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European Butterflies Magazine, Charaxes Publications, edited by Jason Sargerson. Issue 8 Spring 2025.

By the editor. This is an A4 magazine, 36 pages. Contents: Pete Smith describes summer butterflies in the South of France. Markus Dumke illustrates the butterflies of Bavaria in Germany. John Green outlines two trips in the South of France looking at different butterfly variations. David Moore presents an account of Mariposa Tours trip to Romania in May. Butterflies at sunny Filisur in Graubünden in Switzerland are described by Jason Sargerson. John Needham continues his report of the butterflies found near him in the French Pyrenees. Mario Langourov gives a portrayal of the butterflies of North Macedonia. Dan Danahar describes the best timing for visits to Corfu and the difficulties still found in identifying some species. The Charaxes butterflies of a bushveld farm in South Africa are introduced by Scott Richardson. The rarer Fritillaries found in Andalusia in Southern Spain are highlighted by Pete Smith. Contributors are all butterfly enthusiasts and keen photographers. Each page has a unique selection of photographs. All photographs are identified where possible with the butterfly, date and place. Over 100 species illustrated. 160 colour photographs.

Details on Jason's website in due course: https://jasonsargerson.uk/

Tristan Lafranchis 1960 - 2025

We are saddened to learn of the passing of our colleague and friend, Tristan.
Obituary by Simon and Anne Spencer.

eBMS The European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme
New Butterfly Field Guide of France - for the Mediterranean and Corsica

The French section of the European butterfly monitoring programme (Sterf-eBMS) aims to monitor and promote the conservation of these insects.
Butterfly Conservation Europe has teamed up with the Office pour les insectes et leur environnement (Opie) to create this field guide to help volunteers count butterflies, this guide covers 98 of the most common butterflies of these regions.
You can download this field guide in pdf in English here

eBMS The European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme
New Butterfly Field Guide of France - Temperate Plains

This Field Guide aims to facilitate the task of field identification of the 95 most common butterfly species seen in the Temperate Plains of France (Western part of the country). In this field guide, butterfly species have an eye symbol in different colors depending on the difficulty to identify them in France.

This Field Guide has been produced in collaboration with OPIE (Office pour les insectes et leur environnement) and the National Museum of Natural History (Paris) who are coordinators of the France BMS (STERF) with thanks to the support of the EU SPRING project..You can download the English version of the guide here

There are Field Guides for:

Austria - Vienna & Burgenland
Cyprus
Denmark
France - Temperate plains
Greece - Corfu
Italy - per regions
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Portugal - Madeira
Slovenia – common and mountain species
Slovakia – common species
Spain – Common species Spain, regions of Andaluc a, Castilla-La Mancha and Galicia

You can download all the field guides here

You can also download the app Guide des Papillons de France by J r mie Guillot (in French,covering more than 230 species) here

European Red List of Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata) Measuring the pulse of European biodiversity.
Geert De Knijf, Magnus Billqvist, Roy van Grunsven, Florent Prunier, Damjan Vinko, Aurore Trottet, Vittorio Bellotto, Joanna Clay, David Allen

Published 2024, 10 years after the preliminary European Red List of Dragonflies and Damselflies. This report states that out of the 19 dragonfly species that are endemic to Europe, 42.1% are threatened (CR, EN or VU) and 21.1% are Near Threatened.

You can consult the Red List here

Ferrantia 90. Butterflies in Luxembourg: distribution, trends and conservation
Xavier Mestdagh, Lionel L'Hoste, Nicolas Titeux (editors)

This atlas represents the culmination of many years of dedicated involvement from approximately 250 volunteers and professionals committed to the study and conservation of butterflies in Luxembourg.
It also includes an updated Red List of the butterflies of Luxembourg.
Co-financed by the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity, the Luxembourg Institute of Science Technology (LIST) and the National Museum of Natural History (MNHN)
Published 15th July 2024 by the Mus e national d'histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 287 pages, price 20€.

See here for more information. See here to download the pdf.

Fauna Polski. Motyle dzień - Butterflies of Poland
Authors Marcin Sielezniew, Izabela Sielezniew

This second, supplemented and updated edition in a new graphic design of the book " Fauna Polski. Motyle dzień" contains extensive and up-to-date knowledge about the butterflies of Poland. The descriptions are illustrated and enriched with over 1,300 photos and drawings.

See here for more information and to order, available from 25th July 2024.

Vadovas lietuvos drugiams pažinti - A guide to getting to know your friends in Lithuania. Part 1
Authors: Giedrius Švitra, Tomas Ūsaitis, Darius Mikalauskas, Mantas Kaupys, Vitalijus Bačianskas, Eglė Vičiuvienė

This book is part 1 of a 4 part series, the series will cover more than 1000 species to be found in Lithuania. In this first part, 169 species are described, from the following families, Hepialidae, Limacodidae, Zygaenidae, Sesiidae, Cossidae, Thyrididae, Papilionidae, Hesperiidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae and Lycaenidae.

The description of each species includes a map of its distribution in Lithuania (according to data up to the end of 2023), a phenogram of flight time, and a description of the main morphological features, the most important of which are presented in additional illustrations.

Lithuanian colleagues who coordinate the BMS programa Lietuvoje are among the authors. Hardback, 344 pages price 43€, or 38.70€ if you pre-order a copy of the book, publication due in July.

The book is available to pre-order here: https://ornishop.lt/vadovas_drugiams

Swedish Butterfly Monitoring's annual report 2023
Apps for species determination of moths and butterflies - how does it work? By Lars Pettersson.

Via the link here you can read a rough translation (by Google) of an AI determination article by Lars in the latest Swedish annual report

Our colleague Assoc. Prof. Lars B. Pettersson, ETP, VEGA Fellow at Lund University, Sweden, works with ecological and evolutionary aspects of conservation biology with a particular focus on butterflies and moths.

eBMS The European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme
New Butterfly Field Guide of Denmark published May 2024

This new field guide aims to facilitate the task of field identification of the 71 species to be seen in Denmark.

You can find out more about eBMS Denmark here

You can download the field guide in English here

CROSSBILL NATURE GUIDE TUSCANY – ITALY
Author: Graham Chisholm
From the publisher. This Crossbill Guide Tuscany (Toscana) covers the Italian region of Tuscany including the Tuscan Islands. The book covers the wildlife side of the regions of Siena, Florence, San Gimignano and Pisa as well as less known sites that are good for wildlife – including the Orbetello lagoons and the botanically rich peninsula of Monte Argentario and the Maremma Regional Nature Park, and also the Apuan Alps and the Tuscan part of the Apennine Mountains.

This nature travel guidebook to Tuscany Italy, contains routes and background info on landscape history, ecosystems, geology, flora and fauna, where to watch birds, finding mammals, reptiles, butterflies, dragonflies and wildflowers. With 23 detailed routes with tips for finding wildlife and 16 site descriptions.

Text in English, 280 pages, size: 21 x 15 cm. Available (from 7th April 2024) and to pre-order from the Crossbill Guides Foundation, see here: https://crossbillguides.nl/product/crossbill-nature-guide-tuscany-italy/

Also available on 9th April, Western Andalucia (2nd edition), Southern Portugal (2nd edition) and Tenerife and la Gomera (2nd edition)

Petition for saving the habitat of Euchloe bazae in Aragon and Andalusia - Spain

By the asociacion ZERYNTHIA

Our colleagues at Zerynthia have set up a petition on Change.org. to save the habitat of this butterfly. Zerynthia is fighting to protect the Euchloe bazae, a marvel of nature that only lives in Aragon and Andalusia. They achieved legal protection for it in 2019, but this butterfly is still in serious trouble because it's habitat is threatened by renewable energy projects.

If you have not already signed the petition, please consider signing the petition here.

European Butterflies Magazine, Charaxes Publications, edited by Jason Sargerson. Issue 7 Spring 2024.
By the editor. This is an A4 magazine, 36 pages.

Articles in the magazine include: A search for the Two-tailed Pasha inSpain, descriptions of butterflies to be found in Central and Northern Spain in late April and also in Southern Spain in the Sierra Nevada. The wildfires in Corfu are detailed with the possible implications for butterflies in Corfu. More desirable species to be found in the French Pyrenees are described. Scarce butterflies in Bulgaria are described by Wild Echo Tours. There are features on butterflies in North-east Greece in June and butterflies at a prolific mountain site in Graub nden in Switzerland. The butterflies of a bushveld farm in South Africa are introduced.

Contributors are butterfly enthusiasts and include: Steve Baines, Dan Danahar, Mario Langourov, David Moore, John Needham, Alvaro Peral, Scott Richardson and Pete Smith. Each page has a unique selection of photographs. All photographs are identified where possible with the butterfly, date and place. Over 100 species illustrated.150 colour photographs.

Details on Jason's website in due course: https://jasonsargerson.uk/

The Danube Clouded Yellow, saving an endangered butterfly: 2022 - video on YouTube

The Danube Clouded Yellow Colias myrmidone is one of Europe’s most threatened butterflies. Once widespread in Europe from Germany eastwards into Russia, the butterfly has been lost from many of its former haunts and in Europe is now confined to a few colonies in Poland and more widely at a few locations in Romania.

European Butterflies Group has concentrated resources on the Danube Clouded Yellow over several years ; we have surveyed for the species in Romania, Belarus and searched for it (although without success) in Bulgaria.

European Butterflies Group’s work on Danube Clouded Yellow has been a collaboration with Matthias Dolek and Jacqueline Loos from Germany as well as with Romanian lepidopterists.

In 2015 we carried out extensive surveys in 2 principal areas in Transylvania and in the edge of the northern Carpathians. Following this, our data was used by the Romanian government to schedule some of the sites as Sites of Community Interest (Natura 2000 sites) which ideally should give some form of protection of the habitat. Since that time we have funded further research, contributed to a workshop in Transylvania, visited Romania again and in 2023 we carried out 2 further survey trips and two more are planned in Romania for 2024. Please see the requests page for more information of the proposed surveys in 2024.

This short film illustrates the beauty and habitat preferences of the Danube Clouded Yellow and also features some of our collaborators. You can watch the film on YouTube here

Butterflies of the Levant and Neighbouring Areas (Southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, North-west Saudi Arabia & Cyprus). Vol. IV: Lycaenidae
Author: Dubi Benyamini

This book is part 4 of a 4-volume series. This unique series includes for the first time all available present-day information for every butterfly species in the Levant; In addition to regular lists/catalogues and photographs of set specimens we present photographs of all life-history stages, larval host plants and adults in their natural biotopes, plus 18 categories of ethology (behaviour), conservation status, actual distribution and flight period which are not given by any present-day books.
This volume includes 91 species and subspecies of Lycaenidae, including 4 possible species and 2 new subspecies.

Published by 4D MicroRobotics Publications Ltd, 2023, hardback, 192 pages, with over 1400 colour photos, available from specialist booksellers, price 115.

Red Book of the Invertebrates of mainland Portugal.
Editors: M rio Boieiro, Helena Ceia, Maria Jos Caramujo, Pedro Cardoso, Patr cia Garcia-Pereira, Daniel Pires, Joaquim Reis & Carla Rego

The first Red Book of Invertebrates of mainland Portugal is available online.
This work introduces the 200 endangered invertebrate species, namely their ecology, distribution in mainland Portugal and population trends, as well as identifying the main threats to their populations and the measures necessary for their conservation. Text in Portuguese, with species names in Latin.
You can download the pdf here.

Moths of Europe, Volume 8: Microlepidoptera 2
Author, Patrice Leraut

This is the last volume in the collection of Moths of Europe and is the second volume on microlepidoptera, covering the families Epipyropidae to Pterophoridae. Over 2,000 species are illustrated on 79 colour plates and described in detail, with a focus on their biology (plants on which they feed, their mines, cases, frequent biotopes, usual flight period and distribution). This last volume includes a list of all the Lepidoptera in Europe, enabling the reader to fully appreciate the huge diversity of Lepidoptera and to locate the family under study in the classification.

Published November 2023 by NAP Editions, text in English, hardback, 656 pages, colour photographs & plates, distribution maps. Price 80, available from the usual specialist booksellers, including Pemberley books, NHBS and NAP Editions.

Veldgids Dagvlinders. Butterfly field / identification guide for NW Europe, revised edition.
Co-authors, Irma Wynhoff, Chris van Swaay & Pieter Vantieghem.

This revised edition is part of the KNNV Veldgids (Field Guides) series, it is due for publication in April 2024, and available to pre-order. The book covers the 150 butterfly species to be found in NW Europe.

Summary. A lot has changed over the last ten years for butterflies in NW Europe, and this is reflected in this updated guide, which includes the appearance of the Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell from the east and the Southern Small White, from the south, which has become a fixture of gardens and parks. The species information, photos, and distribution maps have all been brought up to date. Hardback, 328 pages, colour photos, black & white line drawings and distribution maps. Text in Dutch, with species names also in English, French and German. Price depending on the bookseller, €39,95 from the publisher: KNNV Uitgeverij, also available from NHBS.

ABLE Field Guides. Slovak common species (Slovakia).

This latest ABLE field guide published in November 2023 aims to facilitate the task of field identification of the 99 most common Slovak butterfly species.

See here, to download the guide

ABLE - Assessing Butterflies in Europe, eBMS - The European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme

Iconographie des Tortricidae and Iconographie des Pyralidae & Crambidae de la faune de France
Oreina. Les papillons de France

Two additional special editions of the series, the moths of France have been published by oreina, les papillons de France.
The fourth in the series is the Iconographie des Tortricidae de la faune de France, format A4, 144 pages, 1096 photos.
The fifth and most recent edition published in late November, is the Iconographie des Pyralidae & Crambidae de la faune de France 140 pages, 1078 photos.
The text is concise and limited to photo captions, 8 species per page with good-sized photos.
Price for each publication is 35€, or 25€ for members, available from oreina, contact administration@oreina.org

Field Guide to the Butterflies of Cyprus with Distribution Maps.
By Eddie John and Christodoulos Makris. (Published by Siri Scientific Press, Sept. 2023)

This is an abridged version of the 2022 book, Butterflies of Cyprus by Eddie John and Christodoulos Makris.
Each of the 57 recorded butterfly species in this new guide has two full pages, including photographs of adults, with fully updated detailed distribution maps (to 5 x 5 km2 UTM squares).
Each family section is introduced by a page on which undersides of all Cyprus representatives of the family are grouped, enabling easy identification.

Format 210 x 148 mm, 160 pages, 261 colour photos and illustrations. Available from nhbs, price 19.99

A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Romania.
By L szl R kosy

From the publisher. Through its geographical position, varied topography, particular climate and complex cultural history, Romania has managed to sustain an enormously rich biodiversity. Traditional practices, which have survived longer than in most other parts of Europe, have allowed the preservation of large areas of natural habitat, little altered by human activity. All this is reflected in the breadth of lepidoptera encountered in the country.

This book considers the species (and subspecies) of butterflies known to occur in Romania. The identification guide to the butterflies of Romania is set out in a format for both specialists and the more general naturalist or butterfly enthusiast to understand. An expansive introduction covers the various life stages (ovum, larva, pupa and imago), biology and ecology, as well as protection and conservation, and butterfly research. The following section identifies the 14 most important habitat types frequented by butterflies in Romania.

For each of the more than 200 species covered, information on taxonomy, identification, habitat, biology, conservation and distribution is presented. Each is illustrated with photographs from nature, primarily adult males and females, but also numerous images of the developmental stages.

L szl R kosy was a recipient of the Marsh European Lepidoptera Award in 2017. Publication date April 2024, by Pelagic Publishing, price 30, see here to pre-order.

Atlas des papillons de jour du d partement de la Loire, France.
Co-authors, Christian Bellut, Claude Colomb, Patrick Subit, Andr Ulmer et Micka l Villemagne.

The atlas of the butterflies of the Loire Department was published by the Soci t de Sciences Naturelles Loire Forez (Loire Forez Natural Sciences Society) in October 2023. This 296 page work constitutes the synthesis from the society's own data and observations, enriched with that of its partners the LPO Loire* and FNE Loire*. The atlas comprises almost 100,000 records including more than 60,000 records from the LPO Loire.

This atlas presents the diverse natural environments of the department, a history of the local entomology for over a century and monographs of the 153 species that can be found there. (134 rhopalocera and 19 zygaenidae).
Price 30€. See here to order a copy of the atlas.

* LPO. Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux, the LPO is the official representative for BirdLife International in France
* FNE. France Nature Environnement

La vie des papillons d'Europe.
Authors, Pierre-Olivier Maquart and Denis Richard

The authors state that this book is dedicated to the biology of lepidoptera, (butterflies and moths) and the discovery of the life and habits of the butterflies that surround us.
Published by Delachaux et Niestl , with the support of the Soci t entomologique de France and the OPIE*, January 2023, format 15.6 x 21.8 cm, 240 pages, 254 photos, price 29,90€, text in French. (Available from Amazon 24.95). See here for example pages.

There is a review of this book in oreina n 61 - November 2023, by Eric Drouet.
* OPIE - Office pour les insectes et leur environnement

LIFE4BEST M37 Madeira - Madeira Threatened Endemic Butterflies. Video.

Butterfly Conservation Europe has been working in partnership with Madeira Flora & Fauna to conserve three endangered butterfly species endemic on the Madeira island. This video summarises the project LIFE4BEST M37 Madeira (MTEB). You can watch the video (in English), on YouTube here.

Please also see the article by Sam Ellis in EBG Issue 33, May 2023, page 22 Conserving Madeira’s threatened endemic butterflies, and the article, A trip to Madeira (about the Madeira project), by Mike Prentice in EBG Issue 31, May 2022, page 16. You can download the eBMS butterfly identification guide for Madeira, in English here.

Plan national d'actions 2022-2031 en faveur des papillons de jour. D clinaison en Occitanie, France.

Plan national d'actions 2022-2031 en faveur des papillons de jour. D clinaison en Occitanie, France.
National action plan for the butterflies of the Occitanie region, France. 2022-2031

Of the 245 species of butterflies (rhopalocera and zygaenidae) to be found in Occitanie, 57 are threatened to extinction, 48 near-threatened and there are 21 species with insufficient data.
Faced with the context of decline and disappearance of butterfly populations and their environments, a plan of action is needed for their preservation.
You can read the report here, (text in French)

Noctuidae Europaeae Essential
Authors, Morten Top-Jensen, Dieter Fritsch and Vladimir S Kononenko

From the publisher, Noctuidae Europaeae Essential is based on the 13-volume series Noctuidae Europaeae by Michael Fibiger, which was published between 1990 and 2011 by Entomological Press and is now out of print.
This book deals with all 1623 known species of European Noctuids. The concise text describes habitats, flight periods, larval food plants and distribution of every European species and their distribution outside Europe. The European distribution for every species is shown on a clear map, and the text and maps have been fully updated.

The book contains photographs of more than 1500 living species of European moths, at rest in typical natural situations, and of more than 1000 of their larvae. All the species are also displayed as set specimens in natural size across 92 colour plates.

Published BugBook Publishing, May 2023. Hardback, 840 pages, 92 plates with colour photos; colour photos, colour distribution maps, text in English, price 200€. For more information, and to order, see here

Libellules et demoiselles de la Dr me. Atlas des Odonates du d partement de la Dr me. - Groupe Sympetrum.
Coordinated by Jean-Michel Faton.

This Atlas for the Dr me, France was published on 31st October 2023 and is available from the association Sympetrum, Aouste-sur-Sye, price 30€ including p+p (France).
For more information, see here

Pianura Padana species, Italy.

Revised and updated Field Guide for Butterfly identification from the European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (eBMS). The first Field Guides produced in the ABLE project were the four Italian guides, the guides are currently in the process of being updated and additional guides are also being produced for Protected Areas, different islands, and more. The new version of the Padana Plain Field Guide is now available.

The aim of this guide is to help field identification of the most common species in the area of Padana Plain and presents 93 butterfly species commonly seen in the Padana Plain and surrounding area.

You can download the guide (in English) as a free resource here

Catalogue iconographique des L pidopt res des Pyr n es-Orientales (France). Tome I (Superfamilles dont la majorit des esp ces sont diurnes) by Peslier, S.; Mazel, R.; Gaunet, A.; Varenne, T.; Nel, J.

Published by the Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie.

This is the first of a three volume series, the three volumes are due to be published in September.
This first volume includes 304 species, the majority of species are day-flying (including butterflies, burnet moths and clearwings). Hardback, text in French, 148 pages, with 988 photos, price 60€ from the Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie: https://r-a-r-e.fr/, also available from Pemberley Books.

Diatheo - Papillons de France. Tristan Lafranchis.
The species distribution maps and bibliographies on Tristan's website were updated in June 2023, the bibliographies can be downloaded in pdf, as a free resource.
Click on the species and then "Bibliographie illustr e" (where available) to download the pdf.

See here: http://diatheo.weebly.com/cartes-et-bibliographies-avec-mises-agrave-jour.html

Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea - Butterflies (Fauna d'Italia 54) - 2023
By Emilio Balletto, Francesca Barbero, Simona Bonelli, Luca P Casacci, Leonardo Dapporto.

The intent of this publication is to illustrate the current state of knowledge on Italian butterflies, providing detailed information on their morphology, biology, ecology, ethology, genetics, distribution and state of conservation. This first volume includes a thorough general introduction and is dedicated to the Papilionidae, Hesperidea and Pieridea. The book includes analytical keys for the identification of adults (in English and Italian) and preimaginal stages, illustrated with colour plates and drawings. The text is written in English, 853 pages.
Published by Calderini and available from Pemberley Natural History Books, price 165 and NHBS.

Atlas des libellules de la Bretagne la Vend e (France)
Dragonfly Atlas of Brittany and the Vend e (France)

The atlas is a result of the collective work of 29 authors, it compiles all of the current knowledge on dragonflies from the six departments of the study. From 2000 to 2020, nearly 2,000 observers were mobilised to collect more than 165,000 records, to which 25,000 historical observations were added.

Each of the 68 species of the territory is presented in a detailed monograph which includes the species general distribution, history and biology in the study area, also its status and abundance, survey results etc. Publication date October 2023, 324 pages, pre-publication price 29€ plus p+p.

Sample pages can be consulted here

For more information and to pre-order the atlas see here: https://www.bretagne-vivante.org/souscription-atlas-libellules/

Atlas des Libellules et Demoiselles du Tarn (France)
Dragonfly Atlas of the Tarn, France

Initiated by the Office for the Protection of Insects and their Environment (OPIE) and the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO), this book invites you to discover the fascinating world of the 57 species of dragonflies recorded in the department.

To order a copy of the recently published atlas please contact Pascal Polisset, 94 place Jean Moulin, 81600, Gaillac, France. Price 15€ plus p+p, payable to the OPIE-MP.

Atlas des rhopaloc res et zyg nes d'altitude d'Ari ge (France) - Atlas of Butterfly and Burnet Moths mountain species of the Ari ge, France.

The Ana ‐ Conservatoire d’espaces naturels Ari ge have been working for several years on a citizen science project to produce an Atlas of these butterflies that can be found at altitude.
A list of 45 targeted species can be downloaded from the website, together with a volunteers handbook, detailed species pages, flight periods, interactive map, information on how to install the application ODK Collect to record your sightings and lots of other useful information. To participate, please send an email to atlas-papillons09@ariegenature.fr

Please see here for more information:
https://ariegenature.fr/sciences-participatives/atlas-des-rhopaloceres-et-zygenes-daltitude-dariege/

Technical Report EU Grassland Butterfly Species Indicator 1990 - 2020. Butterfly Conservation Europe.

The new report can be downloaded from the BCE website here.
The report represents a major update on previous versions, with the incorporation of more and expanded datasets, together with new analysis techniques.
The Grassland Butterfly Indicator is the combined population trend of 17 selected grassland species monitored across Europe over a long period of time. The indicator has been calculated from population trends estimated for the whole European region and the 27 EU Member States.
Over the last ten years, the indicator shows a linear decline of 36% in Europe and 32% in the EU27 up to 2020, with the last update of the eBMS database.

New Field Guides for three National Parks in Galicia, Spain.

You can download the butterfly identification booklets that have been designed for the BMS implementation project in the Natural Parks of Galicia. The field guides are in Spanish and Galician with species names in Latin and are available to download as a free resource.

For the Parque Natural Monte Aloia: see here

For the Parque Natural Baixa Limia-Serra do Xur s: see here

For the Parque Natural Complexo dunar de Corrubedo e lagoas de Carregal e Vix n: see here

Butterflies of Bulgaria Photographic field guide. Mario Langourov
National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia.

All species of butterflies found in Bulgaria are described in Bulgarian and in English. The book features a total of 218 species from 6 families, including species known to inhabit neighbouring territories that could potentially also be found in Bulgaria.

The book published in 2022 comprises 353 pages, and is now available in pdf as a free resource.
For more information see here on the website for the National Museum of Natural History, and here, to download the pdf.

Butterflies along the Great Malaga Path. Jose Manuel Moreno-Benitez.

This 260 page guide (in English), published in 2017 describes all the butterflies which can be found along the Great Malaga Path, a long-distance footpath that encircles the Malaga Province in Andalusia, Spain.

You can download the book in pdf, as a free resource, from the Malaga website:
https://static.malaga.es/malaga/subidas/archivos/4/8/arc_281884_v4.pdf

European Butterflies Magazine, Charaxes Publications, edited by Jason Sargerson. Issue 6 Spring 2023.

By the editor. This is an A4 magazine, 36 pages.
Articles in the magazine include: Excursions to several Swiss sites in Valais and Bern and a monthly description of the Corfu Butterfly Year. A butterfly holiday in Herzegovina is featured. The butterflies of Fej r County in Hungary are detailed. Two sites for High Mountain Fritillaries in Switzerland are described. Purple Emperors and Lesser Purple Emperors in the Pyrenees in France are portrayed. There are features on the spring butterflies of North East France and the early spring butterflies of North East Greece. Butterflies across the Southern Green Belt (Greece, Macedonia and Bulgaria) are described by Wild Echo Tours. Contributors are butterfly enthusiasts and include: Jim Asher, Dan Danahar, Adam Gor, Tam s Hud k, John Needham, Mario Langourov, David Moore and Pete Smith. Each page has a unique selection of photographs. All photographs are identified where possible with the butterfly, date and place. Over 90 species illustrated, 150 colour photographs.
Details on Jason's website in due course: https://jasonsargerson.uk/

Field Guide of butterflies of the Parque Natural Sierra de Hu tor, Spain.

Butterfly Conservation Europe, together with the Parque Natural Sierra de Hu tor have created this Field Guide of the 109 butterfly species occurring there. The Sierra de Hu tor is a mountain range close to Granada in Spain.
The guide is available to download as a free resource (in Spanish) here.

Regional Red lists for Butterflies. France.

Two additional Red Lists have recently been published for Normandie and the Pays de la Loire.
These lists can be consulted on the Country page for France, together with the existing Regional Red Lists for France.
See here.

Le Guide photographique des papillons de jour et zyg nes de France
Jean-Laurent Hentz, Jean-Pierre D’Hondt & Philippe Dauguet. Published by Gard Nature.

This book is now available. Format 15 x 21 cm, 500 pages. Nearly 300 species illustrated by 60 photographers, with images of both upper and underside of all male and female species to be found in France. Over 2,000 images, ID keys, species pages.
Price 35€ plus p+p. For more information, sample pages and to order a copy of the book, see here. Please note the pre-publication price is no longer available.
Many thanks to EBG members who have participated in this project.

oreina. Les papillons de France. Iconographie de plusieurs familles d'h t roc res de la faune de France, oreina magazine supplement volume 3.

This third oreina supplement covers several Heterocera families.
Paperback, A4, 96 pages, 702 photos, price 25€, 20€ for members, including postage.
Please contact oreina for postal rates outside the EU.

See here for more information and to order

Atlas des papillons de jour d'Aquitaine, Biotope editions, published 12th September 2022.

This collective work was coordinated by Pierre-Yves Gourvil and Mathieu Sannier. The butterfly atlas for the Aquitaine includes the validated observations and inventories carried out by amateurs, volunteers and professionals via the Observatoire de la Faune sauvage de Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the conservation work carried out by the Conservatoire d'espaces naturels de Nouvelle-Aquitaine, as well as the actions of the LPO Aquitaine and their partners.
The atlas covers the administrative area of the Aquitaine before it became the Nouvelle Aquitaine in 2016. The 5 departments concerned are the Dordogne, Gironde, Landes, Lot and Garonne and the Pyr n es Atlantiques.
The atlas is co-edited by the scientific publications of the MNHN (National Museum of Natural History)
Price 35€ plus p+p.

For more information and to order see here

La VIE des PAPILLONS
Authors: Tristan Lafranchis, David Jutzeler, Jean-Yves Guillosson and Pieter & Brigitte Kan

752 pages, format 16,5 x 24 cm, published 2015.
This book is now available to order in pdf, in both English and French versions.
Please contact Tristan directly by email to purchase: tlafranchis@gmail.com

Field Guide for the island of Corfu Greece, by Butterfly Conservation Europe and Corfu Butterfly Conservation.

This leaflet, written by Cristina Sevilleja, (Dutch Butterfly Conservation) Dan Danahar (Corfu Butterfly Conservation) and Sam Ellis (Butterfly Conservation) and funded by the Rothschild Foundation, aids the identification of all 75+ species that their members have observed on the island and comes in an English and a Greek version (translated by Anne Sordinas).

For more information and to download the pdf from the eBMS website, see here

Forthcoming publication. Butterflies Of Cyprus: A Field Guide and Distribution Atlas by Eddie John & Christodoulos Makris.

This new book summarises decades of research and collation of distribution data. From the tiny Grass Jewel (Freyeria trochylus), Europe's smallest butterfly, to the magnificent, newly arrived Lime Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus) this comprehensively illustrated reference book and field guide includes all butterfly species known for Cyprus over the past 100 years. Hardback, 376 pages. Due for publication in August 2022 , Price 95.

For more information, please refer to Issue 31 - May 2022 Newsletter and the Cyprus Butterflies website - http://www.cyprusbutterflies.co.uk/page7.html

The Nymphalidae of China (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Part III, by Song-yun Lang.

It took the author more than 20 years to prepare this series of books entitled the “Nymphalidae of China”, the third and final volume has just been published. This volume deals with some of the more obscure satyrid groups, such as the genus Ypthima and Mycalesis, as well as some of the more popular ones: Erebia, Melanargia, Coenonympha, Aulocera, Karanasa, Oeneis, Satyrus, Pseudochazara and Hyponephele.

Hardback, 376 pages containing the most up to date information on the distribution, differences, relationships and taxonomy of 287 species. Format 210 x 300mm, 40 colour plates. Price: 129€ (excluding postage). For more information and to order see here.

Les L pidopt res (Papillons) du Parc national des Calanques et de ses environs, Jacques Nel & Thierry Varenne.

This book of butterflies and moths of the Calanques National Park (Provence, France) and the surrounding area (Bouches-du-Rh ne) was published as a supplement to volume XXXI of the Association Roussillonnaise d’Entomologie (R.A.R.E.) revue in March 2022.

A4 format, 251 pages, price 40€. See here for more information and to order: https://r-a-r-e.fr/

ABLE Field Guides

Butterfly Conservation Europe have completed their 2 year ABLE project which was set up to encourage butterfly monitoring across Europe. As part of the ABLE project, field guides to butterflies have been produced for the following countries, Austria - Vienna & Burgenland, Cyprus, Italy (4 regions), Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal - Madeira, Slovenia, Spain - Andalusia and Castilla -La Mancha. These guides are available as a free resource from the European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme website, see here
More details can be found on the eBMS website: https://butterfly-monitoring.net/bms-materials.

ABLE - Assessing Butterflies in Europe, eBMS - The European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme

Butterfly Conservation Europe - Butterfly talks

BCE has organised a series of online talks by butterfly experts, volunteers, and amateurs called Butterfly Talks. These seminars are every two weeks on a specific topic related to butterflies, with a panel discussion at the end. Anyone with the link can join.
For more information, see here
The talks are recorded and can be seen on the BCE Youtube Channel, see here

Butterfly Conservation Europe - Butterfly talks

BCE has organised a series of online talks by butterfly experts and volunteers called Butterfly Talks. These seminars will be held every two weeks on a specific topic related to butterflies, discussing for a short time, and with a panel discussion at the end. The talks are open to the general public and anyone with the link can join.

The next butterfly talk is programmed for Wednesday ️23th March with Robert Wilson from the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid, Spain. Robert will give a talk about Butterflies, microclimate and climate change at 13h CET (which is 12h in the UK!)

Everyone is welcome to the 30 minutes talk, for those unable to attend, the talk will be posted on the BCE YouTube Channel.
To join the talk please use the Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91209073240 or enter the Meeting ID: 912 0907 3240

You can catch up on previous Butterfly Talks here

The incredible migration of the Painted Lady

The Museum of Natural Sciences of Granollers in Spain, in collaboration with our colleague Constanti Stefanescu, has produced a poster summarising the Western Palaearctic journey of the Painted Lady. Although this poster is aimed at the general public, the information is based on recent research.

The painted lady, Vanessa cardui, is an almost cosmopolitan species of butterfly. It completes a journey of more than 10,000 km between Africa and Europe every year, through a succession of generations, looking for optimal breeding conditions at any moment.
See here for the poster: https://mcng.cat/uploads/mg.%20plafo%20cardui%20eng.pdf?v=2

Butterflies of the Levant and Neighbouring Areas (Southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, North-west Saudi Arabia & Cyprus). Vol. III: Nymphalidae.
By Benyamini, Dubi.

This is the second book in a four-volume series and is now available to purchase from specialist bookshops.
This series includes all available present-day information for all butterfly species in the Levant.
In addition to regular lists/catalogues and photographs of set specimens the book includes photographs of all life-history stages, larval host plants and adults in their natural biotopes, plus 18 categories of ethology (behaviour), conservation status, actual distribution and flight period.
Hardback, 240 pages , 1466 colour images, price 120 - 180, depending on the seller.

European Butterflies Magazine, Charaxes Publications, edited by Jason Sargerson. Issue 5 Spring 2022.

By the editor. This is an A4 magazine, 36 pages.
Articles in the magazine cover endemic and rare butterflies in Spain and the progress of rare butterflies in Hungary. There is a trip to three countries: Bulgaria, Greece and Macedonia in just three days. Local excursions to find butterflies in Croatia are described. Developments at Corfu Butterfly Conservation now include species recording and distribution maps. A mountain site in Graub nden in eastern Switzerland is described. There are features on the Southern Swallowtail in France and the butterflies of La Palma in the Canary Islands. Butterflies in Turkey are introduced by Wild Echo Tours. Contributors are butterfly enthusiasts and include: Dan Danahar, Robin Fox, James Gibbs, Adam Gor, Mario Langourov, Gyorgy Liptovszky, David Moore and Pete Smith.
Each page has a selection of photographs. All photographs are identified where possible with the butterfly, date and place. Describes butterflies in sites in Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia,Corfu, the Canaries, Croatia, France, Hungary, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey.Over 100 species illustrated, 150 colour photographs.

Available from Jason Sargerson, 9 including postage (UK), details on Jason's website in due course: https://jasonsargerson.uk/

Zakgids Vlinders van de Benelux. Authors Wil Leurs en Marc Guyt

Pocket guide to the Butterflies of the Benelux.
This guide is due for publication on the 21st February and has been produced with the collaboration of De Vlinderstichting and Natuurpunt.
The Butterflies of the Benelux describes all species of butterflies for the Benelux. Relevant features that are important for the identification are displayed next to the images; the guide also contains information on habitat, host plants and species distribution. Format 11 x 17cm, 264 pages, price €17.95
For more information and to order see here

Cl d'identification des M lit es, Damiers et Nacr s de Bourgogne-Franche-Comt (France)
Ryelandt J., Jugan D. & Mora F., 2022.

Identification guide for the Argynnis, Boloria, Brenthis, Fabriciana, Issoria, Speyeria, Euphydryas & Melitaea species.
Edited by the Conservatoire botanique national de Franche-Comt (Observatoire r gional des Invert br s), l'Office pour les Insectes et leur Environnement of Franche-Comt and the Soci t d'Histoire naturelle d'Autun (Observatoire de la faune de Bourgogne). See here to consult the guide - click on T l charger le PDF to download the file.

Regional Red List for the Butterflies of Occitanie, France

This new report containing the Regional Red List for the Butterflies of Occitanie, also summarises the 2019 evaluation report and is available to consult here in PDF: https://www.insectes.org/listesrouges/papillons_occitanie.pdf

According to the report, 57 species i.e. 23% of the 245 species that were evaluated in 2019 are considered threatened by extinction, (categories CR, EN or VU) in Occitanie.

Forthcoming publications.

Les L pidopt res (Papillons) du Parc national des Calanques et de ses environs.
By Jacques Nel & Thierry Varenne

This book of butterflies (and presumably moths) of the Calanques National Park (Provence, France) and the surrounding area is due for publication in early 2022.

Butterflies of the Levant and Neighbouring Areas (Southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, North-west Saudi Arabia & Cyprus). Vol. III: Nymphalidae.
By Benyamini, Dubi.

This is the second book in a four-volume series. Publication due for December 2021.

Please check back for updated information on both of these publications.

Iconographie des Noctuidae de la faune de France.
By oreina, les papillons de France.

The Iconographie des Noctuidae de la faune de France is due for publication in December 2021, together with a revised and updated edition of the Iconographie des Geometridae de la faune de France, which was previously published in December 2020.

Both publications are A4 paperbacks. Noctuidae, 140 pages, with 1094 photographs of species in their natural resting positions. Geometridae 120 pages with 902 photographs.
Price 30€ each or 45€ for both publications. Contact: administration@oreina.org to order and for information of postal rates to the UK and Europe.

La Familia Hesperiidae en la Pen nsula Ib rica.
By Bl zquez Caselles ., Garretas Muriel V. ., Santamar a Hern ndez, M.T.

This book is the result of 15 years of study and has been compiled using more than 35,000 records and over 1,100 references. Colour photographs illustrate the life stages (egg, caterpillar, pupa and adult) of the 30 species of skipper (Hesperiidae) recorded from the Iberian Peninsula. Foodplants and genitalia are also illustrated, as well as information on distribution (10 x 10km grid) and habitats.

Text in Spanish, paperback, 28 x 21 cm, 447 pages, weight 1.8 kg, ECN Editiones, C ceres (Spain), price 80€ plus p+p. For more information and to order a copy of the book please contact ngel Bl zquez Caselles: abcaselles@gmail.com

The Lepidoptera of Romania: a Distributional Checklist 2021 and the Romanian Red List of Lepidoptera 2021

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The Lepidoptera of Romania, a Distributional Checklist 2021. Authors: L szl R kosy, Marin Goia. In Romanian and English, Cluj University Press, hardback, 17x24 cm, 369 pages. This book can be purchased from L szl R kosy, e-mail: laszlo.rakosy@ubbcluj.ro. Price 28 € plus postage.

The Romanian Red List of Lepidoptera, 2021 Editor: L szl R kosy. Authors: L szl R kosy, Constantin Corduneanu, Andrei Crișan, Vlad Dincă, S ndor Kov cs, Mihai Stănescu, Levente Sz kely. In Romanian and English. Cluj University Press. Hardback, 17x24 cm, 187 pages. This book is also available from L szl R kosy. Price 30 € plus postage. For more information please see the Romanian Lepidopterological Society website: http://www.lepidoptera.ro/english.htm

Our colleague L szl was awarded the 2017 Marsh award, this Award aims to recognise the efforts of those whose work has had a major and positive impact on butterfly and moth conservation within Europe.

Atlas of the butterflies and burnet moths of Germany: Verbreitungsatlas der Tagfalter und Widderchen Deutschlands.

Authors: R. Reinhardt, A. Harpke, S. Caspari, M. Dolek. E. K hn, M. Musche, R. Trusch, M. Wiemers, J. Settele.

This is a hardback reference book designed for anyone who would like to know where to look for species anywhere in Germany. The text is in German but little is needed to interpret the maps.
The introductory pages include a brief history of German butterfly faunistics, explanations of how the maps were produced and monitoring. There is a double page spread on each species including a full-page distribution map, photos of upper and underside of each species.
The book contains sections on:
• Distribution and occurrence (habitat type)
• Biology and ecology (flight times, larval food sources etc.)
• Potential threats (e.g. changes in land management)
• Protection

Published April 2020, 432 pages, 49.95€ (+p&p). See here to order and to view a selection of pages from the book.

A simplified identification key of the Butterflies of Aquitaine, France.

This useful identification guide for butterflies of the Aquitaine was produced in 2017, written originally in French by Mathieu Sannier from the Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux, Aquitaine.
Translated into English by David Simpson (European Butterflies Group, Dordogne).

The guide covers approximately 159 species that can be seen in the Aquitaine.

This key has been adapted for the Aquitaine context from: Lafranchis T. (2014) Papillons de France, Guide de d termination des papillons diurnes (Rhopaloc res, Zyg nes et H t roc res diurnes) and Lafranchis T. Jutzeler D. Guillosson J-Y. Kan P. & B. (2015) La Vie des Papillons, Ecologie, Biologie et Comportement des Rhopaloc res de France

The simplified identification key in English, is available as a free resource in PDF see here.
David has a few copies of the guide in paper format, please contact David directly to request a copy.

Butterfly Red List - Pays de la Loire - France
Liste Rouge R gionale des Papillons de Jour et Zyg nes de la Pays de la Loire.

The report containing the Red List for Butterflies and Zygaenidae of the Pays de la Loire can be consulted here.

The report was coordinated by Chevreau Johannic, Banasiak Marek (CEN Pays de la Loire), Cherpitel Thomas & Herbrecht Franck (GRETIA). Please refer to annex 1 of the report, pages 17 - 22, for the Red List. 13 species (10%) have been classified with the status RE (Regionally Extinct from the Pays de la Loire), 33 species (26%) with the status CR, EN or VU, (Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable) and 16 species (12.6%) with the status NT (Near Threatened).

(CEN: Conservatoire d'espaces naturels. GRETIA: Groupe d’ tude des invert br s armoricains)

Guide des Papillons de Jour & Zyg nes des Pyr n es.

Authors: Jean-Louis Four s, Etienne Urrustoy, Jude Lock, Bruno Serrurier and Philippe Dauguet from the association Natura pyrenaica.

The book covers the French Pyr n es, generally south of a line that runs from Bayonne on the Atlantic coast to Perpignan on the Mediterranean. It also includes the Val d'Aran and Andorra.

194 butterfly species and 30 Burnet & Forester Moths are described, all of which may be encountered in the area concerned. The guide contains almost 600 photos, plus 6 pages of caterpillar images and 6 pages of species identification by size and colour.

The format is a concise pocket paperback, designed for use in the field by the amateur enthusiast. 240 pages, 11cm x 18cm, text in French, species names also in English and Spanish. Price 18€ plus p+p.

Visit youtube here to see a short video on the layout and presentation of the book.

Publication date is May 2021.
For more information and to reserve a copy please contact naturapyrenaica@gmail.com

ABLE - Field Guide to the butterflies of Slovenia.

This new field guide available in English, aims to assist with field identification of 100 of the most common butterfly species found in Slovenia. The guide also serves as a support tool for those involved with the monitoring of butterflies through the methodologies standardised by eBMS throughout Europe.

Slovenian Butterflies 1 is a national field guide showing pictures of butterfly species that occur more frequently in the diverse ecosystems of Slovenia. The second field guide, Slovenian Butterflies 2 is being prepared.

You can download the Field Guide Slovenian Butterflies 1 in English as a free resource here

ABLE - Assessing Butterflies in Europe, eBMS - The European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme

ABLE - Field Guide to the Butterflies of Cyprus.

This guide available in English, aims to assist with field identification of 48 butterfly species, the most common species that you can see in Cyprus. The 8 page booklet also serves as a support tool for those involved in the Monitoring of Butterflies through the methodologies standardised by eBMS for all of Europe. The Field Guide is available to download and print, as a free resource, see here.

More details can be found on the eBMS website: https://butterfly-monitoring.net/bms-materials. Other guides in the series include; Italy by Regions, Andalucia-Spain, Castilla-La Mancha-Spain, and Common Species Portugal Continental.

ABLE - Assessing Butterflies in Europe, eBMS - The European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme

Identification key for the Zygaena of Bourgogne-Franche-Comt (France)
Ryelandt J., Jugan D. & Mora F.

This useful identification guide for the Zygaena of Bourgogne-Franche-Comt , has been produced by the Conservatoire Botanique national de Franche-Comt , in collaboration with the OPIE (Franche-Comt ) and the Soci t d'Histoire Naturelle d'Autun.

The guide is available as a free resource, 13 pages, in French, with distribution maps, see here.

Butterflies of the Levant and Neighbouring Areas (Southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, North-west Saudi Arabia & Cyprus). Vol. II: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Hesperiidae. By Dubi Benyamini and Eddie John.

This is the first book to be published in a four-volume series. The current volume includes 92 species: 10 species of Swallowtails (Papilionidae), 45 species of Whites (Pieridae) and 37 species of Skippers (Hesperiidae).

This series includes all available present-day information for every butterfly species in the Levant. In addition to regular lists/catalogues and photographs of set specimens it presents photographs of all life-history stages, larval host plants and adults in their natural biotopes, plus 18 categories of ethology (behaviour), conservation status, actual distribution and flight period.

Published June 2020, hardback, 208 pages, price from 110 depending on the bookseller.

Il faut sauver nos insectes! By Denis Richard and Pierre-Olivier Maquart.

Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate. This book portrays some of the emblematic and threatened species and the degradation of their environment. The message of the book is that there is still time to act, both individually and collectively. Published 15 October 2020 by Delachaux & Niestle, format 26cm x 26cm, 192 pages, in French, price 29.90€.
See here for an extract of the book:
https://ref.lamartinieregroupe.com/media/9782603027578/146201_extrait_Extrait_0.pdf

Gu a de Bolboretas Baixa
A new Butterfly Guide for Pontevedra (Spain) in Galician and available here in pdf format

Guia de les Papallones Di rnes de Catalunya (Guide to the Di rnal Butterflies of Catalonia, Spain), by Roger Vila, Constant Stefanescu and Jos Manuel Sesma.

The Guia de les Papallones Di rnes de Catalunya sums up the biology, distribution and conservation status of the 202 species of diurnal butterflies known to exist in Catalonia. Hardback, 509 pages, colour photos, colour distribution maps, published 2018 by Lynx Edicions. Text in Catalan. Constant Stefanescu is the European Butterflies Group partner in Catalonia.

Further information in English and sample pages can be found on the Lynx Edicions website: https://www.lynxeds.com/product/guia-de-les-papallones-diurnes-de-catalunya/#.

A photographic guide. BUTTERFLIES of Central Europe and Britain by Peter Gergely

This useful field guide, produced by de Vlinderstichting (Dutch Butterfly Conservation) is available to download as a free resource in pdf, see here.
The guide includes 269 species occurring in Britain, Western and Central Europe.

Remarquables INSECTES du Parc naturel r gional des Pyr n es catalanes. (France) Carnet d'entomologistes.
The Regional Natural Park of the Catalan Pyrenees is situated on the eastern (Mediterranean) side of the range and includes the regions of: Cerdagne, Capcir and Conflent.

This useful booklet of insects from the Regional Natural Park of the Catalan Pyrenees, can be consulted as a free resource, in French, see here

New Field Guide to the Butterflies of Andalusia Spain, by ABLE.
ABLE recently produced a Field Guide to the Butterflies of Andalusia, in collaboration with the regional coordinators from the Sierra Nevada and Do ana National Parks and together with Miguel Munguira the BMS coordinator for Spain. This useful guide covers 93 species of the region, it also serves as an aid for those involved with butterfly monitoring.

The English version of the guide is available to download as a free resource, from the eBMS website : https://butterfly-monitoring.net/sites/default/files/Pdf/Field%20Guides/Field-Guide_SP_Andalucia_English%20(low).pdf

ABLE - Assessing Butterflies in Europe, eBMS - The European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme

Papillons des Alpes by Gianluca Ferretti.
This guide book comprises 238 species of the alpine arc, covering the Alps of Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Slovenia and Switzerland.
Published in January 2020 by Delachaux et Niestl in the Guide Delachaux series, format 14 cm x 23 cm, 351 pages, price 34.90€. Text in French.

Butterfly Atlas for the Val d'Oise department France - Atlas des papillons de jour du Val d’Oise.
The Val d'Oise is a department situated in the le-de-France region. The atlas was initiated in 2014 in partnership with the OPIE (office pour les insectes et leur environnement) and presents the 70 species to be found in the department with their distribution, ecology and Red List status.
The atlas is based on 14,645 records and can be downloaded in pdf (45.9M) as a free resource here

You can download the regional Red List for the le-de-France here: https://www.actu-environnement.com/media/pdf/news-27939-liste-rouge-papillons-idf.pdf

New mobile application from eBMS "Butterfly Counts App" a free resource. (See the News entry 8th March. Making your European butterfly observations count)

This Butterfly Counts App has been launched by the European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme which is led by Butterfly Conservation Europe and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. The application enables you to contribute to butterfly conservation by providing important information on where different species occur and the abundances in different places across Europe. Contribute with your counts of butterfly species alongside accurate location information, added via a dynamic map or via GPS acquired route information. You can upload photos to support the observations of your 15 Minute counts and you can also make visits visits to your eBMS transects directly with the app. There is a small species picture guide with photos per country. You just need to create an eBMS account and log in on the app. The information contributed to the app goes to eBMS and eventually to GBIF, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

See the link on the eBMS website explaining how to install the app and complete the 15-min count and transect visit step by step: https://butterfly-monitoring.net/ebms-app

You can download a link to the Butterfly Counts App for Apple (iPhone, iPad) here and for Android here

Making your European butterfly observations count.
Sam Ellis, Butterfly Conservation’s new International Director, has been working with Butterfly Conservation Europe and the EBG Committee to consider how best to ensure that members’ butterfly data can be recorded and used to help increase knowledge and conservation of butterflies. The following short paper has been authored by Sam and Chris van Swaay, Cristina Sevilleja and Martin Warren from Butterfly Conservation Europe. Further details on using iNaturalist.org and Observation.org and 15 minute counts for European butterfly recording will be provided on the new International section of the Butterfly Conservation website, due to be live from April 2020.
In order to conserve butterflies effectively we need to have good information on species distributions and trends in abundance. However outside parts of western and northwestern Europe such data is sparse. You can help us gather better data from across Europe in the following ways:

Conduct a butterfly transect. This provides high quality data on densities and trends (as well as distribution). The method is simple: make a transect of approximately 1 kilometre and try to count the butterflies each week in the flight season with good weather conditions. It does not matter if you miss a week or two, we can still make an estimate of the numbers. A detailed manual on how to set up and monitor a transect is available at this link. If you live in a country with an existing Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (BMS) then the webpage of eBMS will give you an overview who to contact. If you live in one of the other European countries without a BMS, you can make your own transect directly on the eBMS website. The project Assessing ButterfLies in Europe (ABLE) aims at filling the gaps for transect counts in Europe.

Conduct a 15 minute count. With the ButterflyCount smartphone app you can count butterflies for 15 minutes (and pause at any point to make a photo or identification). You can walk around, move along a path or stay in a field, as long as you enter all the butterflies (including the very common ones) using the app. The app has made it very simple to do so, it records the route with your phone GPS or you can draw yourself the area recorded. You can do one or more 15 minute counts anywhere in Europe as long as the weather is good enough for butterflies to be active.

Such 15 minute counts are especially ideal for either remote locations (e.g. rare species on high mountain tops or other remote places) or when you are on holiday. You can do it everywhere: in the garden of your hotel, on the camping site, on a great butterfly spot, or simply along a field beside the road. All counts are welcome.

Make casual records of butterflies you see and add them onto a database where they can be used for research and conservation. You can also enter any 'old' data as well. You can either enter data onto an existing national website (if one exists) or use one of the international websites observation.org or iNaturalist.org in the butterfly projectswhich accept records from anywhere in the world. All such data becomes available to researchers as well as BCE partners. Both these international systems have a smartphone app which you can use in the field, and you can also upload ‘old’ records from an excel file or enter your old observations via a web portal. Once verified, all data is gathered at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF.org). If you are worried about privacy or sensitive records, there are settings to control this. You can hide your observations from all other recorders or make them open. However, observations of rare of threatened species are almost always hidden and can only be viewed by administrators.

Any records you submit will improve our knowledge and help protect the butterflies we love. Butterflies are also useful indicators of changes in other less well known insect groups. Such knowledge thus helps us to understand changes in our environment and conserve wildlife as a whole.


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