Hoy publicamos la primera cita para España del sírfido Anasimyia contracta, a partir de un ejemplar conservado en la Colección Entomológica @universidadoviedo.bsky.social. Con Pablo Aguado @entomoprofessor.bsky.social y @erebiologa.bsky.social www.entomologica.es/publicacione...

Some butterflies may seem more beautiful than others. And believe it or not, this is influencing their conservation and researchers' interest! - Take this 10-min test to contribute to a research into our perception of butterfly beauty: www.unveiling.eu/en_US/introd...

🦋 🧬 Feature review @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social: "Project Psyche @projectpsyche.bsky.social : reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe", with @erebiologa.bsky.social and @entomoprofessor.bsky.social from @universidadoviedo.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

🎉 #Barcoding results from specimens collected in the Mals field-workshop are in — thank you Marko Mutanen! 🧬We confirmed IDs of tricky specimens (mostly microleps), adding 43 new species to @projectpsyche.bsky.social and identifying 14 that need recollection. Thanks to all who took part!

This week we celebrated reaching 1000 lepidopteran genomes in the Tree of Life (ToL) programme @ the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social with butterfly crafts and cake! Many of these genomes were sequenced by the wonderful ToL teams as part of @projectpsyche.bsky.social & the Darwin Tree of Life project 🦋🧬

Our Science Communications team has presented the initiatives of @projectpsyche.bsky.social and #10kLepGenomes at the XXI Iberian Congress of Entomology #CIEÁvila2025🦋 Congrats to @erebiologa.bsky.social and @entomoprofessor.bsky.social!

I: What are the main challenges for collections? LL: "From what I could observe during my internship, digitization 💻 is a major challenge due to the large volume of material. Another challenge is managing to carry out all the work with the limited staff available 👥."

Allí estaremos @entomoprofessor.bsky.social! Hablaremos de la Coleccion Zoológica, del fantástico trabajo de los alumnos de TFG que hemos tenido con nosotras este año y de nuestras aventuras con @projectpsyche.bsky.social y @10klepgenomes.bsky.social 🦋⛰️🧬👩🏽‍🔬👩🏽‍🔬

Our social media managers, @erebiologa.bsky.social and @entomoprofessor.bsky.social, will be presenting #10kLepGenomes and @projectpsyche.bsky.social next week at the Iberian Congress of Entomology!

... presentando una nueva edición de cartas #Zookémon con la que dar a conocer especies de nuestra fauna y sus amenazas de conservación. Ven a por ellas!!!

... y por la tarde seguiremos hablando de diversidad animal y conservación en la Noche Europea de los Investigadores @universidadoviedo.bsky.social @uodivulga.bsky.social mostrando los trabajos que hacemos en la Colección Zoológica de la universidad.

Ya estamos en marcha con #CienciaSINdiferencia @universidadoviedo.bsky.social @uodivulga.bsky.social enseñado la diversidad animal al alumnado de colegios de educación especial de la región.

Celebrating the first 1,000 sequenced genomes on @projectpsyche.bsky.social 😎🧬🦋 #ProjectPsyche #MothStitching

Big, blue & beautiful 💙 The Clifden Nonpareil (Catocala fraxini), whose name means ‘beyond compare’, is our Species of the Month 👉 https://butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/species-of-the-month-clifden-nonpareil 📷: Peter Maton, Andrew Cooper, Mark Parsons #MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

WG1 meeting of @10klepgenomes.bsky.social, this time at Senckenberg German Entomological Institute, was again a big success! We discussed strategies to promote the use of Leps genomic data by society - and we agreed on the next steps!

🥹🦋 1000 genomas de referencia para los Lepidoptera europeos 🦋🥹

(6/6)📄 In our new whitepaper (EcoEvoRxiv) we discuss our aims to coordinate this collaborative analysis of Lepidoptera genomes, turning data into impact for science, conservation and society. Now available at 👉 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... #ProjectPsyche #Genomics

(1/6) 🦋 We are thrilled to announce the release of the 1,000th reference genome of Lepidoptera species found in Europe! This goal was reached with the release of Stenoptilia islandicus, also known as the mountain plume moth. Read the story below!👇🏽

How many chromosomes can an animal have? In our paper out now in @currentbiology.bsky.social we show that the Atlas blue butterfly has 229 chromosome pairs- the highest in diploid Metazoa! These arose by rapid autosome fragmentation while sex chromosomes stayed intact. www.cell.com/current-biol...

After a productive day of work, the WG1 visited the archive and scientific collection of the Senckenberg Institute 👀🦋 All eyes on Maria Sibylla Merian 🥹 #10KLepGenomes

Today kicks off the first meeting organised by WG1 at the Senckenberg German Entomological Institute in Müncheberg, Germany 🦋 From Sept. 10th-12th, 19 participants will discuss how to connect with key stakeholders who may benefit from Lepidoptera genomes Stay tuned for updates! #COST10KLepGenomes

New meeting of @10klepgenomes.bsky.social with fabulous @erebiologa.bsky.social and @entomoprofessor.bsky.social in Müncheberg!!!

Here we go again! Estos días @entomoprofessor.bsky.social y yo estaremos en la reunión de @10klepgenomes.bsky.social, donde hablaremos acerca del potencial de las redes sociales para la divulgación sobre genómica y conservación de polillas (y mariposas) 🦋

Ayer recibimos al Presidente de Asturias @adrianbarbon.bsky.social en el stand @universidadoviedo.bsky.social de la Feria de Muestras de Gijón. Le pudimos enseñar nuestro trabajo para profundizar en el conocimiento de la diversidad animal de Asturias y abordar su conservación desde la Ciencia...

The @sangerinstitute.bsky.social just finalised the #Chlorissa_cloraria genome assembly — ilChlClor1.1 is here! Chromosomes Z and W were identified by copy number in the diploid assembly #GenomeOfTheWeek #10KLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Chlorissacloraria #Geometridae lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Ch...

Acabamos la sesión de mañana en el stand @universidadoviedo.bsky.social en la Feria de Muestras de Gijón. Seguinos por la tarde hablando de insectos y con actividad adaptada a colectivos con necesidades especiales.

Ya estamos en marcha!!! #entomocollectionBOS

La universidad @universidadoviedo.bsky.social cierra sus puertas por vacaciones, aunque nosotros tenemos todavía actividades pendientes. El 6 y 8 de agosto estaremos en la Feria de Muestras de #Gijón mostrando nuestro trabajo con la Colección Zoológica a todo el que pase por ahí.

When molecular biology🧬 meets entomology 🦋 in the land of marmots, cows and their ever-present flies 🪰🐄😄 An unforgettable one-week scientific expedition 🧬🦋🔬with the @10klepgenomes.bsky.social in the magical South Tyrolean Alps🪄⛰️🌲Ju-hu, 10k genomes here we come!🧬🧬🧬☺️👩🏼‍🔬

@10klepgenomes.bsky.social First WG2 meeting is over. It was an intense week full of light trapping and sample preparations for @projectpsyche.bsky.social, lectures and meeting wonderful people 🤩🦋💡🔬

The first day trip took place this morning 🏞️ Despite the challenging weather, we already found interesting specimens along a hiking route near Malles 👀🔍 #COST10KLepGenomes

Last night, 9 participants of the WG2 Field Workshop in Mals hiked to the remote Alte Pforzheimer Hütte 🏔️🌙 They spent the night collecting high-altitude moths for the #COST10KLepGenomes project! 🦋

@10klepgenomes.bsky.social is spending this week in beautiful Vinschgau valley in South Tyrol, collecting as many new species for @projectpsyche.bsky.social as possible!

First field trip of the #WG2 has come to an end! We will share some of the most relevant moments of this fantastic week! Stay tuned 🦋🧬

Last day of light trapping 😭🦋#Lymantriamonacha @10klepgenomes.bsky.social

Por aquí estamos @entomoprofessor.bsky.social y yo, alucinando en colores y viviendo una experiencia inolvidable de la mano de @10klepgenomes.bsky.social y @projectpsyche.bsky.social ⛰️🌙🦋

Hoy la prensa regional habla de la necesidad de financiación de nuestras actividades de revisión, catalogación y conservación de la colección zoológica @universidadoviedo.bsky.social. Un patrimonio único, imposible de reemplazar. #entomocollectionBOS

Esta semana nuestras compañeras Laura Torrado @erebiologa.bsky.social y Mónica Doblas @entomoprofessor.bsky.social están en los Alpes participando en el primer muestreo de lepidópteros organizado por el proyecto @10klepgenomes.bsky.social #COST10KLepGenomes #entomocollectionBOS

Esta semana, @entomoprofessor.bsky.social y yo nos hemos venido de aventura a los Alpes para muestrear y seguir aprendiendo sobre polillas y mariposas con @10klepgenomes.bsky.social (y me muero de ilusión) 🦋✨ #teamMoth #MothsMatter #Lepidoptera

A few moths from last night at the home garden (Asturias, Spain) - Orache moth (Trachea atriplicis) - The Delicate (Mythimna vitellina) - Small magpie (Anania hortulata) - Heart and dart (Agrotis exclamationis) #MothsMatter

Pues, efectivamente, más de acuerdo no puedo estar @entomoprofessor.bsky.social 🦋

A late stage Purple Emperor caterpillar perfectly mimicking half a Sallow leaf - the veins even line up. Fully fattened and about to perform the miracle of pupation, converting to a liquid soup in the pupa and then reassembling into a magnificent butterfly - amazing.

🦋O proxecto LEPEu acolleu recentemente o seu primeiro taller en Montpellier, reunindo a 21 investigadores de toda Europa para coordinar a investigación xenómica poboacional a escala continental sobre bolboretas e avelaíñas, coa participación da docente investigadora da #UDC Marta Vila.

👩🏾‍💻 It’s finally here! 👩🏾‍💻 We’re excited to announce the launch of our official website for Cost Action 10kLepGenomes: www.10klepgenomes.eu 🦋 We invite you to explore and stay updated with our progress in Lepidoptera genomics! 🧬 #10kLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Genomics

(1/5) The @universidadoviedo.bsky.social is contributing directly to the future of biodiversity genomics through its entomological collection and experts. @erebiologa.bsky.social and @entomoprofessor.bsky.social, taxonomists based at Oviedo, are active members of #ProjectPsyche

📸 Aquí están las fotos finalistas de la última edición del concurso de fotografía entomológica organizado desde #EntomoCollectionBOS ¡Enhorabuena a lxs ganadores! 🐞 @universidadoviedo.bsky.social

Few butterflies look as spectacular to me as the Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi). Here are some close-up photos of their shimmering emerald scales 🔍💚 #Lepidoptera #Lycaenidae #entomocollectionBOS

When you realise it's #MothMonday and the spotlight is all yours! Look out for the marvellous Muslin moth this month 👀 These fuzzy moths can be found in many open habitats, including sand-dunes, gardens, downland and hedgerows. 📸: Rachel Scopes, Heath McDonald