Lepidoptera
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Have you ever seen a butterfly egg? Most people haven’t. When we think of young butterflies we most often imagine a munching caterpillar, decimating the leaves of its host plant. Its soft, wriggling body working its way down the leaf stem, bearing the lush foliage naked. Each species of butterfly has one or more species…
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Insects have often been a major source of inspiration, fear, and human curiosity. Their anatomy, behaviour, lifestyles are highly specialised and distinct from ours and many other animals. This sense of ‘otherness’ has links in all areas of human expression but there is a particularly prevalent connection insects and gothic culture. By looking into these…
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In celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, this article tells the stories of a few of the many amazing women entomologists from history. Despite often facing poor access to education, societal pressures to pursue more ‘feminine’ occupations, and marginalisation from the scientific community, these women made huge contributions to the…
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Photograph of a Blue Butterfly, credit Tony Hisgett 2010
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Original Article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-44785-3 Have you ever wondered why insects always fly into your house when you leave a light on? With records showing light traps being used to trap insects in the Roman era shows just how long this has been known (Ford 1955; Gardiner 1995). Researchers often utilise artificial light to survey insect populations…
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