecting them[.]

   1997, Joshua M. Epstein, Nonlinear Dynamics, Mathematical Biology, and Social Science

   Real moth-ers, mothies or lepidopterists, will use a mercury vapour bulb and even a special trap[.]

   2015, Tessa Wardley, The Countryside Book: 101 Ways To Play, Watch Wildlife, ...

   Heiner Zeigler, one of the most prodigious avocation mothers I have seen on iNat, has put an enormous amount of effort into his web site documenting the Lepidoptera of Costa Rica.

   2026 May 26, LostInCR, “Some ID Statistics”, in iNatForum

   National Moth Week celebrates the beauty, life cycles, and habitats of moths. “Moth-ers” of all ages and abilities are encouraged to learn about, observe, and document moths in their backyards, parks, and neighborhoods.

   2026 July 20, “National Moth Week”, in Gardening For Life Project