🐝 The 11th Congress of the International Society of Hymenopterists is taking place from 10 to 14 August 2026 at Instituto de Biología, UNAM in Mexico City! ➡️ Learn more: nl.pensoft.net/news/1399 @hymenopterists.bsky.social

11th Congress of the International Society of Hymenopterists Heading to Mexico City

Pensoft is proud to serve as a sponsor for the 11th Congress of the International Society of Hymenopterists, scheduled to take place from 10 to 14 August 2026 at the Instituto de Biología, Univ...

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🦋 A new species of oecophorid #moth, Elaeonoma ultima, has been described from the Ogasawara Islands, Japan. The study documents its biology, genitalia, and #DNA barcode-based phylogenetic placement, and discusses potential threats from alien predators. Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4...

We're at #ECTE2026Tours and look who stopped by @pensoft.net 's stand, Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde from @inrae-france.bsky.social ,who's also a subject editor at our journal! Check out some of his #openaccess publications: 👉 doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... 👉 doi.org/10.3897/zook...

🦋 Today at #ECE2026Tours, our Editor-in-Chief Marcin Wiorek presented research on Euchromia tiger moths - tracing how they crossed the Pacific and spread to Africa, which was revealed through DNA from century-old museum specimens. @cnrs.fr @irbi-tours.bsky.social #entomology

🦋 The XIII European Congress of Entomology has opened today in Tours, France. 📖 If you are in attendance, come and visit us at the @pensoft.net booth to find out more and say hello! #ECE2026Tours @cnrs.fr @irbi-tours.bsky.social

🦋 From 19 to 21 June 2026, the 48th Symposium of the Lepidopterological Section of the Polish Entomological Society took place in Góra Świętej Anny. 🎉 We're thrilled to share that our very own Editor in Chief was amongst the 27 attendees. #Lepidopterology #Entomology #PolishEntomologicalSociety

🦋 Happy #InsectWeek! Let's #StandTallForTheSmall together!

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🦋Happy #InsectWeek from Pensoft Publishers! 🐝The @royentsoc.bsky.social #StandTallForTheSmall campaign is a timely reminder of just how much depends on the smallest members of our #ecosystems and just how much work still needs to be done to protect them. 🧵(1/3) #PollinatorWeek #insect

🎉 Nota Lepidopterologica has received an improved 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 1.6 and a Journal Impact Factor of 0.7! 📈The journal has also moved from Q3 to Q2 for its Scopus indexed category, Animal Science and Zoology. 🔗 Find out more: nl.pensoft.net/news/1289 #OpenAccess #JIF2026 #Scopus

🦋 A new species of tiny moth, Cuphodes spermotrophus, has been described from South Africa, marking the first confirmed record of a seed-feeding moth in the family Gracillariidae from the entire African continent! 🔬 Read more about it: doi.org/10.3897/nl.49.189942 @cnrs.fr @nhmwien.bsky.social

The crambid moth Agriphila hispanodeliella has been reinstated as a distinct species, marking its first detailed redescription since its 1959 classification as a mere subspecies. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/nl.49.191476

Tinagma nigripunctum is described from the Okinawajima Island, Japan, and is the first record of Douglasiidae in Japan and the Oriental Region! Read more about this new species: doi.org/10.3897/nl.49.186673 #newspecies

Two new #moth species have been described from the high mountains of Europe: Dichomeris carpatiella from the Southern Carpathians of Romania, and D. dolomiella from the south-eastern Alps. Both are associated with juniper in rocky alpine habitats: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #Entomology #Lepidoptera

🦋Two new notodontid #moths from the genus Benbowia have been described in China. Meet Benbowia uncusplana, found in Yunnan, Chongqing, and Fujian, as well as Benbowia motuoensis, found in Yunnan, Nepal, India, and Vietnam. Learn more in our #OA journal: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #Lepidoptera

🌍 We are thrilled to see research published in our journal on the new moth species Pyralis papaleonei go viral! 🦋 Named after Pope Leo XIV for his environmental work, it was found in Crete by researchers Huemer, Kaila, and Segerer. @lanacioncr.bsky.social: www.nacion.com/ciencia/cien... (1/2)

El papa León XIV inspira el nombre de una nueva especie descubierta en Europa

Investigadores europeos identificaron una nueva especie de polilla en la isla de Creta mediante análisis de ADN y estudios morfológicos. El insecto fue nombrado en honor al papa León XIV.

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🐛 The XIII European Congress of Entomology (ECE 2026) is set to be held in Tours, France, from June 29 to July 3, 2026. ➡️ Find out more by accessing our latest news announcement: nl.pensoft.net/news/1224 #ECE2026Tours @irbi-tours.bsky.social @socentomolfr.bsky.social

Pensoft Heads to Tours, France for the XIII European Congress of Entomology 2026

The XIII European Congress of Entomology (ECE 2026) is set to be held in Tours, France, from June 29 to July 3, 2026. This international gathering is organised by the French Entomological Society and ...

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🦋 Meet 𝘗𝘺𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘪, a new moth endemic to Crete and named after Pope Leo XIV. ➡️ Read its full description: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... ➡️ Check out our latest blog to learn more: blog.pensoft.net/2026/05/05/n...

A 1993 field study in the subarctic boreal #forests of the Kola Peninsula tested 26 synthetic lure types based on #moth sex pheromone compounds, capturing 18 moth species across 260 traps. First records of attractive lure compositions reported for 14 of those species: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4...

#Museum #moth #specimens lose significant body mass through drying and preservation - making weight data from collections hard to interpret ecologically. This study quantifies that mass loss across multiple workflows. See the results doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #Entomology #Lepidoptera @uni-jena.de

From fresh to dry: Moth body weight changes through preservation

Body weight is a key trait in insects, reflecting size, condition, and energetic status. It also influences their flight performance, reproduction, and ecological interactions. Yet most ecological and...

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A rare new species of #moth has been discovered - 𝘊𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘴 - which lives only in the fragile scrub #habitats of Florida and hasn't been seen in most of its #historical range since the 1960s. 🦋 Read the full study ➡️ doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1273.181781 #endemic #taxonomy

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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🐝🐞🐦🦇 What is #pollinator #health, and why does it matter now more than ever? 🔎Discover the scope of the field, our mission and more as a new 💎 #OpenAccess #journal in our very first editorial 👇 ✒️ We are powered by @arphahub.com doi.org/10.3897/apr....

New Caledonian Forests are full of hidden natural treasures! 🌿🦋 This study describes two spectacular new species of Caloptilia moths - 𝘊. 𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘴 and 𝘊. 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘢 - discovered in the Parc des Grandes Fougères. Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1268.173885

This is 𝘌𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢, the first known species with a sexually dimorphic wing pattern of the large subgenus 𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘢. See its description here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #taxonomy #lepidoptera #invert

A new moth species is described in the genus Monochroa. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #newspecies #taxonomy #biodiversity

Early stages of the tineid moth genus Tenaga are reported for the first time, for T. nigripunctella. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #Lepidoptera #insects #invert @joestockwell.bsky.social @microlepidoptera.bsky.social

Does the false head influence female mate choice in Callophrys xami? Here's what this study found out: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #butterflies #animalbehavior #evolution

Notes on the ecology of some Samia moths, including data on their host plants in nature: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4... #Lepidoptera #moths #ecology

Our 🦋 lepidopterist, Dr Marcin Wiorek, has been elected a co-Editor-in-Chef of Nota Lepidopterologica @notalepido.bsky.social! ⬇️

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Eight years after joining Nota Lepidopterologica's editorial team, David Lees @microlepidoptera.bsky.social is stepping down from his role as our co-Editor-in-Chief. Taking his place is Marcin Wiorek @marcinwiorek.bsky.social , whom we warmly welcome! blog.pensoft.net/2025/09/30/n...

Eight years after joining Nota Lepidopterologica's editorial team, David Lees @microlepidoptera.bsky.social is stepping down from his role as our co-Editor-in-Chief. Taking his place is Marcin Wiorek @marcinwiorek.bsky.social , whom we warmly welcome! blog.pensoft.net/2025/09/30/n...

Nota Lepidopterologica welcomes new Editor-in-Chief Marcin Wiorek | Blog

Wiorek has strong skills in lepidopteran morphology and molecular knowledge, and will join co-Editor-in-Chief Théo Léger to continue the development of the journal.

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A male of the little-known mining moth species Urodeta longa is described for the first time based on material collected in northern Thailand. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Lepidoptera #moths #taxonomy