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Francesco Martoni

@cescomartons.bsky.social

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Bonus cool sticker design!

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

🐝🧪 New paper alert! 🧪 🐝 Molecular Surveillance of Honey Bee Hives Using #eDNA #Metabarcoding During Pollination Season Using hive debris eDNA metabarcoding to target insects 🐛, bacteria 🦠 & fungi 🍄 to assess the biodiversity communities inside a bee hive! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

As an #entomologist, I am not gonna lie, the job comes with some risks and dangers.. #chomp 🧪🪲

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Probably the best highlight of my #GSB2025. A very busy #Echidna spotted in #Victoria @gsbioblitz.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

During my Saturday walk, I was lucky enough to spot the endangered Fringed-Helmet Orchid, #Corybas fimbriatus! As you can see from the photos, that's a very #small #orchid!!

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

This year I could finally spot the Lady's Slipper #orchid (Cypripedium calceolus), in the Adamello-Brenta National Park, #Italy. Such a wonderful flower!

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

And that's how we got #Pseudophacopteron #ewagriini

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Best part of the story is that the wonderful community on Norfolk Island got super excited about the new species, and they helped me name one! Pseudophacopteron ewagriini is found on #Alyxia ginopogon, an endemic plant of Norfolk Island, which is called "evergreen" in the local language

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

In March & October 2022 I was lucky enough to visit Norfolk Island, a paradise island between #Australia, #NewZealand and #NewCaledonia. While I was there for Plant Pests and Diseases Survey, of course I collected psyllids! And I found two new species, as well as a few new records for the island

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Meneristes australis (#Tenebrionidae), from Victoria, #Australia. #WildOZ #ozinverts #entomology #insects 🧪

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Of all the #Australian #psyllids, Protyora sterculiae (Carsidaridae) is one of my favorites. Nymphs exudate excess sugars in filaments that go in all directions, almost star-shaped. You can lick them, they're super sweet! In the 📸: an adult, nymphs and even eggs! #WildOZ #ozinvert 🧪

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Today's #WeirdInsect award goes to the Australian Wingless Soldier #Fly (Boreoides subulatus). I feel like we need more #Weird #Insects and cool #entomology finds, here on #BlueSky! 🧪🔬🐝🐞🐛🦋🐜

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Yesterday I saw my first #Lycid-mimicking #moth, Snellenia lineata (left).. and it definitely fooled me!! A nice Lycid #beetle on the right, for comparison. #insects #entomology #Biodiversity #Australia 🧪

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

✨ #ENTOMOLOGY #PhD POSITION ✨ Optimising sampling for surveillance and diagnostics of grain #pests. Working with us at #AgricultureVictoria, in Melbourne, Australia. On the beautiful campus of @latrobeuni.bsky.social.

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Enjoy this one with volume up! #entomology #beetles

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

First day on here! How do I get added to ento and science starter packs? I offer a beautiful psyllid (Creiis longipennis) emerging from its lerp and nymph, I guess 😍

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