The 3rd and last day of the @tettris.eu Final Event has arrived! But we still have a lot of interesting panels ahead today! Stay tunned 🔜

Starting the 2nd day of the @tettris.eu final meeting! What about to have a delicious coffee while looking and discussing some interesting posters? ☕

Good evening, Brussels! 🤗 About to start the TETTRIs Final Meeting! Organized by CETAF and @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social at RBINS 🦕🦋🐝🌿. A real honor to attend this event with all the TETTRIs community to share the outcomes of our project!

🚀 Tomorrow the TETTRIs Final Event kicks off in Brussels 🇪🇺 Organised by @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org & @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social , bringing together experts, researchers & policymakers to share insights and shape the future of taxonomy in #Europe (Apr 27–29).

In Memoriam of Dr. Enrique García-Barros Saura, a distinguished #entomologist who dedicated his career to advancing the knowledge of Spanish #butterfly #fauna. doi.org/10.3897/nl.4...

Dr. Enrique García-Barros Saura. In Memoriam

On January 16th, our dear colleague and distinguished entomologist Enrique García-Barros Saura passed away at the age of 66. All of us who knew him, and especially those of us who cultivated his frien...

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Do you remember our announcement about our side project? Well, SEN-PollColl now has its own account! Follow the project on Instagram! 📷⬇️ www.instagram.com/senpollcoll/

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We are taking flight! 🪰 🌱 We are pleased to announce the start of SEN-PollColl, a project funded by IUCNSOS and firmly grounded in the taxonomy network, workflows, and experience developed under the INC-STEP project. #EUPollinators

We are taking flight! 🪰 🌱 We are pleased to announce the start of SEN-PollColl, a project funded by IUCNSOS and firmly grounded in the taxonomy network, workflows, and experience developed under the INC-STEP project. #EUPollinators

We are taking flight! 🪰 🌱 We are pleased to announce the start of SEN-PollColl, a project funded by IUCNSOS and firmly grounded in the taxonomy network, workflows, and experience developed under the INC-STEP project. #EUPollinators

🇪🇺These projects help establish open access to collections data, design and test novel AI and molecular tools, test training frameworks, and involve citizen scientists in monitoring biodiversity hotspots. This community-based perspective is fundamental to the entire ethos of TETTRIs. #Taxonomy 🧵👇

Last week, some #INCSTEP members participated in the XXI Iberian Entomology Congress. The focus this year was on #pollinators! 🪰🐝🦋 Our initiative presented two virtual posters and two oral contributions! 🎓 #NameItToSaveIt #TETTRIsEU

The INC-STEP final meeting is over! It has been a very productive day, and we are very satisfied with the results. We leave with the hope of continuing to collaborate 🤝🏻 and making this pilot project something even bigger 🔝. Result: Success! ✅ @tettris.eu @museuciencies.cat

Today we held the final INC-STEP @tettris.eu meeting at @museuciencies.cat! 🗣️ To kick off the meeting, we had an opening talk by @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social, who gave us an overview of the project.

Hey! How are you coping with the post-holiday blues? We're ready for anything! 🏁 Take a look at @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social contribution to #Ento25 in Glasgow. It's another chance to show off our progress on the #INCSTEP reference collection! #NameItToSaveIt 🐝🪰🦋

Take a look to what @incstep.bsky.social did yesterday in the workshop held in #Madrid !! 👇👀 It was focus in #pollinators conservation to foster coneections and raise awareness of #TETTRIsEU and #INCSTEP 🐝 #taxonomy #biodiversity

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Starting up! 🙌☀️ Opening words from Domingo Marquina (UCM), Isabel Rey (MNCN-CSIC) and Rafael Zardoya (MNCN-CSIC) 🗣️ The focus is on #pollinator declines 📉 and the importance of collaborative projects like #INCSTEP in addressing them! 🐝🪰🦋 #NHMs and reference collections are key to monitoring them!

Starting up! 🙌☀️ Opening words from Domingo Marquina (UCM), Isabel Rey (MNCN-CSIC) and Rafael Zardoya (MNCN-CSIC) 🗣️ The focus is on #pollinator declines 📉 and the importance of collaborative projects like #INCSTEP in addressing them! 🐝🪰🦋 #NHMs and reference collections are key to monitoring them!

Starting up! 🙌☀️ Opening words from Domingo Marquina (UCM), Isabel Rey (MNCN-CSIC) and Rafael Zardoya (MNCN-CSIC) 🗣️ The focus is on #pollinator declines 📉 and the importance of collaborative projects like #INCSTEP in addressing them! 🐝🪰🦋 #NHMs and reference collections are key to monitoring them!

📷 Chupaleches (Iphiclides feisthamelii)

🚨'Pollinators: Towards a National Network for Their Management' Next week, #INCSTEP is organising the first meeting of pollinator reference collections, aimed to build connections between national entities related with #pollinator conservation! 🎉 #NameItToSaveIt 🦋🐝🪰

Last buzz! Don't miss our last brief report! 🚨 It's the time of the genus #Colletes 🐝 #NameItToSaveIt @tettris.eu First, take a look at the presentation post about this genus, and then take a look at our infographics! ⤵️ x.com/INCSTEP_EU/s...

INC-STEP on X: "Today we present one of our 6️⃣ #INCSTEP objective taxa: the genus #Colletes Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Colletidae)! 🔍🐝 This is a speciose genus of solitary and ground-nesting bees, and its greatest diversity is found in regions with #Mediterranean climate! 🌊☀️ https://t.co/g0y9SnemSC" / X

Today we present one of our 6️⃣ #INCSTEP objective taxa: the genus #Colletes Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Colletidae)! 🔍🐝 This is a speciose genus of solitary and ground-nesting bees, and its greatest diversity is found in regions with #Mediterranean climate! 🌊☀️ https://t.co/g0y9SnemSC

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Today we bring you the last concept in our #TaxonomicBites series: Georeferencing 🌍🛰️! The most vital data for specimens in NHCs are the PLACE (where) and YEAR (when) of collection. These provide us with spatial and temporal distribution information needed for biodiversity studies!

It's time for our bumblebees! 🐝 The #Bombus genus is charismatic yet under threat, so taxonomic support is vital! #NameItToSaveIt Take a look at our brief report below 📊, as well as the presentation we created for this group some time ago. ⤵️ x.com/INCSTEP_EU/s...

Let's introduce another key concept to our #TaxonomicBites series! Today: #Digitization! 💻 The information contained in NHCs has remained hidden from the general public for decades. But thanks to communications technology, collection data can now be shared worldwide 🌍🔄! @tettris.eu

Come and check out this week's summary about another of our #INCSTEP #TETRIsEU focal taxa: the fly subfamily Eristalinae! 🪰🌻 Find out more about these fascinating pollinators in our previous Twitter post: x.com/INCSTEP_EU/s...

INC-STEP on X: "Is it a wasp? Is it a bee 🐝? No! It is a fancy mimetic fly of the subfamily #Eristalinae Newman, 1834 🪰, the 4th of the 6 pollinator taxa targeted by #INCSTEP @TETTRIsEU! Eristalinae (drone flies) is one of four subfamilies of the family Syrphidae, also known as hoverflies. https://t.co/pIMNcLNmOB" / X

Is it a wasp? Is it a bee 🐝? No! It is a fancy mimetic fly of the subfamily #Eristalinae Newman, 1834 🪰, the 4th of the 6 pollinator taxa targeted by #INCSTEP @TETTRIsEU! Eristalinae (drone flies) is one of four subfamilies of the family Syrphidae, also known as hoverflies. https://t.co/pIMNcLNmOB

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This week, we present another edition of our #TaxonomicBites series. This time: type material! Among the samples #NHCs hold, type specimens stand out for their important role: setting the base for species delimitation. 🧩 They are usually highlighted with red labels! 🔴🏷️

🐝 Ya está disponible el Curso de Formación Permanente sobre Abejas Polinizadoras que hemos organizado desde el GTC Biodiversidad Agrícola y Urbana @usal, en el marco del Proyecto #Asilvestra. 📅 30 junio y 1 julio 🧑‍🦰 Plazas limitadas 💻 Inscripciones: eventum.usal.es/136191/detail/…

Introducción al conocimiento de abejas polinizadoras: Técnicas de muestreo e identificación

Curso presencial dirigido a aficionados y profesionales interesados en el conocimiento de la biodiversidad sobre todo de antófilos (abejas silvestres). No se exige acreditar nivel académico ni son nec...

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Here's another look at our preliminary results! 🚨 This time, we're looking at a butterfly family that is more taxonomically challenging: the #Hesperiidae family! 🦋 Are you ready for the big numbers? 📊 #INCSTEP In case you don't know them ℹ️⤵️ x.com/INCSTEP_EU/s...

Reference collections are key to present and future science (learn more reading our previous post 👇), but none of them would be possible without the taxonomic experts behind them. Let’s meet their work in this new post of #TaxonomicBites! 👩‍💻🦋🐝 bsky.app/profile/incs...

Estamos afrontando una crisis mundial de taxónomos. Cada vez hay menos expertos en clasificar e identificar nuevas especies, y muchos de los que quedan están cerca de jubilarse. Sigue leyendo para entender por qué esta crisis pone en riesgo la biodiversidad. #taxonomy #taxonomia 🌍

Today marks the 318th anniversary of Carl Linnaeus's birth 🎂, and to celebrate, we present our favourite species: Eumerus petrarum! 🎉🔝 🪰This recently described hoverfly species (subfamily Eristalinae) likes to bask on rocky outcrops — hence its Latin name! #NameItToSaveIt

More preliminary results of our Task 1. Taxonomic review and validation of #INCSTEP focal taxa holdings! It is the turn of the #Papilionidae family! 🦋📢 (check our previous post in the link below). We also have a new infographics about this group! 📊 x.com/INCSTEP_EU/s...

INC-STEP on X: "Let's move on to another of our 6️⃣ #INCSTEP objective taxa: the family #Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera) 🦋! Also known as swallowtail butterflies, these colourful and large insects inhabit all continents except Antarctica, playing a key role in pollination 🌼. https://t.co/vKv4A7v5JN" / X

Let's move on to another of our 6️⃣ #INCSTEP objective taxa: the family #Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Lepidoptera) 🦋! Also known as swallowtail butterflies, these colourful and large insects inhabit all continents except Antarctica, playing a key role in pollination 🌼. https://t.co/vKv4A7v5JN

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