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Edinburgh Entomology

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The Edinburgh Entomological Club is for everyone interested in Entomology. Talks on 3rd Weds of every month - all welcome! [email protected]

 Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined October 2017
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To mark the start of #InsectWeek 2025, we're calling on the public to #StandTallForTheSmall and take the Insect Week pledge - a commitment to discover, observe & protect insects in all their fascinating variety 🐝 Sign the pledge and get a free poster 🔽 royensoc.co.uk/news/stand-up…
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Insect Week@insectweek24 Jun 2025
This year, #InsectWeek focuses on addressing #InsectDecline. Celebrating the essential research we publish through our journals to support the #GrandChallenges, we've created a #VirtualIssue on insect decline & #conservation. Read the Virtual Issue 🔽 royensoc.co.uk/news/virtual-…
A close-up photo of a stick insect Bacillus atticus ssp. atticus nymph. (c) Panagiotis Dalagiorgos

ALT A close-up photo of a stick insect Bacillus atticus ssp. atticus nymph. (c) Panagiotis Dalagiorgos

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Alan Brown@Alan_Brown7120 Jun 2025
Some pics from my outing today in the eastern part of East Lothian including North Berwick, River Tyne and Aberlady area : male Banded Demoiselle; imm female Emerald Damselfly; male Broad-bodied Chaser & female Emperor ovipositing @EdinburghNats #dragonflies #Lothian
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Missed this year's UK Butterfly Recorders’ Meeting? All the brilliant talks from the day, including the latest results from @UKBMSLive, are now available to watch back on YouTube! 🙌 Catch up 👉 youtu.be/9tyLA9Vx3TE 📷: Chris Stamp #UKBRM #UKBMS50 #ButterflyEmergency
A Holly Blue butterfly perched on an ivy leaf in a park, with a path running behind

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BC Norfolk@BC_Norfolk13 Apr 2025
Monitoring of butterflies helps direct conservation work. The WCBS Survey highlighted declines in a number of species last year including Red Admiral. Can you help to continue this work, we are looking for recorders in south & west Norfolk. buff.ly/T2tsN2y
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Green Hairstreak seen at Meathop Moss Nature Reserve, Meathop on 10 Apr 2025. Photo © Tony Marsh.
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Our talk will be at 5pm on Wednesday 16th April 2025.   Our speaker Donald Smith (The Malloch Society) will present “Cheese, chicks and carrion - piophilid flies and their horrible habits”. This meeting will be held on Zoom, email [email protected] to join.
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*Reminder* - today at 5pm our speaker Craig Macadam @bugsymac1 (Buglife) will be presenting “The Mortons: Scotland's insect collecting couple”. This will be an online meeting held on zoom, please email [email protected] to join!
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BC Warwickshire@BCWarwickshire17 Mar 2025
Hebrew Characters are a regular find in a March moth trap. Named after the black mark on the forewing which resembles a character in the Hebrew alphabet. The adults will feed on sallow blossoms & the caterpillars have a wide variety of trees and plants they’ll happily thrive on
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BC Norfolk@BC_Norfolk16 Mar 2025
Fascinating footage from our digital microscope of a Vapourer moth caterpillar emerging from an egg. The 2nd caterpillar which emerged a few minutes earlier has returned to its case to feed. #mothsmatter
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🚨 #InsectResearch Ethics Survey – Your Input Matters 🦗 We're gathering views on #InsectWelfare in UK research. If you're involved in UK #InsectResearch, we want to hear from you! Share your thoughts 🔽 royensoc.co.uk/news/res-welf… #EthicsInScience #InsectEthics #AnimalResearch
Hairy-footed flower bee, Anthophora plumipes (c) Anthony Cooper

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BDS Scotland@ScotlandBds13 Feb 2025
If you are in Perthshire and want to join a pond management volunteer day to benefit wildlife (including dragonflies!), we are working with Tayside Amphibian & Reptile Group/ Perthshire Wildlife/ Tayside Biodiversity over the next few weeks. Details below...... #TeamDragonfly
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Marc Heath@MarcHeathym00713 Feb 2025
Common Blue Damselfly at sunrise from a few years ago. If you get the right weather, the colours can be amazing. Just reward for the early start. @BDSdragonflies @ScotlandBds @Britnatureguide @NatureUK #dragonfly #odonata #UKwildlife
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⚠️Please note the date of our next talk has changed to 5pm on Wednesday 26th February 2025.   Our speaker will be Sally Morris (Buglife) presenting “The Hunt for Oil Beetles in Scotland”. This will be held online on Zoom, email [email protected]
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Our talk will be at 5pm on Wednesday 19th February 2025.   Our speaker will be Sally Morris (Buglife) presenting “The Hunt for Oil Beetles in Scotland”. This will be held online via Zoom, please email [email protected] to join
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Conserving butterflies and moths in urban areas can make an important contribution to nature’s recovery and people’s enjoyment of nature 🏙️🌿 Get helpful tips and advice for managing urban habitats in this free guide 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/o… @BigCButterflies @HeritageFundUK
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BDS Scotland@ScotlandBds6 Feb 2025
David McCulloch spent two-and-a-half hours watching this Common Hawker dragonfly emerge in the afternoon - definitely in the right place at the right time. Only 4 months to go until the earliest Common Hawkers emerge #TeamDragonfly
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Insect Week@insectweek4 Feb 2025
Help keep track of #insects in the UK 🦋 Get involved in #BiologicalRecording to understand more about the #habitats and #distributions of insect species. Learn more: insectweek.org/discover-inse… @iRecordWildlife #BiologicalRecording #Phenology #Ecology #RecordInsects #BioRecording
Cockchafer, May-bug - Melolontha melolontha, credit Icy Ho

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BDS Scotland@ScotlandBds4 Feb 2025
Blue skies at Dragonfly Hotspot Morton Lochs last week....it felt warm enough for hardy dragonflies and there were a few insects on the wing. No Odonata though - the dragonfly ditch was frozen! Looking forward to seeing our first Large Red damsels in early May 💚 #TeamDragonfly
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BuzzingSouthEast@nikkigammans1 Feb 2025
Did you know three rare bumblebees were found living in east and southeast London last year? 🐝🌇 - Brown-banded carder bumblebee - Shrill carder bumblebee - Ruderal bumblebee Were you lucky enough to spot any of these? @BumblebeeTrust
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