Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde
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caloptilia.bsky.social
Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde
@caloptilia.bsky.social
Entomologist, Insect-Plant interactions, Leafminers, Microlepidoptera, Natural History Collections, Parasitoids, Phylogenies, Systematics, Tropical forests, Urban Ecology
New from the LIFEPLAN team in Methods in Ecology & Evolution: we present an active ensemble classifier to sift through millions of camera-trap images, finding animals while filtering out empty shots & people. 🌍📸
👉 doi.org/10.1111/2041...
September 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Back from the 24th European Congress of Lepidopterology in the Czech Republic 🦋🇨🇿 What a week! 🎉
Had an absolute blast enjoying top-notch talks on Lepidoptera conservation, ecology & systematics 🦋🌿.
Huge shout-out to Zdeněk Faltynek Fric & team 🙌 for putting together such a fantastic conference.
August 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
What an incredible ten days in Guyane with an amazing team of passionate entomologists! Thanks to Rodolphe Rougerie and Jérôme Barbut from the Natural History Museum in Paris for organizing this unforgettable expedition filled with discovery and camaraderie! 🌿🦋
December 12, 2024 at 4:42 PM
I’m thrilled to announce our latest publication in @neobiotajournal.bsky.social ! 🚀 🪲🔬 Our paper delves into biosurveillance of mass-trapped long-horned beetles using innovative metabarcoding techniques powered by @nanoporetech.com Check it out :

neobiota.pensoft.net/articles.php...
November 25, 2024 at 6:13 PM
I spend my days untangling the taxonomy of tiny, wee moths like this one— please add me in
November 22, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Hi Joe,
Please add me to the list. Here’s my favorite moth!
November 17, 2024 at 1:24 PM