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Nota Lepidopterologica

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The peer-reviewed journal of the Society for European Lepidopterology, published by @pensoft.net. We publish open-access research on butterflies and moths. Powered by @arphahub.com. Website: nl.pensoft.net

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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🦋 A new moth species, Rhodophaea madaricola, has been described from Crete, Greece, named in honour of the Madares mountains where the specimens were collected. Access the full study: doi.org/10.3897/nl.49.206374
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🦋First stable population of protected #butterfly Papilio alexanor found in southern Italy (Campania-Basilicata border), previously unknown outside Liguria/Piedmont. New host plant recorded (Ferula glauca). Full research in our #openaccess journal👇 doi.org/10.3897/nl.4...
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🐝 The 11th Congress of the International Society of Hymenopterists is taking place from 10 to 14 August 2026 at Instituto de Biología, UNAM in Mexico City! ➡️ Learn more: nl.pensoft.net/news/1399 @hymenopterists.bsky.social
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11th Congress of the International Society of Hymenopterists Heading to Mexico City
Pensoft is proud to serve as a sponsor for the 11th Congress of the International Society of Hymenopterists, scheduled to take place from 10 to 14 August 2026 at the Instituto de Biología, Univ...
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🦋 A new species of oecophorid #moth, Elaeonoma ultima, has been described from the Ogasawara Islands, Japan. The study documents its biology, genitalia, and #DNA barcode-based phylogenetic placement, and discusses potential threats from alien predators. Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4...
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We're at #ECTE2026Tours and look who stopped by @pensoft.net 's stand, Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde from @inrae-france.bsky.social ,who's also a subject editor at our journal! Check out some of his #openaccess publications: 👉 doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... 👉 doi.org/10.3897/zook...
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🦋 Today at #ECE2026Tours, our Editor-in-Chief Marcin Wiorek presented research on Euchromia tiger moths - tracing how they crossed the Pacific and spread to Africa, which was revealed through DNA from century-old museum specimens. @cnrs.fr @irbi-tours.bsky.social #entomology
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🦋 The XIII European Congress of Entomology has opened today in Tours, France. 📖 If you are in attendance, come and visit us at the @pensoft.net booth to find out more and say hello! #ECE2026Tours @cnrs.fr @irbi-tours.bsky.social
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🦋 From 19 to 21 June 2026, the 48th Symposium of the Lepidopterological Section of the Polish Entomological Society took place in Góra Świętej Anny. 🎉 We're thrilled to share that our very own Editor in Chief was amongst the 27 attendees. #Lepidopterology #Entomology #PolishEntomologicalSociety
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🦋 Happy #InsectWeek! Let's #StandTallForTheSmall together!
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🎉 Nota Lepidopterologica has received an improved 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 1.6 and a Journal Impact Factor of 0.7! 📈The journal has also moved from Q3 to Q2 for its Scopus indexed category, Animal Science and Zoology. 🔗 Find out more: nl.pensoft.net/news/1289 #OpenAccess #JIF2026 #Scopus
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🦋 A new species of tiny moth, Cuphodes spermotrophus, has been described from South Africa, marking the first confirmed record of a seed-feeding moth in the family Gracillariidae from the entire African continent! 🔬 Read more about it: doi.org/10.3897/nl.49.189942 @cnrs.fr @nhmwien.bsky.social
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The crambid moth Agriphila hispanodeliella has been reinstated as a distinct species, marking its first detailed redescription since its 1959 classification as a mere subspecies. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/nl.49.191476
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Tinagma nigripunctum is described from the Okinawajima Island, Japan, and is the first record of Douglasiidae in Japan and the Oriental Region! Read more about this new species: doi.org/10.3897/nl.49.186673 #newspecies
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Two new #moth species have been described from the high mountains of Europe: Dichomeris carpatiella from the Southern Carpathians of Romania, and D. dolomiella from the south-eastern Alps. Both are associated with juniper in rocky alpine habitats: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #Entomology #Lepidoptera
Adults of Dichomeris carpatiella Kovács, Kovács & Buchner, sp. nov.: 1. Male, holotype; 2. Female, paratype, Romania, Făgăraș Mountains; photographs P. Buchner.Adults of D. dolomiella Huemer, sp. nov.: 3. Male, paratype; 4. Female, holotype; photographs P. Huemer.
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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 20/05/2026
🦋Two new notodontid #moths from the genus Benbowia have been described in China. Meet Benbowia uncusplana, found in Yunnan, Chongqing, and Fujian, as well as Benbowia motuoensis, found in Yunnan, Nepal, India, and Vietnam. Learn more in our #OA journal: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #Lepidoptera
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🌍 We are thrilled to see research published in our journal on the new moth species Pyralis papaleonei go viral! 🦋 Named after Pope Leo XIV for his environmental work, it was found in Crete by researchers Huemer, Kaila, and Segerer. @lanacioncr.bsky.social: www.nacion.com/ciencia/cien... (1/2)
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El papa León XIV inspira el nombre de una nueva especie descubierta en Europa
Investigadores europeos identificaron una nueva especie de polilla en la isla de Creta mediante análisis de ADN y estudios morfológicos. El insecto fue nombrado en honor al papa León XIV.
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🐛 The XIII European Congress of Entomology (ECE 2026) is set to be held in Tours, France, from June 29 to July 3, 2026. ➡️ Find out more by accessing our latest news announcement: nl.pensoft.net/news/1224 #ECE2026Tours @irbi-tours.bsky.social @socentomolfr.bsky.social
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Pensoft Heads to Tours, France for the XIII European Congress of Entomology 2026
The XIII European Congress of Entomology (ECE 2026) is set to be held in Tours, France, from June 29 to July 3, 2026. This international gathering is organised by the French Entomological Society and ...
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
🦋 Meet 𝘗𝘺𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘪, a new moth endemic to Crete and named after Pope Leo XIV. ➡️ Read its full description: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... ➡️ Check out our latest blog to learn more: blog.pensoft.net/2026/05/05/n...
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
A 1993 field study in the subarctic boreal #forests of the Kola Peninsula tested 26 synthetic lure types based on #moth sex pheromone compounds, capturing 18 moth species across 260 traps. First records of attractive lure compositions reported for 14 of those species: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4...
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
#Museum #moth #specimens lose significant body mass through drying and preservation - making weight data from collections hard to interpret ecologically. This study quantifies that mass loss across multiple workflows. See the results doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #Entomology #Lepidoptera @uni-jena.de
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From fresh to dry: Moth body weight changes through preservation
Body weight is a key trait in insects, reflecting size, condition, and energetic status. It also influences their flight performance, reproduction, and ecological interactions. Yet most ecological and...
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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 31/03/2026
A rare new species of #moth has been discovered - 𝘊𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘴 - which lives only in the fragile scrub #habitats of Florida and hasn't been seen in most of its #historical range since the 1960s. 🦋 Read the full study ➡️ doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1273.181781 #endemic #taxonomy
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
In Memoriam of Dr. Enrique García-Barros Saura, a distinguished #entomologist who dedicated his career to advancing the knowledge of Spanish #butterfly #fauna. doi.org/10.3897/nl.4...
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Dr. Enrique García-Barros Saura. In Memoriam
On January 16th, our dear colleague and distinguished entomologist Enrique García-Barros Saura passed away at the age of 66. All of us who knew him, and especially those of us who cultivated his frien...
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Advances in Pollinator Research @apr.pensoft.net · 20/02/2026
🐝🐞🐦🦇 What is #pollinator #health, and why does it matter now more than ever? 🔎Discover the scope of the field, our mission and more as a new 💎 #OpenAccess #journal in our very first editorial 👇 ✒️ We are powered by @arphahub.com doi.org/10.3897/apr....
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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 13/02/2026
New Caledonian Forests are full of hidden natural treasures! 🌿🦋 This study describes two spectacular new species of Caloptilia moths - 𝘊. 𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘴 and 𝘊. 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘢 - discovered in the Parc des Grandes Fougères. Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1268.173885
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
This is 𝘌𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢, the first known species with a sexually dimorphic wing pattern of the large subgenus 𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢. See its description here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #taxonomy #lepidoptera #invert
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
A new moth species is described in the genus Monochroa. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #newspecies #taxonomy #biodiversity
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Early stages of the tineid moth genus Tenaga are reported for the first time, for T. nigripunctella. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #Lepidoptera #insects #invert @joestockwell.bsky.social @microlepidoptera.bsky.social
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Does the false head influence female mate choice in Callophrys xami? Here's what this study found out: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #butterflies #animalbehavior #evolution
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Notes on the ecology of some Samia moths, including data on their host plants in nature: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #Lepidoptera #moths #ecology
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Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals PAS @iseapas.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Our 🦋 lepidopterist, Dr Marcin Wiorek, has been elected a co-Editor-in-Chef of Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social! ⬇️
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Eight years after joining Nota Lepidopterologica's editorial team, David Lees @microlepidoptera.bsky.social is stepping down from his role as our co-Editor-in-Chief. Taking his place is Marcin Wiorek @marcinwiorek.bsky.social , whom we warmly welcome! blog.pensoft.net/2025/09/30/n...
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Nota Lepidopterologica welcomes new Editor-in-Chief Marcin Wiorek | Blog
Wiorek has strong skills in lepidopteran morphology and molecular knowledge, and will join co-Editor-in-Chief Théo Léger to continue the development of the journal.
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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 09/09/2025
A male of the little-known mining moth species Urodeta longa is described for the first time based on material collected in northern Thailand. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Lepidoptera #moths #taxonomy
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
The first genetic studies of species of the bagworm moth genus Reisseronia from Poland: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #Lepidoptera #moths #DNAbarcoding
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Nature Conservation @natureconservation.pensoft.net · 13/08/2025
Researchers present a successful translocation of Transylvanian blue butterflies in Romania, highlighting the potential of this method for protecting highly localised, endemic taxa in the country. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/natu...
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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 12/08/2025
Taxonomic and distributional updates are presented on five species of the moth subfamily Pyraustinae: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #fauna #taxonomy #Lepidoptera
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Alpine Entomology @alpineentomology.pensoft.net · 12/08/2025
Misidentified for over a century, a new European moth species has been discovered by Peter Huemer. “It is without a doubt the prettiest species I have encountered in my long scientific career," said Huemer, who named the moth after his wife. blog.pensoft.net/2025/08/12/n... @pensoft.net
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Til moth do us part: new species marks 42 years of marriage
“It is without a doubt the prettiest species I have encountered in my long scientific career," said Huemer, who named the moth after his wife.
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
An analysis of the intra- and interspecific variation in wing shape of butterflies in the genus Heliconius: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #butterflies #Lepidoptera #insects
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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 04/08/2025
Dichocrocis frenatalis, the little-known type species of the moth genus Dichocrocis, was discovered in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #taxonomy #entomology #Lepidoptera
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Description of a new moth species from the Ogasawara Islands of Japan: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #Lepidoptera #newspecies #moth
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
New molecular knowledge on Tineidae moths in South Italian forests to facilitate identification. #DNAbarcoding #Lepidoptera #entomology doi.org/10.3897/nl.4...
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DNA barcoding of Tineidae from South Italian forests reveals faunistic novelties and potentially undescribed species (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea)
Tineidae Latreille, 1810 includes about 119 species in Italy. Despite their economic and ecological importance, this family remains poorly studied in peninsular Italy, primarily due to taxonomic imped...
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Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Life history traits of the Idas Blue (Plebejus idas) were studied at two sites in the northern Upper Rhine valley in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Find out the results here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #Lepidoptera #entomology
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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · 10/06/2025
Researchers of @um.es provide new data on the distribution and biology of Tortricidae moth species in Spain's Murcia Region, complete with an updated checklist: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #Lepidoptera #biodiversity #moths #invert
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