Esme Ashe-Jepson
@esme-ashe.bsky.social
Post-doc at the University of Würzburg | Global change and temperature impacts on butterflies across the life cycle 🦋🐛☀️ My views are my own, she/her, 🇬🇧 in 🇩🇪
With collecting a declining hobby, and many written records discarded instead of being deposited in museums, it is increasingly important to preserve this knowledge and make it accessible for researchers 👩💻👨💻
August 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
With collecting a declining hobby, and many written records discarded instead of being deposited in museums, it is increasingly important to preserve this knowledge and make it accessible for researchers 👩💻👨💻
One of the stars of the last few weeks has been the lovely water ringlet (Erebia pronoe), who have stunning markings and vivid colours when fresh. 🤩 They’re quite friendly really, if you don’t mind the tickling!
August 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
One of the stars of the last few weeks has been the lovely water ringlet (Erebia pronoe), who have stunning markings and vivid colours when fresh. 🤩 They’re quite friendly really, if you don’t mind the tickling!
Today’s catch of the day was also the catch of the week, a stunning swallowtail (Papilio machaon)! 🤩 A beautiful species, and very obliging to let me take some photos while it nectared 🌸🦋☀️
August 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Today’s catch of the day was also the catch of the week, a stunning swallowtail (Papilio machaon)! 🤩 A beautiful species, and very obliging to let me take some photos while it nectared 🌸🦋☀️
Favourite catch so far was this lovely female brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni), which adorably tucked its head and legs away to do its best leaf impression when caught. I’ve not seen this behaviour up close before, and solidifies this species as my favourite 🥰
August 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Favourite catch so far was this lovely female brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni), which adorably tucked its head and legs away to do its best leaf impression when caught. I’ve not seen this behaviour up close before, and solidifies this species as my favourite 🥰