Is this your first year raising Lepidoptera, or have you tried overwintering them in the past and run into challenges? Then this meeting is for you!
Club members Eric Warner and Constance Scott will be sharing their insights and tips on how to successfully care for your leps during the winter months. They will be providing a variety of information from the effective care of hibernacula to caring for ground-pupating moths such as the imperial moth and regal moth.
All are welcome to attend and share both their successes and missteps with overwintering. There will also be time for members to talk about their lep-raising experiences from this past season.
This will be our final official meeting of 2025, so we hope you’ll join us!
That said, we’re hoping to host a couple of pop-up cocoon walks this winter to help members learn how to find and identify overwintering leps in the woods—so keep an eye on your inbox for upcoming Lep Club emails!
The NHSM Lepidoptery Club meets the fourth Wednesday of every month from March-October at 6908 Belair Rd. Register to receive email updates about this month’s program.
If you love butterflies and moths, consider joining the NHSM Lep Club. Made up of novice and expert lepidopterists who meet to exchange knowledge and support concerning habitat, threats, food sources, identification, and life cycle of butterflies and moths, the Lep Club encourages the sharing of knowledge for the raising and breeding of moths and butterflies through hands-on lessons and guest speakers. Club members are also involved in outreach in the greater Baltimore community through educational programs and service projects. If you have questions
Annual NHSM membership is $35 for individuals, $50 for families; Lep Club membership is an additional $5 for individuals and $10 for families. Although you don’t need to be a member to attend our meetings, your membership dues support our programs and give you access to exclusive field trips and other events.
If you are not yet a member of NHSM, click here to join. When you join as a new member, you can add the club membership(s) of your choice to your registration. Current NHSM members who wish to join any clubs should email the Community Coordinator at rbaldwin@marylandnature.org
