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'Mountains of the Moon' get nod for international wetlands protection — 14 May 08:14
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Sexy or repulsive? Butterfly wings can be both to mates and predators — 2 Apr 13:55
Genetic basis for migration — 31 Mar 15:00
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European shark plan needs more teeth — 6 Feb 10:28
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Save an Aussie Battler this Australia Day — 22 Jan 18:10
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— Arctic spring comes weeks earlier — [18 Jun] In the Earths cold and icy far north, the harsh winters are giving way to spring...

— Why are there so many more species of butterflies? — [4 Apr] In a study appearing in the April issue of the American Naturalist, McPeek and Brown...

— Maculinea caterpillars do not want to grow up — [19 Mar] For many years, ecologists from the Centre of Environment and Hydrology (CEH) have...

— The European lepidopterological society with a new site — [16 Mar] The European society for the study of moths and butterflies launched today a new...

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Researchers publish the discoveries that saved Maculinea arion in the UK

Researchers publish the discoveries that saved Maculinea arion in the UK

— 16 June | Lepidopterology

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... — full story


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This is a picture of the new moth species, Lithophane leeae, (c) Bruce Walsh, the University of ArizonaBiologist discovers pink-winged moth in Chiracahua Mountains

— 10 Jun | Lepidopterology

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... — full story

Oliver found that the eyespots of some butterflies, such as this pair of mating Bicyclus anynana, serve to both attract mates and ward off predators, (c) William PielSexy or repulsive? Butterfly wings can be both to mates and predators

— 2 Apr | Lepidopterology

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... — full story

Tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta, sucks nectar from its favourite nectar source, the flower of sacred datura, Datura wrightii, (c) Charles Hedgcock RBPHow moths key into the scent of a flower

— 5 Mar | Lepidopterology

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... — full story

The scarce copper (Lycaena virgaureae) is one of the butterflies, researchers analysed, (c) Albert Vliegenthart, Butterfly Conservation Europe (BCE)Butterflies across Europe face crisis as climate change looms

— 11 Dec | Lepidopterology

Climate change will cause Europe to lose much of its biodiversity as projected by a comprehensive study on future butterfly distribution. The Climatic Risk Atlas of European Butterflies... — full story

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Australia pledges big funds for small whale conservation

— 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... — full story

'Mountains of the Moon' get nod for international wetlands protection
Extinction Sucks gives sea turtles a break
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Maculinea arion underside in Somerset, UK, (c) David Simcox, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UKResearchers publish the discoveries that saved Maculinea arion in the UK

— 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... — full story

Biologist discovers pink-winged moth in Chiracahua Mountains
Sexy or repulsive? Butterfly wings can be both to mates and predators
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