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MothsIreland Conference 2023
It has taken 17 years but the 2nd MothsIreland Conference is finally happening!
When and where
Date and time
Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:30 - Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:00 IST
Location
Abbeyleix Manor Hotel Cork Road Abbeyleix Ireland
Refund Policy
About this event
- 1 day 2 hours
- Mobile eTicket
The 2023 MothsIreland Conference will bring together some of the most experienced recorders in the country with some of those who have only recently taken up this addictive hobby. Day 1 will be taken up with presentations covering a wide variety of moth related topics.
After the final presentation, moth traps will be placed in various locations in Abbeyleix Bog and left in place overnight.
An early start the following morning will focus on emptying the traps and identifying and recording all the species after which we will return to the hotel for a well-deserved breakfast. This will be followed by the final event which is an introduction to leaf-mines workshop.
Conference schedule Thursday 22nd June 2023
09:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:15 Introduction and housekeeping
10:15 – 10:40 Des Finnamore: Abbeyleix Bog Project
10:40 – 11:05 Rachel McKenna: One moth leads to another...the compulsive joy of moths!
11:05 – 11:35 Tea/coffee
11:35 – 12:00 Dave Allen: Lepidopteran leaf mines... where to start. The darker side of the dark side.
12:00 – 12:35 Stephen Cotter: Mothing in Killarney National Park and the NPWS small recorders grant.
12:35 – 13:00 Owen Beckett: Farmer Moth Monitoring Project
13:00 – 15:00 Lunch with time to visit the bog
15:00 – 15:25 Don Hodgers: The Garden Moth Scheme: documenting our common garden moths. An overview of the Garden Moth Scheme with particular reference to Ireland.
15:25 – 15:50 Tina Aughney: Moths & Bats - The Buffet Menu
15:50 – 16:15 Tea/coffee
16:15 – 16:40 Ken Bond: History of moth recording in Ireland
16:40 – 17:05 Brian Nelson: The Burren: moth paradise. Highlighting the importance of the Burren for rare and common Irish species.
17:05 – 17:45 Angus Tyner: History of MothsIreland. Review of fieldguides.
17:45 – 18:15 General discussion
18:15 – 20:15 Dinner
20:30 – 21:35 Dave Allen: The White Prominent Moth in Ireland: Separating Fact from Fiction. A tale of mystery, deception, detective work and luck!
There will be a display of traps during the day and Christian Osthoff will be on hand to answer any questions.
Friday 23rd June 2023 - Please note early start!
05:00 - 10:00 Trap emptying. Identification, counting and recording of moths trapped.
10:00 - 11:00 Breakfast
11:00 - 12:00 Leaf-mines workshop with Dave Allen.