Moth Trap

We made a moth trap to collect moths to look at.

The bucket has a funnel of plastic that the moths fall down, and they go through a largish gap below, but they cant climb out of the bucket. Egg cartons below give the moths somewhere to rest so they dont damage themselves. There are holes in the bottom of the bucket to let any water out.

Moth trap - bucket with plastic cone inside.
Moth trap – bucket with plastic cone inside.
Inside the moth trap - there are pieces of egg carton at the bottom
Inside the moth trap – there are pieces of egg carton at the bottom

 

We set it up beneath an outside light and left it on all night.

Moth trap below an outside light (we later trimmed the plastic cone so it didn't stick up so far).
Moth trap below an outside light – we later trimmed the plastic cone so it didn’t stick up so far.

We found dozens of insects inside the next day, and not just moths. Here are some:

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