New paper on Actias isabellae, focusing on its Alpine subspecies (galliaegloria).
Using genomics (RADseq) and ecological niche modelling, we found:
🧬 Extremely low genetic diversity and signs of inbreeding
🌡️ A major projected loss of suitable habitat by 2050

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Des chenilles qui vont aux toilettes ! La Nouvelle-Calédonie présente une biodiversité foisonnante. Un chercheur du Muséum, en collaboration avec des scientifiques de l'université de Tours, de l’INRAE Orléans, du Naturalis Biodiversity Cen...

Deux nouvelles espèces de Caloptilia découvertes en Nouvelle‑Calédonie 🏝️ : leurs chenilles vivent dans des galles de feuilles 🌿 et utilisent un petit tunnel comme “toilette”, qu’elles rebouchent ensuite avec de la soie pour rester propres 🚽✨
www.mnhn.fr/fr/actualite...

New Caledonian Forests are full of hidden natural treasures! 🌿🦋
Our new ZooKeys paper (led by Antoine Guiguet) describes two spectacular new species of Caloptilia moths—C. augeas and C. ceryneia—discovered in the Parc des Grandes Fougères.
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1738...

🥰 1,100+ abstracts submitted to #ECE2026Tours!

🌍 Scientists from 66 countries will bring a huge diversity of topics—#ECE2026Tours is set to be a global insect science hub 🐜

👉 Updates: ece2026.org

ECE 2026 - XIII European Congress of Entomology It is our great pleasure to welcome you to Tours, France, in the heart of the Loire Valley, from June 29 to July 3, 2026.

Call for abstracts – XIII European Congress of Entomology (#ECE2026) 🐞
29 June–2 July 2026, Tours, France

I’m co-organizing the symposium “Insect Systematics in the Biodiversity Crisis: Bridging Tradition and Innovation”

🗓 Early-bird & abstract deadline: 15 Dec 2025
www.ece2026.org

New from the LIFEPLAN team in Methods in Ecology & Evolution: we present an active ensemble classifier to sift through millions of camera-trap images, finding animals while filtering out empty shots & people. 🌍📸
👉 doi.org/10.1111/2041...

Back from the 24th European Congress of Lepidopterology in the Czech Republic 🦋🇨🇿 What a week! 🎉
Had an absolute blast enjoying top-notch talks on Lepidoptera conservation, ecology & systematics 🦋🌿.
Huge shout-out to Zdeněk Faltynek Fric & team 🙌 for putting together such a fantastic conference.

🪶 Un estudo constata o influxo do eucalipto na diminución da avifauna forestal

🍃 Un equipo integrado por persoal investigador de USC e @mbgcsic.bsky.social comparou 240 parches de bosque autóctono e eucaliptal no Parque Natural das Fragas do Eume

🗞️ www.usc.gal/gl/xornal/no...

I’ve now personally heard of 22 colleagues taking DeRP in the USDA. These roles are irreplaceable. You can't train and hire expertise in these taxa overnight. We can't rehire what no longer exists in the US and undo this.
🧪 #Entomology
Recommended read from last year:
www.nwf.org/Magazines/Na...

Humm….. the same Araceae climber is on the treetrunk in both cases, make sure you sample it

Is this the caterpillar of the white witch? If so we are hanging with it right now on cerro hoya. Entomology sky help us out! @wizentrop.bsky.social ?

But host plant still unknown right?

Acto de Investidura como Doctor Honoris Causa de Carlos Manuel Herrera Maliani YouTube video by Universidad de Jaén

Discurso en directo de @cmhmaliani.bsky.social:

"Hemos llegado al triste punto en que se ha vuelto necesario reivindicar el papel crucial de la historia natural en la ciencia ecológica como fuente insustituible de preguntas nuevas".

www.youtube.com/live/S4lo8IH...

Douglas Boyes Fund - Royal Entomological Society The Douglas Boyes Fund has been established in honour of Douglas Boyes (1996-2021), an esteemed entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. The Fund aims to provide young people aged 14-18 with access t...

Know a budding insect lover? Here's a new fund from @royentsoc.bsky.social and family of the great moth expert Douglas Boyes. For 14-18 year old persons who would benefit from funding to support their entomological interest? Please encourage them to apply www.royensoc.co.uk/douglas-boye...

Never forget aphids, cicadas, planthoppers and leafhoppers!

An open wooden drawer containing pinned butterflies of varying sizes and patterns.

Applications open!

The LinneSys grant supports small-scale research and education projects in the fields of taxonomy and systematics on any organism group with grants of up to £1,500. Follow the link below!

www.linnean.org/the-... @systassn.bsky.social

Gene novelty and gene family expansion in the early evolution of Lepidoptera - BMC Genomics Background Almost 10% of all known animal species belong to Lepidoptera: moths and butterflies. To understand how this incredible diversity evolved we assess the role of gene gain in driving early lep...

Delighted to see our new paper out, led by PhD student Asia Hoile. We explored new genes that emerged during the early evolution of Lepidoptera 🦋
Many cool insights which we think open up new questions to explore.

Get in touch if you have thoughts/want to discuss more!

🔗: tinyurl.com/48rx72es

LinneSys: Systematics Research Fund LinneSys: Systematics Research Fund The Councils of The Linnean Society of London and The Systematics Association jointly administer this fund for the benefit of systematics research. The Fund has …

The 2025 LinneSys call is open!

Need funding for a systematics-based project?

Details on eligibity and how to apply here: systass.org/linnesys/

You need an active @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social membership to apply!

Applications close Monday, 10th March at 23:59 GMT+0

There’s another brand-new #referencegenome! 🧬

This time, it’s the genome of the Spanish Moon Moth (Graellsia isabellae), a #butterfly native to the Eastern Iberian Peninsula and the French Alps. 🦋

Go to the genome report: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

ergabiodiv.bsky.social @cnag-eu.bsky.social

Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF

Extremely worrying dynamics are unfolding in the US: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/blog...

Postdoctoral fellow in Noctuidae functional genomics Subject description The project will use a comparative functional genomes approach to study a species-rich group of moths, Noctuidae (Lepidoptera). Noctuidae have both a huge negative and positive imp

A postdoc opportunity to work on Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) functional genomics with me, @jadrankarota.bsky.social and @chriswheat.bsky.social in Lund, Sweden. We aim to leverage the amazing amount of data being generated by @projectpsyche.bsky.social and DToL projects.
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Quelle restauration des forêts de Mayotte, point chaud mondial de biodiversité, après le cyclone Chido ? Restaurer ces forêts est essentiel pour conserver leur biodiversité sans pareil, pour que les Mahorais continuent de bénéficier de leur protection lors d’inondation ou glissements de terrains.

Quelle restauration des forêts de Mayotte, point chaud mondial de biodiversité, après le cyclone Chido ?
theconversation.com/quelle-resta...

AGRAWAL | The Monarch’s Edict Since we're in the 90 day comment period before monarchs would officially be listed under the Endangered Species Act, I thought I would publicly offer my thoughts on the beautiful subjects of my life'...

My take on listing #monarchs under the #ESA

cornellsun.com/2025/02/04/a...

Glad to see the study led by our grad student Benoit_Penel (@cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social) finally out in @ecography.bsky.social !

doi.org/10.1111/ecog...

#abundance_data #agroecosystems #beetles #biodiversity #metabarcoding #parataxonomy

Phasing in and out of phytophagy: phylogeny and evolution of the family Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) based on Ultraconserved Elements We present the first global molecular phylogenetic hypothesis for the family Eurytomidae, a group of chalcidoid wasps with diverse biology, with a representative sampling (197 ingroups and 11 outgroup...

The #Eurytomidae UCE phylogeny that I've been working on in the past few years is now out as a preprint. By using museum samples at NMNH and CIRAD, we generated the first global phylogeny of this diverse but poorly studied #Chalcidoidea family. 🧪

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1917

‘Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace's legacy for a biodiverse future’ - a special issue of Phil Trans R Soc B in honour of a very special biodiversity scientist - is published today by @royalsociety.org. royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...

Welsh Clearwing (Iain Leach)

All welcome at Butterfly Conservation’s free online UK Moth Recorders' Meeting (Saturday 25 January 2025 on Zoom). Reserve your place now bit.ly/3Z2MOzc There’s a fab line-up of speakers: bit.ly/3Z2MxfE #TeamMoth please repost to spread the word!

What an incredible ten days in Guyane with an amazing team of passionate entomologists! Thanks to Rodolphe Rougerie and Jérôme Barbut from the Natural History Museum in Paris for organizing this unforgettable expedition filled with discovery and camaraderie! 🌿🦋

I’m thrilled to announce our latest publication in @neobiotajournal.bsky.social ! 🚀 🪲🔬 Our paper delves into biosurveillance of mass-trapped long-horned beetles using innovative metabarcoding techniques powered by @nanoporetech.com Check it out :

neobiota.pensoft.net/articles.php...

Hi Alex, could I please join the 5th ? Cheers