http://www.lepidopterology.com/ Latest news on butterflies and moths provided by Lepidopterology en-gb Copyright 2009, Lepidopterology info@lepidopterology.com (Stanislav Abadjiev) Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:16:00 GMT Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:16:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.lepidopterology.com/images/leps_logo_news.jpg http://www.lepidopterology.com/ Australia's top environmental official on Wednesday pledged AU$500,000 (EUR284,927) to help save the world's small whales as part of a major contribution to the International Whaling Commission... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09062401-australia-pledges-big-funds-small-whale-conservation http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09062401-australia-pledges-big-funds-small-whale-conservation Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:16:00 GMT On the 25th anniversary of the project that brought the large blue butterfly back from extinction in the United Kingdom, ecologists are for the first time publishing the decades of research that helped them rescue this spectacular butterfly... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09061601-researchers-publish-the-discoveries-that-saved-maculinea-arion-the-uk http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09061601-researchers-publish-the-discoveries-that-saved-maculinea-arion-the-uk Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:02:00 GMT University of Arizona biologist Bruce Walsh has identified a new species of moth in southern Arizona. Normally, this is not a big deal. The region is one of the most biologically rich areas in the country and collectors have been finding hundreds of new species for decades. This one, however, is different... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09061001-biologist-discovers-pink-winged-moth-chiracahua-mountains http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09061001-biologist-discovers-pink-winged-moth-chiracahua-mountains Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:36:00 GMT Part of the Rwenzori Mountains - home to some of the last glaciers in Africa and likely Ptolemy's 'Lunis Montae' - received international recognition on Wednesday as a protected wetland site under the international Ramsar convention, a major conservation decision that will help protect the region's vast ecological riches... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09051401-mountains-the-moon-get-nod-international-wetlands-protection http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09051401-mountains-the-moon-get-nod-international-wetlands-protection Thu, 14 May 2009 08:14:00 GMT In the latest episode of Extinction Sucks, stars Ashleigh Young and Aleisha Caruso decide to organise a tennis tournament to raise funds for the protection of sea turtles in northern Queensland. They hope to raise enough money to buy a quad bike for the conservation teams who clear nets and rubbish from the remote beaches of Cape York, a major turtle nesting ground... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09050101-extinction-sucks-gives-sea-turtles-break http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09050101-extinction-sucks-gives-sea-turtles-break Fri, 01 May 2009 12:01:00 GMT Butterflies seem able to both attract mates and ward off predators using different sides of their wings, according to new research by Yale University biologists. Trying to find the balance between these two crucial behaviours is one of nature's oldest dilemmas, according to Jeffrey Oliver, a postdoctoral associate in Yale's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and lead author on the study, which appears online in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09040201-sexy-or-repulsive-butterfly-wings-can-be-both-mates-predators http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09040201-sexy-or-repulsive-butterfly-wings-can-be-both-mates-predators Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:55:00 GMT Scientists studying Eastern North American monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) have uncovered a suite of genes that may be involved in driving the butterflies to migrate towards Mexico for the winter. Their research, published in the open access journal BMC Biology, describes 40 genes that are linked to the butterflies' compulsion to orientate themselves by an internal 'sun compass' and begin the 4000 km journey southwards... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09033101-genetic-basis-migration http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09033101-genetic-basis-migration Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:00:00 GMT Moths need just the essence of a flower's scent to identify it, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson. Although a flower's odour can be composed of hundreds of chemicals, a moth uses just a handful to recognise the flower. It's like identifying a piece of music from hearing only the notes played by a few key instruments, said lead researcher Jeffrey A. Riffell... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09030501-how-moths-key-into-the-scent-flower http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09030501-how-moths-key-into-the-scent-flower Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:55:00 GMT A female moth selects a mate based on the scent of his pheromones. An analysis of the pheromones used by the European Corn Borer (ECB, Ostrinia nubilalis), featured in the open access journal BMC Biology, shows that females can discern a male's ancestry, age and possibly reproductive fitness from the chemical cocktail he exudes... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09030301-it-his-smell http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09030301-it-his-smell Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:00:00 GMT Aquaculture, revealed in a key UN analysis today to be the basis of all future growth in global seafood production, desperately needs to be put on a more sustainable basis, leading global environment organisation WWF said today... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09030201-farmed-fish-shrimps-need-sustainability-boost http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09030201-farmed-fish-shrimps-need-sustainability-boost Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:57:00 GMT With a series of critical European Union meetings on a new global climate deal about to begin, WWF has set out what Europe needs to do to grow in a green way while contributing to helping the world avoid passing the 2 degree threshold of warming that presents unacceptable risks of catastrophic climate change... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09030101-wwf-gives-europe-roadmap-copenhagen http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09030101-wwf-gives-europe-roadmap-copenhagen Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:02:00 GMT Species are adapting slowly to climate change and 'assisted colonisation' can play a vital role in helping wildlife to survive in a warming world... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09021801-assisted-colonisation-key-species-survival-changing-climate http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09021801-assisted-colonisation-key-species-survival-changing-climate Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:22:00 GMT WWF has told an audience of energy experts and senior government officials from more than 20 countries that the world's leading governments and businesses must lead the planet towards the benefits of renewable energy and a sustainable future... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09021701-more-power-needed-behind-renewable-energy-push http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09021701-more-power-needed-behind-renewable-energy-push Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:52:00 GMT The discovery that butterfly wings have scales that act as tiny solar collectors has led scientists in China and Japan to design a more efficient solar cell that could be used for powering homes, businesses, and other applications in the future. Their study appeared in the 13 January issue of ACS' Chemistry of Materials, a bi-weekly journal... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09020603-natural-solar-collectors-on-butterfly-wings-inspire-more-powerful-solar-cells http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09020603-natural-solar-collectors-on-butterfly-wings-inspire-more-powerful-solar-cells Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:28:00 GMT The European Commission today announced a new Action Plan to protect sharks in European waters, which has been broadly welcomed by WWF and TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09020602-european-shark-plan-needs-more-teeth http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09020602-european-shark-plan-needs-more-teeth Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:28:00 GMT Commercial fishing in US Arctic waters is to be banned at least until its effects are understood, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council decided today... http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09020601-us-blocks-trawlers-from-following-retreating-arctic-ice http://www.lepidopterology.com/news/article.php?q=09020601-us-blocks-trawlers-from-following-retreating-arctic-ice Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:28:00 GMT