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Research: Moths are flying later in the year than a century ago

Old datasets show changes in flight patterns and missing moth species in Ithaca, N.Y.

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Binghamton University

Emma Foster Moth Photo

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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. 

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Journal

Ecology

DOI

10.1002/ecy.70328

Method of Research

Observational study

Subject of Research

Animals

Article Title

Phenological shifts and increases in voltinism within a moth community over a century of anthropogenic change

Article Publication Date

5-Mar-2026

COI Statement

None

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