Non profit organisation working to save butterflies, moths and their habitats across Europe. We have Network Partners in most European countries and run a wide range of conservation and monitoring projects
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More highlights from our butterfly tour in northern Greece. It's one of our favourite, original tours, & we're already thinking about next year. So are others it seems & some have already booked - will you join us too?
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Another fantastic day on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social tour of Northern Greece, with some very special butterflies seen, including Lesser Fiery Copper, Map, Yellow-banded Skipper and Blue Argus; hard to choose a favourite given all we've seen. What a wonderful part of the world!
Important new study showing the complexity of butterfly declines. Cold adapted and habitat specialists are doing worse due to climate change and agricultural intensification
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/
False Heath Fritillary Melitaea diamina prefers damper habitats than Heath Fritillary (athalia) even though it shares food plants (Plantago etc). It is widespread but local in the Alps. Hindwings are always darker than forewings @europebutterfly.bsky.social
The French Alps are brilliant. Today I saw 36 sp butterfly up this valley in the Queyras, around 2100m. Some goodies were Almond-eyed Ringlet Erebia alberganus, Osiris Blue Cupido osiris, and Alpine Blue Agriades orbitulus. All recorded on ButterflyCount app @europebutterfly.bsky.social
Vanessa cardui and Polyommatus icarus 🦋
Switzerland 🇨🇭,
June 2026
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Avui ha nascut la primera Papilio machaon. Fins que surt de la crisàlide és a temps real, un cop comença a estirar les ales està accelerat.
Papilio machaon 2601
#papiliomachaon #papallonareina #swallowtail
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🔄#REPOST @elgoibarkobaso.bizi – Dentro del programa "Conociendo nuestra naturaleza", disfrutamos de una magnífica salida para conocer las mariposas en los alrededores de Arantzazu. Pudimos observar una gran variedad de especies. ¡Gracias a Iker Novoa de ZERYNTHIA por su excelente labor como guía!
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90-year trends in Switzerland show declines in butterfly and saproxylic beetle richness around the mid-20th century, linked to agricultural mechanisation. Some groups have recovered in recent decades, especially warm-adapted species. Specialised and cold-adapted species remained low.🦋🪲
Another fantastic day on the @greenwingstours.bsky.social tour of Northern Greece, with some very special butterflies seen, including Lesser Fiery Copper, Map, Yellow-banded Skipper and Blue Argus; hard to choose a favourite given all we've seen. What a wonderful part of the world!
Catalan Butterfly Monitoring Scheme
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📄Out now 📄:
90-year trends in Switzerland show declines in butterfly and saproxylic beetle richness around the mid-20th century, linked to agricultural mechanisation. Some groups have recovered in recent decades, especially warm-adapted species. Specialised and cold-adapted species remained low.🦋🪲
