Irma Maculinea
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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
February 6, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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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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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February 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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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Liever dan de wetenschappelijk goed onderbouwde #graslandvlinderindex pleit #lto voor de opslag van koolstof in bodems als maat voor natuurkwaliteit. Vandaag een goed stuk over bodems met @frantecol.bsky.social op de correspondent:
decorrespondent.nl/16694/koolst...
decorrespondent.nl/16694/koolst...
Koolstof opslaan in landbouwgrond: iedereen wil het, maar het werkt niet
Landbouwexperts, beleidsmakers, boeren, van rechts tot links en van intensief tot biodynamisch: over één klimaatmaatregel zijn ze allemaal enthousiast. Sla koolstof op in landbouwgrond, en iedereen wi...
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January 27, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Liever dan de wetenschappelijk goed onderbouwde #graslandvlinderindex pleit #lto voor de opslag van koolstof in bodems als maat voor natuurkwaliteit. Vandaag een goed stuk over bodems met @frantecol.bsky.social op de correspondent:
decorrespondent.nl/16694/koolst...
decorrespondent.nl/16694/koolst...
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“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
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
January 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
“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
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
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.
We have a new blog on our efforts to save one of Europe's most threatened butterflies: the Nevada Grayling (Pseudochazara williamsi), found in just a few locations in southern Spain.
www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...
www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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.
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!
Gemeinsam mit dem @bfn-de.bsky.social haben wir die neue Rote Liste der #Tagfalter und Widderchen Deutschlands veröffentlicht. Fast die Hälfte der Arten sind bestandsgefährdet oder bereits ausgestorben. Mehr dazu und kostenloser Download ⬇️
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#Schmetterlinge
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#Schmetterlinge
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 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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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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...
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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
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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.
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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...
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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