#SpeciesOfTheMonth
February is here!
In this new #speciesofthemonth, Steve Baginski shares his experience with #Ischnura posita, the fragile #forktail. Let´s learn more about this #damselfly and its population status in Illinois!
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February 2, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for January is Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)!

Can you spot this ubiquitous mammel in your garden or local parks?

See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
January 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
SEWBReC's seasonal #SpeciesOfTheMonth for December is Holly Parachute (Marasmius hudsonii)!

Can you spot this tiny fungus during your festive walks?

See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
December 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Sometimes life doesn't turn out the way we planned,
but even so, it still surprises us. Read this story written
by John Abbott, when the weather
wasn't on his side, but luck was.

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#dragonfly
#speciesofthemonth
December 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Sometimes life doesn't turn out the way we planned,
but even so, it still surprises us. Read this story written
by John Abbott, when the weather
wasn't on his side, but luck was.

🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog

#dragonfly
#speciesofthemonth
December 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Our lovely @phrelanzer.bsky.social brings us a new #SpeciesoftheMonth. Join her on her adventure discovering Illinois' damselflies in unexpected places.

Read the full story at our blog (link in bio):
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November 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for October is Knopper Gall (Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic)!

Can you spot these walnut-like growths on nearby Oak trees?

See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
October 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for September is Opilio canestrinii! Can you spot this leggy species on a wall near you?

See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...

More info including identification tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sewbrec-cms-...
September 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New start to the week, new start to the month, new #speciesofthemonth!

Join Jim Burns as he tells us how Columbia #Clubtail, #Gomphuruslynnae, reignited his motivation to photograph dragonflies.

Read it here:

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September 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
‪SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for August is Petty Spurge! Do you get this vibrant little plant in your garden or local park?

See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...

More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...

Bonus points if you find the rust!
August 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
#speciesofthemonth for July is the Holly Parachute Fungus, Marasmius hudsonii. Recorded on the #lercwalesapp by Emma Williams at the The NBGW Bioblitz. Thank you for your records. 🍄
🧐
aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/public/distr...

#coalspoilfungi #FungiFriday #fungiphotography #carmarthenshirenature
August 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Introducing amazing Nudibranchs — a group of Ireland's fascinating sea slugs

They steal stinging cells from animals like jellyfish or corals ... by eating them!

Our Clean Coasts Programme is highlighting these little creatures as #SpeciesOfTheMonth

#RestoreNature
@cleancoasts.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#speciesofthemonth Athripsodes bilineatus, a caddis fly, by catch of the moth trap. With only 23 records in our region keep an eye out for it in your moth traps. www.naturespot.org/species/athr...
🪳record.wwbic.org.uk #lercwalesapp
🧐https://aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/.../39917a05791fd6c35c825...
July 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for July is Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae)! Can you find thislovely moth in your garden or a local park?

See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...

More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
July 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A bonus #RecordOfTheWeek for Karen Turner, who found our #SpeciesOfTheMonth Poecilobothrus nobilitatus in our Glamorgan #SquareOfTheMonth ST2081. A dream record!

Many thanks for the record, submitted via LERC Wales App: www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app.

SpOTM: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
June 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Oook look. The @sewbrec.org.uk #SpeciesOfTheMonth Poecilobothrus nobilitatus has colonised our new ‘container ponds’. We watched the male displaying to the female and everything. #semaphore #diptera #gardensafari
June 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for June is Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)! Can you find this pretty fly in a local pond or puddle?

See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...

More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
June 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
June is here and with it, the new #speciesofthemonth.
Join Brooke Williams as he reflects on an unexpected encounter with #Argiamoesta.
Read it on our website!
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#especiedelmes #damselfy #argia #caballitodeldiablo
June 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
#speciesofthemonth for May is this Nudibranch or sea slug, Crowned Aeolis (Facelina auriculata) or sometimes known as Slim Aesop 🐌 💦

ID Features: slender Nudibranch up to 38mm in length. White body & purple coloured cerata (finger like structures) 🟣⚪️

More below…
May 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
May is here and with it a new #speciesofthemonth!

How can a #dragonfly be abundant in urbanized places? Join Elthan Tolman, as he tells us what lies behind the common #bluedasher.

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May 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for May is Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula)! Have you seen the gravid females & yellow eggs on Dock plants this spring?

See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...

More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
May 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The #speciesofthemonth for April is Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys), a common grassland plant which can form carpets due to its creeping nature🌿

Send us a message if you spot some-let’s see it! 📸

More info below...
April 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We need you!

Tell us your #dragonfly stories on the #Speciesofthemonth blog and we want to hear them.

For more information, contact @phrelanzer.bsky.social at phrelanzer@gmail.com.

#especiedelmes #odonata #libelulas #scicomm
April 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for April is Alexanders Rust (Puccinia smyrnii)! Have you seen the distinctive yellow galls on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)?

See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...

www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
April 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
April arrived and with that, a new #speciesofthemonth .

Join Joyce Gibbons as she searches for #ophiogomphusrupinsulensis in the rivers of Illinois.

Read it on our website!

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#dragonfly #snaketails #entomology
April 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM