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OK Bluesky, lets play "how many butterflies in one picture". Here's mine to start, taken on an extraordinary @greenwingstours.bsky.social tour to the Kackars in north-east Turkey.
December 7, 2024 at 2:31 PM
OK Bluesky, lets play "how many butterflies in one picture". Here's mine to start, taken on an extraordinary @greenwingstours.bsky.social tour to the Kackars in north-east Turkey.
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Just ordered, who can resist a book about moths? 🦋🐛🦋
I may have mentioned it before, but ICYMI The Jewel Box is on the list of @Waterstones nature books of 2023! So knocked out to be one of the...
November 24, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Just ordered, who can resist a book about moths? 🦋🐛🦋
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Interesting! 🌸🌼🦋🐝🪲
Interesting new research quantifying the value of sowing small meadow areas in cities:
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Sown wildflower meadows: Can they replace natural meadows in urban spaces for bees, butterflies and hoverflies?
Areas with sown wildflower meadows, which are usually small areas, concentrate pollinating insects and have a similar value for pollinators as larger areas of natural meadows The abundance and diver...
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November 24, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Interesting! 🌸🌼🦋🐝🪲
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The Scarce Fritillary (E maturna) has almost vanished from the western part of its European distribution. Further east the species can still be more widespread. The photo shows a female laying a batch of eggs on Ash (Fraxinus). After hibernation the larvae leave the tree and feed on herbs.
November 24, 2024 at 6:36 PM
The Scarce Fritillary (E maturna) has almost vanished from the western part of its European distribution. Further east the species can still be more widespread. The photo shows a female laying a batch of eggs on Ash (Fraxinus). After hibernation the larvae leave the tree and feed on herbs.
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There are ~22,000 #moths in Australia but only half have been scientifically described to date. Far from being drab or boring, their diversity is amazing as this account will try to show #mothsmatter #teammoth
November 22, 2024 at 11:56 PM
There are ~22,000 #moths in Australia but only half have been scientifically described to date. Far from being drab or boring, their diversity is amazing as this account will try to show #mothsmatter #teammoth
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Interested in #moth trapping?
Ever wondered why different bulbs collect different species?
Or why some species are particularly threatened by light pollution?
Using 100,000+ samples from the GMS (@gardenmothscheme.bsky.social), our new pre-print addresses these questions and more (thread)
Ever wondered why different bulbs collect different species?
Or why some species are particularly threatened by light pollution?
Using 100,000+ samples from the GMS (@gardenmothscheme.bsky.social), our new pre-print addresses these questions and more (thread)
November 22, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Interested in #moth trapping?
Ever wondered why different bulbs collect different species?
Or why some species are particularly threatened by light pollution?
Using 100,000+ samples from the GMS (@gardenmothscheme.bsky.social), our new pre-print addresses these questions and more (thread)
Ever wondered why different bulbs collect different species?
Or why some species are particularly threatened by light pollution?
Using 100,000+ samples from the GMS (@gardenmothscheme.bsky.social), our new pre-print addresses these questions and more (thread)
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Data Paper in ESA Ecology with native range maps for 10,000+ butterfly species 🦋 worldwide by Barnabas H. Daru
👉 doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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👉 doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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November 26, 2024 at 6:26 AM
Data Paper in ESA Ecology with native range maps for 10,000+ butterfly species 🦋 worldwide by Barnabas H. Daru
👉 doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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👉 doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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New guide to managing urban habitats for butterflies! 💯🦋
From @savebutterflies NEW guide to managing urban habitats for butterflies.
Get helpful tips and management advice to provide the best habitat conditions for butterflies.
Download your free guide today 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/repor…
Funding from @HeritageFundUK @HeritageFundL_S
Get helpful tips and management advice to provide the best habitat conditions for butterflies.
Download your free guide today 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/repor…
Funding from @HeritageFundUK @HeritageFundL_S
November 27, 2024 at 1:31 PM
New guide to managing urban habitats for butterflies! 💯🦋
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Having mentioned trap tweaks, here are the two that I have made to my Robinsons:
1️⃣ a duct-taped petrol funnel that reduces the funnel opening
2️⃣ black plastic to cover the transparent lid so that moths keep calm inside
#teammoth #mothsmatter #nattfjärilar
1️⃣ a duct-taped petrol funnel that reduces the funnel opening
2️⃣ black plastic to cover the transparent lid so that moths keep calm inside
#teammoth #mothsmatter #nattfjärilar
November 27, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Having mentioned trap tweaks, here are the two that I have made to my Robinsons:
1️⃣ a duct-taped petrol funnel that reduces the funnel opening
2️⃣ black plastic to cover the transparent lid so that moths keep calm inside
#teammoth #mothsmatter #nattfjärilar
1️⃣ a duct-taped petrol funnel that reduces the funnel opening
2️⃣ black plastic to cover the transparent lid so that moths keep calm inside
#teammoth #mothsmatter #nattfjärilar
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Relevant in many countries 🦋🐛🚜🌲
Land abandonment is not always what its seems, many species lose. Huge areas being abandoned in Bulgaria, leading to loss of open habitats and presumably many thousands of species that rely on them. It is a big threat to European butterflies and other pollinators www.theguardian.com/news/2024/no...
The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear?
The long read: Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Relevant in many countries 🦋🐛🚜🌲
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Why do insects fly around artificial lights? They don't actually want to fly towards them, they just can't really get away from them.
Insects naturally tilt their dorsum towards a light source, and as a result end up flying around it in circles, trapped.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Insects naturally tilt their dorsum towards a light source, and as a result end up flying around it in circles, trapped.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Why flying insects gather at artificial light - Nature Communications
It is unclear why flying insects congregate around artificial light sources. Here, the authors use high-speed videography and motion-capture, finding that insects fly perpendicular to light sourc...
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November 22, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Why do insects fly around artificial lights? They don't actually want to fly towards them, they just can't really get away from them.
Insects naturally tilt their dorsum towards a light source, and as a result end up flying around it in circles, trapped.
🧪 🦋
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Insects naturally tilt their dorsum towards a light source, and as a result end up flying around it in circles, trapped.
🧪 🦋
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New paper! 🧪🌍
Contrasting responses of bats & macro-moths to structural complexity in #forest borders
#TerrestrialLaserScanning
Bats responded ➕ moths ➖ to structurally complexity
Open understories, warmer, more humid -> higher #bat activity but lower #moth #diversity
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
Contrasting responses of bats & macro-moths to structural complexity in #forest borders
#TerrestrialLaserScanning
Bats responded ➕ moths ➖ to structurally complexity
Open understories, warmer, more humid -> higher #bat activity but lower #moth #diversity
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
December 2, 2024 at 4:12 PM
New paper! 🧪🌍
Contrasting responses of bats & macro-moths to structural complexity in #forest borders
#TerrestrialLaserScanning
Bats responded ➕ moths ➖ to structurally complexity
Open understories, warmer, more humid -> higher #bat activity but lower #moth #diversity
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
Contrasting responses of bats & macro-moths to structural complexity in #forest borders
#TerrestrialLaserScanning
Bats responded ➕ moths ➖ to structurally complexity
Open understories, warmer, more humid -> higher #bat activity but lower #moth #diversity
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
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We are far from conserving migratory butterflies. Our new
paper shows that current protected areas are inadequate for
👉84% of migratory butterfly species in at least one season
👉45% of species in all seasons. (1/7)
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
paper shows that current protected areas are inadequate for
👉84% of migratory butterfly species in at least one season
👉45% of species in all seasons. (1/7)
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
December 3, 2024 at 3:26 AM
We are far from conserving migratory butterflies. Our new
paper shows that current protected areas are inadequate for
👉84% of migratory butterfly species in at least one season
👉45% of species in all seasons. (1/7)
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
paper shows that current protected areas are inadequate for
👉84% of migratory butterfly species in at least one season
👉45% of species in all seasons. (1/7)
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
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Better luck with the Lund #mothtrap today: 2 Angle Shades, 1 Satellite & 1 Black-Spot Chestnut #teammoth #mothsmatter
December 5, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Better luck with the Lund #mothtrap today: 2 Angle Shades, 1 Satellite & 1 Black-Spot Chestnut #teammoth #mothsmatter
Great stuff!
All welcome at Butterfly Conservation’s free online UK Moth Recorders' Meeting (Saturday 25 January 2025 on Zoom). Reserve your place now bit.ly/3Z2MOzc There’s a fab line-up of speakers: bit.ly/3Z2MxfE #TeamMoth please repost to spread the word!
December 7, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Great stuff!
Having the soemwhat awkward name ”Strimmig smalvingemätare” in Swedish
#teammoth #mothsmatter #teammothsweden
#teammoth #mothsmatter #teammothsweden
One of the most amazing moths in the UK is the Scorched Wing. It is easy to see how it got the name. Look out for them in June. #moths
December 7, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Having the soemwhat awkward name ”Strimmig smalvingemätare” in Swedish
#teammoth #mothsmatter #teammothsweden
#teammoth #mothsmatter #teammothsweden
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December 6, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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In Loja, Ecuador, a city of 200k people, Catasticta truncata thrives in greater numbers than nearby wild areas. It lays eggs on a mistletoe that parasitizes an abundant willow tree in the city. One entomologist says the butterfly could be a flagship species for promoting conservation in the region.
Urban Wonder: Rare Butterfly Thrives in One of Ecuador's Largest Cities
Found in greater numbers in Loja, Ecuador, than nearby wild areas, could Catasticta truncata be a flagship species for promoting conservation in the region?
entomologytoday.org
December 6, 2024 at 5:43 PM
In Loja, Ecuador, a city of 200k people, Catasticta truncata thrives in greater numbers than nearby wild areas. It lays eggs on a mistletoe that parasitizes an abundant willow tree in the city. One entomologist says the butterfly could be a flagship species for promoting conservation in the region.
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Nettles are good for many! 🐛🦋🪲
I have been illustrating insects which rely on nettles for food & shelter. This is just a tiny selection of those species. Having a nettle patch in the corner of your garden is wonderful habitat for a whole host of creatures! #wildlifehabitat #urbannature #wildgarden
December 7, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Nettles are good for many! 🐛🦋🪲
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Great to see this species confirmed in Berkshire - congrats to Dave, and thanks to Peter Hall for the dissection work, which can be seen at mothdissection.co.uk/species.php?... - have posted a bit more info on upperthamesmoths.blogspot.com/2024/12/spin... #TeamMoth
December 6, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Great to see this species confirmed in Berkshire - congrats to Dave, and thanks to Peter Hall for the dissection work, which can be seen at mothdissection.co.uk/species.php?... - have posted a bit more info on upperthamesmoths.blogspot.com/2024/12/spin... #TeamMoth
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Too busy for bees? 🐝
Road verges can support flower-visiting insects, but traffic matters! 🚗 Although high flower density along road benefits wild bees & butterflies, conservation efforts should focus on roads with low traffic or wide verges 🦋
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Road verges can support flower-visiting insects, but traffic matters! 🚗 Although high flower density along road benefits wild bees & butterflies, conservation efforts should focus on roads with low traffic or wide verges 🦋
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
June 3, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Too busy for bees? 🐝
Road verges can support flower-visiting insects, but traffic matters! 🚗 Although high flower density along road benefits wild bees & butterflies, conservation efforts should focus on roads with low traffic or wide verges 🦋
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Road verges can support flower-visiting insects, but traffic matters! 🚗 Although high flower density along road benefits wild bees & butterflies, conservation efforts should focus on roads with low traffic or wide verges 🦋
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Orange Sneezeweed (Hymenoxys hoopesii) is an absolute butterfly magnet!
Anicia Checkerspots (Euphydryas anicia) enjoying an all you can eat buffet in Colorado's Wet Mountains, at 10,700'.
Big thanks to @frwildflowers.bsky.social for the flower ID!
Anicia Checkerspots (Euphydryas anicia) enjoying an all you can eat buffet in Colorado's Wet Mountains, at 10,700'.
Big thanks to @frwildflowers.bsky.social for the flower ID!
December 6, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Orange Sneezeweed (Hymenoxys hoopesii) is an absolute butterfly magnet!
Anicia Checkerspots (Euphydryas anicia) enjoying an all you can eat buffet in Colorado's Wet Mountains, at 10,700'.
Big thanks to @frwildflowers.bsky.social for the flower ID!
Anicia Checkerspots (Euphydryas anicia) enjoying an all you can eat buffet in Colorado's Wet Mountains, at 10,700'.
Big thanks to @frwildflowers.bsky.social for the flower ID!
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Our old #Ryrholm trap at the Ecology Building in #Lund, soon to get a massive makeover #teammoth #mothsmatter
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Our old #Ryrholm trap at the Ecology Building in #Lund, soon to get a massive makeover #teammoth #mothsmatter
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Nice read! 🐛🦋
Early detection is critical to eradication and management of invasive species, and curious members of the public play a key role by sharing observations online. Integrating sightings from a bug-curious public into biosecurity surveillance is a valuable approach for invasive species management.
Curious People Lead the Way in Catching New Invasive Species
Integrating iNaturalist and other sightings from a bug-curious public into biosecurity surveillance is a valuable approach for invasive species management.
entomologytoday.org
November 19, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Nice read! 🐛🦋