Ecology
Observational study
Animals
Phenological shifts and increases in voltinism within a moth community over a century of anthropogenic change
5-Mar-2026
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Research: Moths are flying later in the year than a century ago
One of the hand-drawn barplots of a 1920s experiment that involved the collection of moth species on the Cornell campus. Credit: Provided photo
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Some of the handwritten research notes from a 1920s experiment at Cornell University detailing moth species in the Ithaca area. Credit: Provided photo
A drawer of F. herilis moth specimens stored at the Cornell University Insect Collection. Credit: Provided photo
Emma Foster ’24, then an undergraduate biological sciences major, at the Cornell University Insect Collection with some of the Feltia herilis moths collected in 1919. Credit: Provided photo
Emma Foster ’24, then an undergraduate biological sciences major, helps collect moths with a light trap at research collaborator Jason Dombroskie's house in the Ithaca area. Credit: Provided Photo
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Ecology
Method of Research
Observational study
Subject of Research
Animals
Article Publication Date
2026-03-05
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Phenological shifts and increases in voltinism within a moth community over a century of anthropogenic change
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This article is based on a news release from Binghamton University. BrightSurf curates and republishes science news from research institutions worldwide; the original release is linked below.
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Binghamton University. (2026, March 17). Research: Moths are flying later in the year than a century ago. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LDEMK708/research-moths-are-flying-later-in-the-year-than-a-century-ago.html
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"Research: Moths are flying later in the year than a century ago." Brightsurf News, Mar. 17 2026, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LDEMK708/research-moths-are-flying-later-in-the-year-than-a-century-ago.html.