Nota Lepidopterologica

Taxonomic and distributional updates are presented on five species of the moth subfamily Pyraustinae: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13… #fauna #taxonomy #Lepidoptera @_KSU

An analysis of the intra- and interspecific variation in wing shape of butterflies in the genus Heliconius: doi.org/10.3897/nl.48.… #butterflies #Lepidoptera #insects @UMSNH_Oficial

My new article has been published! We describe a new Morophaga species from the Ogasawara Islands. First record of the genus Morophaga Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) from the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, with a new species doi.org/10.3897/nl.48.… via @NotaLepido

Find our materials at the congress of the Society for European Lepidopterology, the society behind Nota Lepidopterologica, taking place on August 18-23 2025 in Svatý Jan pod Skalou, Czech Republic!

Researchers of @UMU provide new data on the distribution and biology of Tortricidae moth species in Spain's Murcia Region, complete with an updated checklist: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13… #Lepidoptera #biodiversity #moths

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Butterflies have thrived in the sunniest March and April on record. Record counts of Peacock, Speckled Wood and Brimstone, like summer, with odd sites getting over 100; remarkable! Yorkshire has a record breaking 22 species on the wing and emergence is 13 days earlier in 20 yrs.

Description of three lighting devices to make photographing insects easier and more efficient: doi.org/10.3897/nl.48.… #insects #entomology

Sophronia huiagaai is a new moth species from the southern Altai Mountains in Mongolia, just described by Jan Šumpich of @narodnimuzeum. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.48.… #moth #newspecies #entomology

The Nota Lepidopterologica data portal is now open! Browse the biodiversity data that we publish, search through datasets, and make use of the Lepidoptera knowledge that we share openly! nl.pensoft.net/news/812

Scientists at @NHM_London have identified a long-neglected moth collected by Alfred Russel Wallace in 1855, plus another 10 new species including one named after @GretaThunberg! Read the story on the @Pensoft blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/03/17/mot…

Two new genera and three new species of noctuid moths are described from southwestern United States. Read more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zookey… #DNAbarcoding #moths #Lepidoptera @WSUPullman @CarnegieMNH

Five moth species of the Elachista bedellella group are described as new to science. Learn more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.48.… #moths #newspecies #entomology @helsinkiuni @VU_LT

A study on the population dynamics, host plants, habitat preferences and phenology of one of the world’s rarest tiger moth species, the Menetries’ Tiger Moth (Arctia menetriesii): doi.org/10.3897/nl.48.… #moths #entomology #Lepidoptera

An investigation into the diversity of the moth Stenoloba in southeastern China yielded two new species. Learn more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zookey… #biodiversity #taxonomy #Lepidoptera #invert

The Banyan Leaf Skeletonizer moth (Choreutis sexfasciella) is recorded for the first time in Cyprus, where it is damaging ornamental Ficus foliage in urban habitats of Larnaca, Limassol, and Paphos districts. See more here doi.org/10.3897/nl.48.…

One of the rarest leafmining pygmy moths in Europe, Stigmella torminalis, was documented on the continent after more than a century. Read more about the observation here: doi.org/10.3897/nl.48.… #Lepidoptera #entomology #moths

Research on the South Africa’s Cape autumn widow butterfly reveals its ability to adjust behaviour and phenology in response to climate.🦋 doi.org/10.3897/AfrInv…

This is Keiferia azapaensis, a new micromoth s pecies from the Atacama Desert, northern Chile. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13… #DNAbarcoding #leafminers #entomology

This bagworm was just described as new to science - find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zookey… #bagmoths #bagworms #DNAbarcoding