The decline of butterflies in Europe: Problems, significance, and possible solutions

A comprehensive assessment of diversity loss in a well-documented tropical insect fauna: Almost half of Singapore's butterfly species extirpated in 160 years

(2020) Meryl Theng et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions

(2020) Pedro Cardoso et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Solutions for humanity on how to conserve insects

(2020) Michael J. Samways et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery

(2020) Jeffrey A. Harvey et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Pesticide Contamination of Milkweeds Across the Agricultural, Urban, and Open Spaces of Low-Elevation Northern California

(2020) Christopher A. Halsch et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Integrating national Red Lists for prioritising conservation actions for European butterflies

(2019) Dirk Maes et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

“Insectageddon”: A call for more robust data and rigorous analyses

(2019) Chris D. Thomas et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Over a century of data reveal more than 80% decline in butterflies in the Netherlands

(2019) Arco J. van Strien et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Butterfly abundance declines over 20 years of systematic monitoring in Ohio, USA

(2019) Tyson Wepprich et al.   PLoS One

Succession matters: Community shifts in moths over three decades increases multifunctionality in intermediate successional stages

(2019) Jan Christian Habel et al.   Scientific Reports

Monitoring insect pollinators and flower visitation: the effectiveness and feasibility of different survey methods

(2019) Rory S. O'Connor et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Insect Declines in the Anthropocene

(2019) David L. Wagner   Annual Review of Entomology

Arthropod decline in grasslands and forests is associated with landscape-level drivers

(2019) Sebastian Seibold et al.   NATURE

Climate-induced phenology shifts linked to range expansions in species with multiple reproductive cycles per year

(2019) Callum J. Macgregor et al.   Nature Communications

Moving On from the Insect Apocalypse Narrative: Engaging with Evidence-Based Insect Conservation

(2019) Manu E Saunders et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Vegetation encroachment drives changes in the composition of butterfly assemblages and species loss in Mediterranean ecosystems

(2019) Andreu Ubach et al.   Insect Conservation and Diversity

How Many Species of Insects and Other Terrestrial Arthropods Are There on Earth?

(2018) Nigel E. Stork   Annual Review of Entomology

Insect effects on ecosystem services—Introduction

(2018) T.D. Schowalter et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Nitrogen enrichment in host plants increases the mortality of common Lepidoptera species

(2018) Susanne Kurze et al.   OECOLOGIA

Ecology and recovery plans for the four Spanish endangered endemic butterfly species

(2017) M. L. Munguira et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

General declines in Mediterranean butterflies over the last two decades are modulated by species traits

(2016) Yolanda Melero et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

A generalized abundance index for seasonal invertebrates

(2016) Emily B. Dennis et al.   BIOMETRICS

Fen meadows on the move for the conservation of Maculinea (Phengaris) teleius butterflies

(2016) I. Wynhoff et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

Life History Traits Reflect Changes in Mediterranean Butterfly Communities Due to Forest Encroachment

(2016) Jana Slancarova et al.   PLoS One

Changes in nectar supply: A possible cause of widespread butterfly decline

(2016) Michiel F. Wallisdevries et al.   Current Zoology

The use of opportunistic data for IUCN Red List assessments

(2015) Dirk Maes et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Neonicotinoid Residues in Wildflowers, a Potential Route of Chronic Exposure for Bees

(2015) Cristina Botías et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Grass-skipper (Hesperiinae) trends in midwestern USA grasslands during 1988–2013

(2015) Ann B. Swengel et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

Non-target effects of clothianidin on monarch butterflies

(2015) Jacob R. Pecenka et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Interacting effects of climate change and habitat fragmentation on drought-sensitive butterflies

(2015) Tom H. Oliver et al.   Nature Climate Change

Are neonicotinoid insecticides driving declines of widespread butterflies?

(2015) Andre S. Gilburn et al.   PeerJ

Non-target effects of clothianidin on monarch butterflies

(2015) Jacob R. Pecenka et al.   Science of Nature

Effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on non-target invertebrates

(2014) L. W. Pisa et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Impact of nitrogen deposition on larval habitats: the case of the Wall Brown butterfly Lasiommata megera

(2014) Esther Klop et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

Declines in insectivorous birds are associated with high neonicotinoid concentrations

(2014) Caspar A. Hallmann et al.   NATURE

Accounting for habitat when considering climate: has the niche of the Adonis blue butterfly changed in the UK?

(2014) Rory S. O’Connor et al.   OECOLOGIA

The lost generation hypothesis: could climate change drive ectotherms into a developmental trap?

(2014) Hans Van Dyck et al.   OIKOS

Soil Degradation and Soil Quality in Western Europe: Current Situation and Future Perspectives

(2014) Iñigo Virto et al.   Sustainability

REVIEW: An overview of the environmental risks posed by neonicotinoid insecticides

(2013) Dave Goulson   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Macro-Invertebrate Decline in Surface Water Polluted with Imidacloprid

(2013) Tessa C. Van Dijk et al.   PLoS One

Applying IUCN Red List criteria at a small regional level: A test case with butterflies in Flanders (north Belgium)

(2012) Dirk Maes et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Differences in the climatic debts of birds and butterflies at a continental scale

(2012) Vincent Devictor et al.   Nature Climate Change

Dos and Don’ts for butterflies of the Habitats Directive of the European Union

(2012) Martin Wiemers et al.   Nature Conservation-Bulgaria

Evaluating the effectiveness of Protected Areas for conserving tropical forest butterflies of Thailand

(2011) Sravut Klorvuttimontara et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

The race is not to the swift: Long-term data reveal pervasive declines in California's low-elevation butterfly fauna

(2011) Matthew L. Forister et al.   ECOLOGY

Applying IUCN criteria to invertebrates: How red is the Red List of European butterflies?

(2010) Chris van Swaay et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

A new Red List of British butterflies

(2010) RICHARD FOX et al.   Insect Conservation and Diversity

Landscape-scale conservation in practice: lessons from northern England, UK

(2010) Sam Ellis et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

Ten challenges for 2010 and beyond to conserve Lepidoptera in Europe

(2010) Martin S. Warren et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

Conservation of butterflies in Japan: status, actions and strategy

(2010) Yasuhiro Nakamura   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

Declines in Common, Widespread Butterflies in a Landscape under Intense Human Use

(2009) HANS VAN DYCK et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY