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Thomas Krumenacker @thomaskrumenacker.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Viel zu früh ist Josef Settele @ipbes.net und @ufz.de verstorben. Er hat Großes für die Sache der Biodiversität geleistet. Am meisten beeindruckt hat mich sein unverwüstlicher Optimismus – der dramatischen Lage der Natur zum Trotz. Meine Gedanken zu seinem Tod: www.riffreporter.de/de/umwelt/jo...

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Nachruf auf Josef Settele: Wissenschaftler, Kämpfer für die Natur und unverwüstlicher Optimist

Im Alter von nur 65 Jahren ist der Biodiversitätsforscher Josef Settele gestorben. Ein Nachruf auf einen großen Wissenschaftler, warmherzigen Menschen und eine Stimme für den Schutz unseres Planeten, ...

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 12/10/2026

We mourn the loss of an exceptional scientist and one of the most effective and powerful international voices for nature of recent generations, Josef “Sepp” Settele. Sepp was a pillar of IPBES’s success throughout its existence. He was a champion for better-informed policy for people and nature.

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We are delighted to be supporting the next Symposium on the Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies and Moths. In Girona, Spain 6-10 April 2027. Early Bird bookings open now. Don’t miss it. esdeveniments.udg.edu/148395/detai...

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Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies & Moths International Symposium

6-10 april 2027 Girona The Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies " />

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Pável Matos @pavelmatosm.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Please share: Full-time PhD position on Butterfly Evolution at High Elevations 🦋⛰️ The project aims to understand the evolution and adaptation of Andean white butterflies using genomics. DEADLINE: September 11, 2026 More info: pavelmatos.wordpress.com/join-us/

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Opportunities Below are the positions currently open in our lab. Open PhD position (full time) Comparative and Population Genomics of Butterflies at High Elevations. The project aims to understand …

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

We present: The Art of #InverteFest - August 2026 Edition A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna. Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book! Download & submit to the next edition: invertefest.com/#artbook #Art #SciArt

a promo image showing various pages from the book, each page showcasing different animals like a mantis, trilobite, cephalopod, beetle grub, tick, among others. the art featured shows a range of different medium, including 3D, paper cutout, pixel art, and so on.

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Chris van Swaay @chrisvanswaay.eurosky.social · 18/08/2026

Density of Ringlet (koevinkje, A hyperantus) per 1000m per 50km square in July 2026 on transects and 15min counts entered with the ButterflyCount app. Highest densities in Baltic, Poland, Czech Rpb and Denmark. A species sensitive to droughts, so numbers next year may be considerably lower.

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Mariposa Nature Tours @mariposanature.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Tour update 🚨 Another booking this evening for our featured tour of the week, next year's Butterflies of the Hautes Pyrenees, led by European butterfly legend Chris van Swaay. It's filling fast... www.mariposanature.com/tours/butter...

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Butterflies of the Hautes Pyrenees

The Hautes Pyrénées are undoubtedly one of the most dramatic and beautiful mountain environments in Europe, boasting an enviable array of flora and fauna. This tour aims to find the most notable butte...

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IUCN SSC Butterfly & Moth Specialist Group @iucnbutterflysg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

📣EUROPEAN RED LIST OF MOTHS PUBLISHED!📣 A m(amm)oth task - huge congratulations to the team! Spoiler: >3000 species assessed at the European level, 704 of them endemic. Ca. 25% are listed as Data Deficient & 11% threatened with extinction. op.europa.eu/en/publicati...

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Catalan Butterfly Monitoring Scheme @catalanbms.org · 15/07/2026

🦋 The International Symposium Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies and Moths (ECBM 2027) is officially open! 🌍 Join the international butterfly and moth conservation community 📅 6–10 April 2027 📍 Girona, Spain

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Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🌡️ Humans suffer in this heat, but did you know that the soil suffers too? 🌡️ Heatwaves reduce the growth and functioning of the bacteria and fungi that live in the soil. They are most vulnerable in regions that don't normally experience these temperatures. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Soil microbiomes show consistent and predictable responses to extreme events - Nature

Soils from 30 grasslands across Europe were subjected to 4 contrasting extreme climatic events under drought, flood, freezing and heat conditions, with the results suggesting that soil microbiomes fro...

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Catalan Butterfly Monitoring Scheme @catalanbms.org · 19/06/2026

No és una plaga. No és una invasió. És un dels fenòmens naturals més espectaculars, i aquest any l'estem vivint en primera persona a les Illes Balears 🦋✨

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Irma Maculinea @irmamaculinea.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Es ist nausithous! Inzwischen gibt es mehr frühe Exemplare aus dem Westerwald. In Bayern gibt es Populationen, wo die Flugzeit schon beinahe abgelaufen ist.

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Urgenda @urgenda.eurosky.social · 08/06/2026

Hoe kun je plagen bestrijden zonder gewasbestrijdingsmiddelen? Onderzoekers Boki Luske en Suzanne Lommen van het Louis Bolk Instituut praten je bij tijdens het webinar Natuurlijke Plaagbestrijding. Wanneer: dinsdag 9 juni 2026 20:00 Deelname : gratis bufferstroken.1001ha.nl/over-de-camp...

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Irma Maculinea @irmamaculinea.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Most of us go to the South when wanting to see many butterflies, but there are beauties to find in the North as well! Learn more about these special butterfly species adapted to long winters, short summers and freezing cold in their life time in the masterclass by Nils Ryrholm 🦋

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Our online meeting today with butterfly monitoring coordinators revealed that most EU Member States still have not decided whether to use the Grassland Butterfly Index, and many are consulting with citizens. Now is your chance to urge them to help pollinators and choose this unique insect indicator

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Chris van Swaay @chrisvanswaay.eurosky.social · 25/03/2026

Addressing Gaps in Butterfly Population Monitoring to Catalyze Global Insect Conservation. This paper calculates a “Global Butterfly Index” using the Living Planet Index approach, paving the way for a global network of butterfly monitoring schemes. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Addressing Gaps in Butterfly Population Monitoring to Catalyze Global Insect Conservation

The conservation community sorely lacks a global indicator of change in insect populations. Given widespread insect declines, addressing this gap is key for conservation and policy targets. We sugges...

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

In case you missed the excellent Masterclass by @chrisvanswaay.bsky.social on identifying butterflies of the European Atlantic region, you can watch it here on YouTube youtu.be/KuBSagkCWes

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2 EPIC Masterclass - Advanced Level 3 // Atlantic butterflies

YouTube video by Butterfly Conservation Europe

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Irma Maculinea @irmamaculinea.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

What an amazing story! Thank you for sharing it!🐜🦋

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Chris van Swaay @chrisvanswaay.eurosky.social · 06/02/2026

For all who more or less know the butterflies of NW Europe, but find the diversity of the Balkans overwhelming, there is a masterclass on "Eastern continental and Balkan butterfly species" by Rudi Verovnik on 11th February at 15h CET. For more details see butterfly-monitoring.net/epic-butterfly

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Our latest Activity Report for 2025 is now available on our website. It gives updates on several major projects as well as a report on our Partner meeting in December. We have made good progress but are aware of the huge challenges ahead www.bc-europe.eu/documents/69...

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 08/01/2026

“We cannot withdraw from the fact that over 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction.” IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. — @davidobura.bsky.social , @ipbes.net Chair

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Irma Maculinea @irmamaculinea.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

New information on one of the rarest butterflies in Europe: the Nevada Grayling Pseudochazara williamsi. It's distribution is now reduced to only four mountains in Southern Spain, but it is still suffering from habitat loss.

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Irma Maculinea @irmamaculinea.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Work to do! A new Red List of Butterflies of Germany has been published. Almost 45% of butterfly species are threatened. More and better nature conservation is needed! Fast!

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Our friends at the University of Florence have been looking into the aesthetic appeal of European butterflies and does this bias the species we choose to protect. You can help their research by completing a simple online survey. Many thanks in advance www.unveiling.eu?fbclid=IwZXh...

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Unveiling - Home

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Cristina is our wonderful co-ordinator of the European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme. Under her guidance the scheme is expanding rapidly and more and more people are getting involved. Do join in and help us monitor butterflies

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

The EU has published rules for the Pollinator Monitoring Scheme. Butterflies, moths, bees and hoverflies will all be monitored by every Member State. Target to reverse decline in Pollinators by 2030 and increase pops. A big step in conserving biodiversity environment.ec.europa.eu/news/better-...

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Better monitoring to support restoration of EU pollinators

The Commission has adopted a new Pollinator Monitoring Scheme to help reverse the decline of pollinator populations by 2030.

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De Vlinderstichting @vlinderstichting.eurosky.social · 18/11/2025

Prachtig en letterlijk GROOTS fragment dat te groot was voor opname in de film ‘Gemeenschap van leven’ van Rik van der Linden, maar absoluut de moeite waard is. Ga er even rustig voor zitten en laat de woorden van Matthijs Schouten op je inwerken: vimeo.com/1091805641

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Matthijs Schouten | Een Gemeenschap van Leven | Modellen

This is "Matthijs Schouten | Een Gemeenschap van Leven | Modellen" by Firma Film on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

In the new Butterfly Red List, sp that live solely on mountain tops are especially threatened as they need to move uphill as their habitats get warmer, but are running out of space. In mountains of S Spain, 3 endemic sp are now Endangered : Agriades zullichi; Polyommatus golgus; P. violetae.

Zullich's Blue Agriades zullichii (MIguel Munguira)

P. violetae habitat in S Spain (J M Barea)

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

The new European Butterfly Red List shows that butterflies are under increasing threat across Europe, with the number of species at risk of extinction up from 37 to 65 (73%) in the last 10 years. See our Press Release www.bc-europe.eu/documents/68...

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Irma Maculinea @irmamaculinea.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Van alle vlindersoorten die alleen in Europa voorkomen is 40% bedreigd! Actie voor bescherming is nodig, en wel nu!

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martinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

The new European Butterfly Red List is published today, with worrying findings. Over 1/4 (28%) of Europe’s 442 species are threatened with extinction or are close to being so. The situation is far worse for our 148 endemic species, 40% are now threatened or nearly so www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...

Front cover of the European Butterfly Red List, showing Polyommatus humedasae. The report can be downloaded at https://www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?name=red-list-butterflies-2025

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

It would be very disappointing if the German government do not adopt the Grassland Butterfly Indicator just because it is going down. They should be taking up the challenge of reversing the decline of pollinators not ignoring this crucial issue to humanity

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Butterfly Conservation Europe @europebutterfly.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Check out our new website, packed with new features, including updated project and EU policy pages + butterfly species pages with all known hostplants courtesy of Harry Clarke and downloadable country lists. Big thanks to Peter Eeles @ukbutterflies.bsky.social for all his help www.bc-europe.eu

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Irma Maculinea @irmamaculinea.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

We have the same in NL. It retreats in bad summers but recolonizes lost area soon in the next summer. Until last week when the weather was fine it occurred "almost everywhere"!

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Richard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

📣 New research, including @savebutterflies.bsky.social #citizenscience data, shows winners & losers across >1200 insect species in Britain since 1990. Urbanisation identified as major driver of decline for moths, ladybirds & hoverflies www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌍 🦋🐞🦗🪲🐝

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Marcia Luyten @marcialuyten.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Annie MG is alive! 💚

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Irma Maculinea @irmamaculinea.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

We steunen onze collega! Dit onderzoek is goed uitgevoerd en zal worden voortgezet. De waarheid laat zich niet weg werken 🦋 We fully support our colleague! This study has been well conducted and will continue. The truth cannot be worked away🦋 www.vlinderstichting.nl/actueel/nieu...

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De Vlinderstichting | Medewerker De Vlinderstichting bedreigd om pesticidenonderzoek

Op 4 augustus 2025 is er door De Vlinderstichting een rapport gepubliceerd over de resultaten van metingen aan pesticiden in Natura-2000 gebieden. Doo

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Chris van Swaay @chrisvanswaay.eurosky.social · 07/08/2025

The White-letter hairstreak (S w-album, Iepenpage) was always very rare in NL, but is now widely distributed over N and C NL. This is partly as we now know how to spot the species, but also true expansion.

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Please share. We are hiring domestic/international #PhD students to work on citizen science, insect migration/conservation at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. If interested, please email me. You can find more about our research interests here. shawanchowdhury.com.

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Guy Pe'er @guypeer.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Join us in counting farmland butterflies! We're looking for people to conduct 15 minute observations, comparing field types + middle vs margins: www.agroecology-transect.net/news/butterf... Protocols will soon be available in additional languages, e.g. Bulgarian, Hungarian, Serbian etc. Are you in?

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Butterfly Survey 2025

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Jitte @jittebug.nl · 11/04/2025

Steekmierkoningin zoekt nieuw onderkomen

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Irma Maculinea @irmamaculinea.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Working on monitoring of butterflies all over Europe needs discussion, inspiration, energy and good food. Last weeks meeting with the co-ordinators of the monitoring schemes was finished with a lovely evening with paella for everyone.

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BSG Göttingen @bsggoettingen.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Die "Krefeld-Studie" hat das Insektensterben international in den Fokus gebracht. 🐝🦋🐞🐜 Aber wie ist die aktuelle Situation & wirken Schutzmaßnahmen? Sehr lesenswertes Interview von @thomaskrumenacker.bsky.social mit @thoerren.bsky.social (Entomologischer Verein Krefeld) in der @szde.bsky.social.

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Insektensterben: Forscher sehen keinen Rückgang

Die dramatische Entwicklung des Insektenschwunds in Deutschland setzt sich ungebremst fort.

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Ian Beavis @ianbeavis.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Following that last repost, Large Blue life history plate from F W Frohawk's Natural History of British Butterflies (1925) & his iconic image of a larva being picked up by a Myrmica ant. Frohawk was the first to establish the larvae spend the latter part of their development in ant nests

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Pieter Vantieghem @pietervantieghem.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

It was just announced on his facebookpage that Tristan Lafranchis has passed away 😞 A big loss for amateur lepidopterists in Europe, his accessible #butterfly ID-books have opened a world to a lot of us. As you can see, mine are heavily used. His legacy will surely live on. 🦋

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Irma Maculinea @irmamaculinea.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

A very smart Ichneumonid wasp searching for a not so well hidden caterpillar of Maculinea nausithous

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