Irma Maculinea
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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-...
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.
environment.ec.europa.eu
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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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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
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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November 18, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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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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.
October 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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.
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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...
www.bc-europe.eu
October 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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...
Van alle vlindersoorten die alleen in Europa voorkomen is 40% bedreigd! Actie voor bescherming is nodig, en wel nu!
October 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Van alle vlindersoorten die alleen in Europa voorkomen is 40% bedreigd! Actie voor bescherming is nodig, en wel nu!
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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?...
October 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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?...
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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
📢📉🦋Eine neue Studie des @ufz.de
enthüllt den Rückgang beim "Index der Gründlandschmetterlinge".
Vermutlich genau deshalb wollen Bund und Länder den Indikator des Art. 11(2) der #Wiederherstellungsverordnung lieber nicht für Deutschland anwenden.
➡️ www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
enthüllt den Rückgang beim "Index der Gründlandschmetterlinge".
Vermutlich genau deshalb wollen Bund und Länder den Indikator des Art. 11(2) der #Wiederherstellungsverordnung lieber nicht für Deutschland anwenden.
➡️ www.ufz.de/index.php?de...
October 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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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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
September 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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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📣 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... 🌍 🦋🐞🦗🪲🐝
September 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
📣 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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Annie MG is alive! 💚
August 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Annie MG is alive! 💚
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...
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...
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
www.vlinderstichting.nl
August 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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...
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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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.
August 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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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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.
April 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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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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?
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?
Butterfly Survey 2025
www.agroecology-transect.net
April 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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?
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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Steekmierkoningin zoekt nieuw onderkomen
April 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Steekmierkoningin zoekt nieuw onderkomen
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.
Last week we had a fruitful meeting with all co-ordinators of Butterfly Monitoring Schemes in Europe. Afterwards we had a lovely evening with paella at the office of Vlinderstichting in Wageningen, Netherlands.
April 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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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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.
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.
Insektensterben: Forscher sehen keinen Rückgang
Die dramatische Entwicklung des Insektenschwunds in Deutschland setzt sich ungebremst fort.
www.sueddeutsche.de
March 11, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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.
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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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
February 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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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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. 🦋
A very smart Ichneumonid wasp searching for a not so well hidden caterpillar of Maculinea nausithous
Here is a video of Neotypus melanocephalus searching for caterpillars of Phengaris nausithous/teleius - a bit shaky, the wind...
📽️ Fionn Pape
📽️ Fionn Pape
January 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
A very smart Ichneumonid wasp searching for a not so well hidden caterpillar of Maculinea nausithous
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Butterflies vulnerable in NL: Grayling (H semele, heivlinder). Still widespread and abundant in the 1990s in coastal dunes and dry heathland, but since then we lost half of the distribution (occupancy) and 75% of the butterflies. 30-35 kg N/ha/jr speeds up succession of open sandy habitat.
January 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Butterflies vulnerable in NL: Grayling (H semele, heivlinder). Still widespread and abundant in the 1990s in coastal dunes and dry heathland, but since then we lost half of the distribution (occupancy) and 75% of the butterflies. 30-35 kg N/ha/jr speeds up succession of open sandy habitat.
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Butterflies increasing in NL: Brown argus (A agestis, bruin blauwtje). Used to be restricted to coastal dunes and some inland sites, but spread inland more and more, esp. after dry summers (bad for grasses, good for Geranium). 2024 was a poor year.
January 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Butterflies increasing in NL: Brown argus (A agestis, bruin blauwtje). Used to be restricted to coastal dunes and some inland sites, but spread inland more and more, esp. after dry summers (bad for grasses, good for Geranium). 2024 was a poor year.
What happened to the butterflies in NL in 2024? @chrisvanswaay.bsky.social made a wonderful thread about it. There is good news and bad news, unfortunately 🦋
At the end of the year we can look back at the butterfly year 2024 in NL. What went up, what went down, and what species things did we notice? A threat in English. /1
December 30, 2024 at 8:15 AM
What happened to the butterflies in NL in 2024? @chrisvanswaay.bsky.social made a wonderful thread about it. There is good news and bad news, unfortunately 🦋
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An important discovery of new population of the Endangered Euchloe bazae in southern Spain by our partners in @asoczerynthia.bsky.social . www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Contributions to the distribution, biology, and conservation of Euchloe bazae Fabiano, 1993 (Lepidoptera: Pieridae): discovery of a new population and new host plant in the province of Granada (...
PDF | ABSTRACT: Euchloe bazae is an endemic butterfly of the Iberian Peninsula with a highly restricted and disjunct distribution, classified as... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on R...
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December 27, 2024 at 11:44 AM
An important discovery of new population of the Endangered Euchloe bazae in southern Spain by our partners in @asoczerynthia.bsky.social . www.researchgate.net/publication/...