🦋 The BiBio Group is taking part in an international project to reintroduce the Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi) to southern England, where it disappeared in 1925 📊 Long-term data from the Catalan Butterfly Monitoring Scheme helped identify healthy Pyrenean populations that will act as donors

Can’t wait for this!

Catalan Butterfly Monitoring Scheme@catalanbms.org · 3w ago

🦋 The International Symposium Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies and Moths (ECBM 2027) is officially open! 🌍 Join the international butterfly and moth conservation community 📅 6–10 April 2027 📍 Girona, Spain

One of Europe’s most threatened butterflies, and clearly also in serious decline in the Mediterranean region...

Catalan Butterfly Monitoring Scheme@catalanbms.org · last mo.

🦋📉 14 butterflies disappearing from the Mediterranean landscape #6 Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) A univoltine species associated with open habitats within forest mosaics, such as woodland clearings and edges with honeysuckle. 🔗 More information: catalanbms.org/en/especies/nymeau/

🦋📉 14 butterflies disappearing from the Mediterranean landscape #6 Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) A univoltine species associated with open habitats within forest mosaics, such as woodland clearings and edges with honeysuckle. 🔗 More information: catalanbms.org/en/especies/nymeau/

No és una plaga. No és una invasió. És un dels fenòmens naturals més espectaculars, i aquest any l'estem vivint en primera persona a les Illes Balears 🦋✨

🦋📉 14 butterflies disappearing from Mediterranean landscapes #5 Wood White (Leptidea sinapis) A low-dispersal species with 2–3 generations per year. It is associated with woodland clearings and scrublands with legumes, up to 2,000 m altitude. 🔗 More information: catalanbms.org/en/especies/pielsi/

These days, you may have seen many Painted Ladies (Vanessa cardui) 👀🦋 But did you know they make an extraordinary journey of more than 10,000 km between Africa and Europe, across successive generations? 🌍 🔗 Download the poster here: catalanbms.org/en/recursos/

🦋📉 14 butterflies disappearing from the Mediterranean landscape #4 Western marbled white (Melanargia occitanica) It has one spring generation. It is typical of grasslands and open scrublands, mainly in lowland areas and up to 1,000m elevation. 🔗 More information: catalanbms.org/en/species/satmoc/

🦋 El Catalan Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (CBMS) és un projecte de ciència ciutadana i seguiment de papallones a Catalunya, Andorra i Illes Balears. 🙋 Vols ser voluntari/a? 🌐 Tota la informació a la web del projecte: catalanbms.org 📣 Ajuda'ns a difondre el projecte perquè arribi a més gent!

🦋📉 14 butterflies disappearing from the Mediterranean landscape #3 Black-eyed Blue (Glaucopsyche melanops) It has a single spring generation and inhabits open scrublands, grasslands and dry orchards, from low elevations up to around 1,000 m. 🔗 More information: catalanbms.org/en/especies/lycgme/

🦋 Ara que comencen a volar les espècies del gènere Melitaea, és bon moment per afinar l’ull. A Catalunya en tenim 8 espècies. Alguns petits caràcters morfològics poden ajudar molt a distingir-les. Compartim aquesta fitxa per ajudar-vos a identificar-les millor! Quines trobeu més difícils?

🦋📉 14 butterflies disappearing from the Mediterranean landscape #2 Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) It has a first spring generation and a second summer generation. It inhabits grasslands and other open habitats, from sea level to high mountains 🔗 More information: www.catalanbms.org/en/especies/...

🦋📉 14 butterflies disappearing from the Mediterranean landscape #1 Southern Gatekeeper (Pyronia cecilia) It flies during summer and has a single generation per year. It is typical of dry, open habitats in lowland Mediterranean areas. 🔗 More information: www.catalanbms.org/en/especies/satpce/

🦋📉 14 papallones que estan desapareixent del paisatge mediterrani #1 Saltabardisses de solell (Pyronia cecilia) Vola durant l’estiu i té una sola generació anual. És pròpia d’ambients oberts i xeròfils de les zones baixes mediterrànies. 🔗 Més informació: www.catalanbms.org/ca/especies/satpce/

Always happy to do outreach on butterfly monitoring and conservation 🦋 Why do we count butterflies—and how do we do it? Spreading the word in Mallorca!

🦋 New general results section on the CBMS website! 📊📉 Explore how butterflies are changing in Catalonia: local and regional trends, cumulative changes in abundance, and multi-species indicators... 🌐👉 www.catalanbms.org/ca/resultats...

🦋 Nova secció de resultats generals al web del CBMS! 📊 📉 Hi pots explorar les tendències de les papallones a diferents escales (local i regional), els canvis acumulats d’abundància al llarg del temps i diversos indicadors multiespecífics... 🌐👉 www.catalanbms.org/ca/resultats...

🏔️🐄 Long-term grazing shapes butterfly diversity in the Pyrenees ⚖️ Butterfly diversity peaks under moderate grazing 📉 Overgrazing or grassland abandonment → butterfly decline 🌿🦋 More plants → more butterflies (particularly specialists) 📄 Check out the paper: l1nq.com/uhj9m4t

🏔️🐄 La pastura a llarg termini determina la diversitat de papallones als Pirineus ⚖️ La diversitat és màxima amb una gestió moderada 📉 Sobreepastura o abandonament → menys papallones 🌿🦋 Més plantes → més papallones 🔗 Notícia (cat): sl1nk.com/h3ezhle 📄 Article (eng): l1nq.com/uhj9m4t

A fitting tribute to a great man. He did so much to help us understand and conserve butterflies. He leaves us with some crucial knowledge to face the future

Nota Lepidopterologica@notalepido.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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...

Towards a global butterfly index! 🦋🌍 Despite data gaps in many regions, butterflies are among the best candidates to build a global indicator for insects Long-term monitoring —like CBMS— is key 👉📄 Check out the scientific article: conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Cap a un índex global de papallones! 🦋🌍 Tot i els buits de dades a moltes regions, les papallones són un dels millors candidats per construir un indicador global pels insectes El seguiment a llarg termini —com el CBMS— és clau 🔗 Notícia (cat): l1nq.com/A1UsG 📄 Article (eng): l1nq.com/ylK12

New study on arthropod declines @natecoevo.nature.com 🪲 In two time series @jena-experiment.bsky.social & @bexplo.bsky.social we show how community (dis)assembly underpins local biomass declines. It mostly boils down to species loss, with identity losing relevance. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Arthropod species loss underpins biomass declines - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Insects are declining in many regions. Here the authors show that arthropod biomass losses in Jena Experiment and Biodiversity Exploratories time series are driven more by species loss than by species...

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iDiv Biodiversity Research@idiv-research.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📢 Over 90% of local insect biomass decline in German grasslands is explained by species loss. “By the end of the study period, species loss, regardless of rarity or size, had become the main driver of decline”, says @bmwildermuth.bsky.social of #iDiv and @uni-jena.de www.idiv.de/majority-of-...

Did you know we also record butterfly–flower interactions? 🦋🌸 Three decades of observations show how species loss limits the capacity of communities to reorganize their interactions in response to environmental change. 📄Read the scientific article: l1nq.com/L5wls

Sabies que també comptam interaccions papallona-flor? 🦋🌸 Tres dècades d'observacions mostren com la pèrdua d’espècies limita la capacitat de les comunitats per reorganitzar les seves interaccions davant els canvis ambientals. 🔗Notícia (cat): l1nq.com/KBoEF 📄Article científic (eng): l1nq.com/L5wls

Un estudi recent liderat per @paucolom.bsky.social i amb participació de @ylndmc.bsky.social del @creaf.cat constata, entre altres coses, que la urbanització intensifica els impactes del #canviclimàtic en les poblacions de #papallones 🧵👇

Les confons sovint? Tenim la solució 🦋 Hem recopilat en un sol document totes les fitxes d'identificació publicades als 17 números de la revista Cynthia des del 2001. Més de 100 especies incloses! 👉 Descarrega el dossier complet: www.catalanbms.org/ca/recursos/

We’re missing a global indicator to track insects. By analyzing thousands of butterfly populations, we highlight both promising signals and key challenges—showing why these taxa are strong candidates for building a Global Index to support conservation. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Addressing Gaps in Butterfly Population Monitoring to Catalyze Global Insect Conservation

The conservation community sorely lacks a global indicator of change in insect populations. Given widespread insect declines, addressing this gap is key for conservation and policy targets. We sugges...

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