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Category Archives: general butterfly news
If you plant it, they will come
In the UK’s Shropshire Hills, Britain’s ambitious project to restore habitat for the Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary will see some 20,000 marsh violets planted to provide food for the rare butterfly’s caterpillars. Led by the National Trust, and funded by the … Continue reading
New mechanism for sex determination in butterflies uncovered
A news release below from our colleagues in the University of Liverpool news office: In a study of a species of African butterfly, researchers have discovered a previously undescribed molecular mechanism of how the sex of an embryo is initially … Continue reading
New at Timber Press–The Insect Artist
I can’t pretend any artistic expertise, entomological or otherwise. But one can always hope, if there’s a good guide to help me figure out how. Check out this new release from Timber Press. The Insect Artist: How to Observe, Draw, … Continue reading
Sources for collecting and rearing supplies
With the demise of BioQuip in 2022, the lep community — and ecologists in general — lost one of the best stocked and most dependable suppliers of field and collection tools and resources available. A number of new and established … Continue reading
Butterflies clue into predator vocalizations
The lep community has known for quite some time that moths are capable of detecting and taking evasive action when they hear the vocalizations of predators, especially bats. And while scientists have found auditory sensing organs on some butterflies as … Continue reading
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Butterfly big bucks on the black market
[From the Associated Press 2024 Feb. 28] A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to illegally trafficking birdwing butterflies and other rare insects, according to a plea deal filed in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday. Charles Limmer, 75, of Commack, pleaded … Continue reading
If not for the butterflies, do it for yourself
If you haven’t yet figured out a good reason to participate in our spring and summer North American Butterfly Association (NABA) butterfly counts, here’s one: It’s good for you. A team of scientists from the University of Derby in the … Continue reading
MD DNR Seeks Rare Insect Survey Field Tech
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is currently recruiting for a Senior Natural Resources Technician I (seasonal contractual position) to survey for rare insects in MD. Although much of this position will entail survey and identification work, duties will also … Continue reading
Legacies: Malcolm Barcant and the butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago
For anyone exploring the butterflies of the Caribbean, Malcolm Barcant’s 1970 “Butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago” still occupies a favored spot on the bookshelf. As Barcant was fond of saying, for its size Trinidad (not so much Tobago) is one of … Continue reading
Olfaction in the Anthropocene
Unsurprisingly, many pollinators use chemical cues to find the flowers they visit, but few seem to be as well-equipped with olfactory senses as sphingid moths. Unlike dayflying pollinators, they appear to have few visual signals to guide them through the dark … Continue reading
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