Butterfly Conservation Europe
@europebutterfly.bsky.social
Non profit organisation working to save butterflies, moths and their habitats across Europe. We have Network Partners in most European countries and run a wide range of conservation and monitoring projects
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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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And you get a personal 'profile' and a PDF guide to Mediterranean butterflies too!
December 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
And you get a personal 'profile' and a PDF guide to Mediterranean butterflies too!
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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December 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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...
Well worth a look. Dirk is one of the top butterfly researchers in Europe and a founder member of BC Europe
INBO'er in de kijker: Dirk Maes.
📋 Dirk maakt deel uit van ons team Soortendiversiteit en focust zich op het opstellen van Rode Lijsten en het onderzoek naar insecten, voornamelijk vlinders 🦋.
❓Wil je meer weten over het onderzoek van Dirk? Ga dan naar: pureportal.inbo.be/nl/persons/d...
📋 Dirk maakt deel uit van ons team Soortendiversiteit en focust zich op het opstellen van Rode Lijsten en het onderzoek naar insecten, voornamelijk vlinders 🦋.
❓Wil je meer weten over het onderzoek van Dirk? Ga dan naar: pureportal.inbo.be/nl/persons/d...
December 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Well worth a look. Dirk is one of the top butterfly researchers in Europe and a founder member of BC Europe
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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
Meet the expert… Cristina Sevilleja 🦋
Read more about Cristina in this post! Do you have any questions for her? Let us know the comments 👇🏻👇🏾
#PollinatorAcademy #Meettheexpert #Pollinators #Butterfly #Taxonomy
Read more about Cristina in this post! Do you have any questions for her? Let us know the comments 👇🏻👇🏾
#PollinatorAcademy #Meettheexpert #Pollinators #Butterfly #Taxonomy
December 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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
Intriguing paper from the UK showing contrasting trends of Plebejus argus in two different habitats: heathlands doing very well, limestone grasslands doing very badly. Wonderful to see what fifty years worth of monitoring data can show us
What does 50 yrs of butterfly monitoring tell you? In this case its a puzzle. The dramatic rise of the Silver-studded Blue, Plebejus argus, over 50 yrs at Studland Heath, UK. @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
www.dispar.org/reference.ph...
www.dispar.org/reference.ph...
December 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Intriguing paper from the UK showing contrasting trends of Plebejus argus in two different habitats: heathlands doing very well, limestone grasslands doing very badly. Wonderful to see what fifty years worth of monitoring data can show us
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Neue Rote Liste der Tagfalter & Widderchen Deutschlands. Gut gefällt mir, dass in Sachen Gefährdungsursachen die Landnutzungsgeschichte & historische Nutzungsformen stärker miteinbezogen werden. Kuh & Pferd hätten aber etwas stärker gewürdigt werden können.
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Rote Liste: Tagfalter zunehmend gefährdet - Rote-Liste-Zentrum Rote-Liste-Zentrum
Von den 207 in Deutschland etablierten Arten und Unterarten der Tagfalter und Widderchen sind mittlerweile 103, also fast die Hälfte, bestandsgefährdet oder bereits ausgestorben. Das geht aus der neue...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Neue Rote Liste der Tagfalter & Widderchen Deutschlands. Gut gefällt mir, dass in Sachen Gefährdungsursachen die Landnutzungsgeschichte & historische Nutzungsformen stärker miteinbezogen werden. Kuh & Pferd hätten aber etwas stärker gewürdigt werden können.
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www.rote-liste-zentrum.de/de/Rote-List...
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Losses of specialist and expansion of thermophilic generalist macro-moths in nature reserves of Central Europe: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Losses of specialist and expansion of thermophilic generalist macro-moths in nature reserves of Central Europe
Ongoing environmental change has caused significant modifications in the diversity, abundance and community composition of insects across Central Euro…
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December 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Losses of specialist and expansion of thermophilic generalist macro-moths in nature reserves of Central Europe: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Needless to say, our Butterflies of North Greece tour generates a donation to support the invaluable conservation work of our friends at @europebutterfly.bsky.social.
Just three places remain available to join David Moore & Martin Davies there in 2026...
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Just three places remain available to join David Moore & Martin Davies there in 2026...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Needless to say, our Butterflies of North Greece tour generates a donation to support the invaluable conservation work of our friends at @europebutterfly.bsky.social.
Just three places remain available to join David Moore & Martin Davies there in 2026...
www.mariposanature.com/tours/butter...
Just three places remain available to join David Moore & Martin Davies there in 2026...
www.mariposanature.com/tours/butter...
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Tour update 🚨
Just 1 place remains available to join us and our good friend Kate Humble on our Butterflies of the Hautes Pyrenees tour next July. Like ALL our butterfly tours, this tour generates a donation to help the good work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social.
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Just 1 place remains available to join us and our good friend Kate Humble on our Butterflies of the Hautes Pyrenees tour next July. Like ALL our butterfly tours, this tour generates a donation to help the good work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social.
mariposanature.com/tours/butter...
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Tour update 🚨
Just 1 place remains available to join us and our good friend Kate Humble on our Butterflies of the Hautes Pyrenees tour next July. Like ALL our butterfly tours, this tour generates a donation to help the good work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social.
mariposanature.com/tours/butter...
Just 1 place remains available to join us and our good friend Kate Humble on our Butterflies of the Hautes Pyrenees tour next July. Like ALL our butterfly tours, this tour generates a donation to help the good work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social.
mariposanature.com/tours/butter...
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Tour update 🚨
Things move fast around here! Our Butterflies of the Hautes Pyrenees tour is now fully booked.
We can't wait to share outstanding alpine ringlets, and other butterflies, with our guests next year, and to make our donation to support @europebutterfly.bsky.social's invaluable work.
Things move fast around here! Our Butterflies of the Hautes Pyrenees tour is now fully booked.
We can't wait to share outstanding alpine ringlets, and other butterflies, with our guests next year, and to make our donation to support @europebutterfly.bsky.social's invaluable work.
December 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Tour update 🚨
Things move fast around here! Our Butterflies of the Hautes Pyrenees tour is now fully booked.
We can't wait to share outstanding alpine ringlets, and other butterflies, with our guests next year, and to make our donation to support @europebutterfly.bsky.social's invaluable work.
Things move fast around here! Our Butterflies of the Hautes Pyrenees tour is now fully booked.
We can't wait to share outstanding alpine ringlets, and other butterflies, with our guests next year, and to make our donation to support @europebutterfly.bsky.social's invaluable work.
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For day 10 of our #AdventCalendar we're in the beautiful Norfolk Broads, UK, with the endemic race of Swallowtail (Papilio machaon ssp. britannicus).
Photo by Anna G, a guest on our tour with @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
All our butterfly tours include a donation to @europebutterfly.bsky.social
Photo by Anna G, a guest on our tour with @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
All our butterfly tours include a donation to @europebutterfly.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
For day 10 of our #AdventCalendar we're in the beautiful Norfolk Broads, UK, with the endemic race of Swallowtail (Papilio machaon ssp. britannicus).
Photo by Anna G, a guest on our tour with @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
All our butterfly tours include a donation to @europebutterfly.bsky.social
Photo by Anna G, a guest on our tour with @patrickbarkham.bsky.social
All our butterfly tours include a donation to @europebutterfly.bsky.social
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For @europebutterfly.bsky.social followers, this is the tour their kind repost refers to!
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Pallas's Fritillary and Late Summer Butterflies of Hungary
This is an exclusive tour, exploring the Carpathian foothills of northern Hungary, in search of one of Europe's most charismatic fritillaries, the beautiful Pallas's Fritillary, and a fine range of la...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
For @europebutterfly.bsky.social followers, this is the tour their kind repost refers to!
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Some highly sought-after species are possible, including four(!) Phengaris large blue sp, and eastern specialities like Lesser Clouded Yellow and Assman's Fritillary. A guaranteed departure, naturally the tour generates a donation to support our friends at @europebutterfly.bsky.social. (2/2)
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Some highly sought-after species are possible, including four(!) Phengaris large blue sp, and eastern specialities like Lesser Clouded Yellow and Assman's Fritillary. A guaranteed departure, naturally the tour generates a donation to support our friends at @europebutterfly.bsky.social. (2/2)
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How about this to brighten up your Monday?
A 'flock' of Rajah Brookes' Birdwings (Trogonoptera brookiana). They were photographed on our Malay Peninsula tour this year by leader Adrian Hoskins.
This tour also helped us raise funds to donate to @europebutterfly.bsky.social
#AdventCalendar
A 'flock' of Rajah Brookes' Birdwings (Trogonoptera brookiana). They were photographed on our Malay Peninsula tour this year by leader Adrian Hoskins.
This tour also helped us raise funds to donate to @europebutterfly.bsky.social
#AdventCalendar
December 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
How about this to brighten up your Monday?
A 'flock' of Rajah Brookes' Birdwings (Trogonoptera brookiana). They were photographed on our Malay Peninsula tour this year by leader Adrian Hoskins.
This tour also helped us raise funds to donate to @europebutterfly.bsky.social
#AdventCalendar
A 'flock' of Rajah Brookes' Birdwings (Trogonoptera brookiana). They were photographed on our Malay Peninsula tour this year by leader Adrian Hoskins.
This tour also helped us raise funds to donate to @europebutterfly.bsky.social
#AdventCalendar
We finished our very successful partner meeting with a celebration of Butterfly Conservation Europe’s 21st Birthday. @martinswarren.bsky.social gave a great review of the many achievements over the years and we made a toast. All the presentations are on our website www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...
December 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We finished our very successful partner meeting with a celebration of Butterfly Conservation Europe’s 21st Birthday. @martinswarren.bsky.social gave a great review of the many achievements over the years and we made a toast. All the presentations are on our website www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...
The European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme data entry system developed by our friends at @ukceh.bsky.social is now being used in other countries around the world, with transects now starting in Japan and several parts of Africa and the Americas
December 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme data entry system developed by our friends at @ukceh.bsky.social is now being used in other countries around the world, with transects now starting in Japan and several parts of Africa and the Americas
Good to have a dedicated moth session at our partner meeting, led by Jurriën van Deijk, who has just coordinated a new European Moth Red List. There are a huge number of moths in Europe: 11,000 species, many of them important pollinators and the basis of food chains. We hope to build a new network
December 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Good to have a dedicated moth session at our partner meeting, led by Jurriën van Deijk, who has just coordinated a new European Moth Red List. There are a huge number of moths in Europe: 11,000 species, many of them important pollinators and the basis of food chains. We hope to build a new network
The European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme is growing fast thanks to some funding from the EU. We now have transects in nearly every European country. This is a powerful dataset to assess the health of our environment and improve biodiversity conservation
December 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme is growing fast thanks to some funding from the EU. We now have transects in nearly every European country. This is a powerful dataset to assess the health of our environment and improve biodiversity conservation
Thank you so much for your vital support. We are at a critical time for butterflies and moths, with very many species in peril. With your help we will give them a better chance of survival in a rapidly changing world
We've not made a big song and dance about it, but throughout this past year we've donated funds to support @europebutterfly.bsky.social's invaluable work after every single butterfly tour we've run. We were the first wildlife tour company to commit to do so, and we're with them going forwards.
Our ninth partner meeting starts today in the German town of Laufen. We will be discussing how to use butterflies as indicators of environmental change and help improve EU policies to reverse the decline of pollinators. We aim to provide the science to inform the best possible policies
December 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Thank you so much for your vital support. We are at a critical time for butterflies and moths, with very many species in peril. With your help we will give them a better chance of survival in a rapidly changing world
Our ninth partner meeting starts today in the German town of Laufen. We will be discussing how to use butterflies as indicators of environmental change and help improve EU policies to reverse the decline of pollinators. We aim to provide the science to inform the best possible policies
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Our ninth partner meeting starts today in the German town of Laufen. We will be discussing how to use butterflies as indicators of environmental change and help improve EU policies to reverse the decline of pollinators. We aim to provide the science to inform the best possible policies
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He continued, 'With your help we are taking practical measures to save threatened species and providing detailed advice to improve European policies. Thanks to you all.’
Observe & conserve butterflies & moths by joining a Greenwings tour today...
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Observe & conserve butterflies & moths by joining a Greenwings tour today...
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
He continued, 'With your help we are taking practical measures to save threatened species and providing detailed advice to improve European policies. Thanks to you all.’
Observe & conserve butterflies & moths by joining a Greenwings tour today...
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
Observe & conserve butterflies & moths by joining a Greenwings tour today...
greenwings.co/our-holidays...
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Dr Martin Warren from BCE said, ‘We are enormously grateful to Greenwings and all their clients for supporting our work. European butterflies are under severe threat and need our help more than ever.
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Dr Martin Warren from BCE said, ‘We are enormously grateful to Greenwings and all their clients for supporting our work. European butterflies are under severe threat and need our help more than ever.
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The Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus, groot dikkopje) is not only declining in NL but in the whole EU, where we can see a reduction in populationsize with appr 50%. www.butterfly-monitoring.eu #eBMS
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus, groot dikkopje) is not only declining in NL but in the whole EU, where we can see a reduction in populationsize with appr 50%. www.butterfly-monitoring.eu #eBMS
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New research from Belgium doesn’t support the ‘lost generation’ theory for the decline of the Wall, but does show reduced survival with warming temperatures 🌍 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (📷 Mark Searle)
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
New research from Belgium doesn’t support the ‘lost generation’ theory for the decline of the Wall, but does show reduced survival with warming temperatures 🌍 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (📷 Mark Searle)