Mothbox
Mothbox is a low-cost, open-source insect monitoring system designed for deployment in the field or at home. It combines custom hardware, solar power options, Raspberry Pi scripts, and local AI-based insect detection and identification workflows.
Overview
11 featuresMothbox is an Activity & fitness tracking project. It focuses on monitoring and identifying insects in remote environments for biodiversity research. It is built as an open-source project for field biologists, biodiversity researchers, and citizen scientists. The project is open source (MIT). It ships for the web and Linux, and it can be self-hosted.
It is developed by Mothbox, and it first shipped in 2017. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 9.1k stars and 40 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 11 catalogued features are DIY Hardware, PCB Schematics, and Raspberry Pi Scripts.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- DIY Hardware
- PCB Schematics
- Raspberry Pi Scripts
- Insect Detection
- Species Identification
- Solar Power
- Battery Support
- Metadata Insertion
- Perceptual Clustering
- Data Processing
- Usage Modes
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Indexing history
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- Indexed30 Aug · 21:45 UTCMothbox Insect Monitor verified against its public sourceSource: PulseGate · Open
Frequently asked questions about Mothbox
- What does Mothbox do?
- Mothbox focuses on monitoring and identifying insects in remote environments for biodiversity research. It is catalogued under Activity & fitness tracking on PulseGate.
- Who should use Mothbox?
- Mothbox is an open-source project built for field biologists, biodiversity researchers, and citizen scientists.
- Is Mothbox free?
- Yes — Mothbox is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does Mothbox run on?
- Mothbox runs on the web and Linux. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is Mothbox still maintained?
- The GitHub repository shows 40 commits in the last 90 days.
- What projects are similar to Mothbox?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include G-Bowl, Brighton Marathon Weekend 2026, and Keiser M Series.G-BowlBrighton Marathon Weekend 2026Keiser M Series
- Who develops Mothbox?
- Mothbox is developed by Mothbox.
- How long has Mothbox been around?
- Mothbox first shipped in 2017.
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