Chris Little
@chris999.bsky.social
Lifelong insect and natural history enthusiast based in South Norfolk. Working hard on butterfly conservation in the Greek Ionian islands. Otherwise cats, longcase clocks, open fires, zero alcohol beer.
Kite-tailed Robber fly with prey. South Norfolk
August 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Kite-tailed Robber fly with prey. South Norfolk
Calgary, Isle of Mull
June 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Calgary, Isle of Mull
Fabulous giant horse fly. Isle of Mull. 3cm length. Mind your horses.
June 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Fabulous giant horse fly. Isle of Mull. 3cm length. Mind your horses.
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Thanks to other kind folk on today's @norfolknats.bsky.social walk at Ashwellthorpe Wood, here's Encoelia furfuracea (Spring Hazelcup) and Byssomerulius corium (Netted Crust) on Hazel, and witches broom galls on Hornbeam likely caused by Taphrina carpini. Bit cool for many insects sadly.
March 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Thanks to other kind folk on today's @norfolknats.bsky.social walk at Ashwellthorpe Wood, here's Encoelia furfuracea (Spring Hazelcup) and Byssomerulius corium (Netted Crust) on Hazel, and witches broom galls on Hornbeam likely caused by Taphrina carpini. Bit cool for many insects sadly.
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Relaxation of management intensity promotes butterfly communities in mountain grasslands...
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Relaxation of management intensity promotes butterfly communities in mountain grasslands
Semi-natural mountain grasslands are currently threatened by either land abandonment or management intensification, which calls for evidence-based rec…
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February 25, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Relaxation of management intensity promotes butterfly communities in mountain grasslands...
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Back garden bird science. Graphs show nice inverse correlation between temperature, wind speed and precipitation with bird feeder visits. South Norfolk UK.
February 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Back garden bird science. Graphs show nice inverse correlation between temperature, wind speed and precipitation with bird feeder visits. South Norfolk UK.
EMILE A SEGUY.
Papillons: Masterpieces on Butterflies Tolmer Editeur – France 1925, 31.5cm x 44cm. These are being auctioned on Auctionet right now but the price might shock you.
Papillons: Masterpieces on Butterflies Tolmer Editeur – France 1925, 31.5cm x 44cm. These are being auctioned on Auctionet right now but the price might shock you.
February 23, 2025 at 6:59 AM
EMILE A SEGUY.
Papillons: Masterpieces on Butterflies Tolmer Editeur – France 1925, 31.5cm x 44cm. These are being auctioned on Auctionet right now but the price might shock you.
Papillons: Masterpieces on Butterflies Tolmer Editeur – France 1925, 31.5cm x 44cm. These are being auctioned on Auctionet right now but the price might shock you.
Butterfly recording across the Greek Ionian islands.
February 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Butterfly recording across the Greek Ionian islands.
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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. 🦋
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. 🦋
February 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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. 🦋
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. 🦋
Thanks to generous donations Corfu Butterfly Conservation has reprinted its poster - free for butterfly enthusiasts from the Capodistrias Museum Corfu and for use in school natural history education.
January 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Thanks to generous donations Corfu Butterfly Conservation has reprinted its poster - free for butterfly enthusiasts from the Capodistrias Museum Corfu and for use in school natural history education.
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The Corfu Butterfly Survey is just 246 butterfly sightings short of having recorded 100,000 butterflies. We can reach this goal before the end of the year if you record any sightings of butterflies from Corfu on our website: corfubutterflyconservation.org, before 31st December 2024.
November 20, 2024 at 1:20 PM
The Corfu Butterfly Survey is just 246 butterfly sightings short of having recorded 100,000 butterflies. We can reach this goal before the end of the year if you record any sightings of butterflies from Corfu on our website: corfubutterflyconservation.org, before 31st December 2024.
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Big News
Our website is now capable of receiving butterfly and moth sightings from any of the Ionian islands. Please do submit your historic sightings as well as anything current.
www.corfubutterflyconservation.org
Our website is now capable of receiving butterfly and moth sightings from any of the Ionian islands. Please do submit your historic sightings as well as anything current.
www.corfubutterflyconservation.org
January 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Big News
Our website is now capable of receiving butterfly and moth sightings from any of the Ionian islands. Please do submit your historic sightings as well as anything current.
www.corfubutterflyconservation.org
Our website is now capable of receiving butterfly and moth sightings from any of the Ionian islands. Please do submit your historic sightings as well as anything current.
www.corfubutterflyconservation.org