Conservation science at the RES Insect Conservation team publish new data on endangered Large blue butterfly

For #WorldWildlifeConservationDay, we’re celebrating the #endangered #LargeBlue butterfly, once declared extinct but now recovering thanks to dedicated #conservation and habitat protection 🦋🌍

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Large blue butterflies, Wildflowers and Limestone grassland at Daneway Banks | Gloucestershire Discover the Magic of Daneway Banks: Large Blue Butterflies, Wildflowers 🌼 and Limestone Grassland 🌿 Our Land Management Officer East, Fiona Wistow, sharin...

Listen to Land Management Officer Fiona Wistow at our jointly owned nature reserve, Daneway Banks, where she shares the story of the #LargeBlue butterfly 🦋

Thanks to our #Conservation team and @gloswildlife.bsky.social, this rare butterfly has been successfully reintroduced 🔽

A truly fantastic update from the @royentsoc.bsky.social #Conservation team 🦋

Find out more about the data we have collected on the #endangered #LargeBlue Butterfly in the paper published in #RESJournal Insect Conservation & Diversity 🔽

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Large blue butterfly perched on a pink orchid in a green meadow in Denmark

For the last day of #InsectWeek, we're celebrating the RES #Conservation Team and our ongoing project to support the future of the endangered #LargeBlue butterfly, with thanks to generous contributions from our Big Give campaign in April.

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The 2nd watercolour in this series is the Large Blue (Tijmblauwtje) which is actually quite small 😉
Hint about the series theme: 1949 🦋
Both female & male large blue are painted true size in a 10x10 cm black square 🦋
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The second watercolour in this 15 part series is on its way, the Large Blue (Tijmblauwtje) which is actually quite small 🦋
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🥳 excellent news for the #LargeBlue #Butterfly and conservation in #Gloucestershire 🦋🐄

We are truly amazed by the generosity of our community. With your help, we have secured an amazing £20,043 to support the future of the endangered #LargeBlue.

Huge thank you from David, Sarah, Tri & Royentsoc to you all for your generous contributions to #InsectScience 🦋

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Help secure a future for the Large blue butterfly – Big Give The Large blue was declared nationally extinct in 1979. Thanks to the unique expertise of our conservation science team we …

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With barely one more hour to go, we are truly blown away by the generosity of our community. Over £19k has been raised to support our #LargeBlue #ConservationScience campaign.

Can we hit £20k before midday? 🔽

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Help secure a future for the Large blue butterfly – Big Give The Large blue was declared nationally extinct in 1979. Thanks to the unique expertise of our conservation science team we …

Not long left to support the #LargeBlue #Butterfly @royentsoc.bsky.social #BigGive campaign 🦋

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Grove Sykes, Land Manager with @GlosWildlife.bsky.social, shares why he enjoys working with the RES and our shared vision of seeing the endangered #LargeBlue return to the landscape 🦋

📢 Hurry - Midday tomorrow is your last chance to double your donation with #BigGive 🔽

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There's still time to show your support for insect #ConservationScience with #BigGive. Your generous donations will support the next generations of the #LargeBlue in the UK & beyond 🦋

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The endangered #LargeBlue butterfly has a bizarre life cycle. Its caterpillar feeds on thyme plants and mimics the Myrmica sabuleti ant who then cares for it as their own for the next 10 months.

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Help secure a future for the Large blue butterfly – Big Give The Large blue was declared nationally extinct in 1979. Thanks to the unique expertise of our conservation science team we …

The national population of #LargeBlue butterflies halved in 2024 due to extreme weather during critical times of their life cycle. Dedicated monitoring is vital to saving the Large blue.

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Meet the RES #ConservationScience Team & read the #OpenAccess paper on the dispersal rates of the #endangered #LargeBlue butterfly.

Be sure to also support the #BigGive campaign to help fund further research to save this #EndangeredSpecies 🔽

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Insect Conservation team publish new data on endangered Large blue butterfly - Royal Entomological Society Rapid selection for increased dispersal rates by the endangered butterfly Phengaris (Maculinea) arion across restored landscapes David J. Simcox, Sarah A. Meredith, Jeremy A. Thomas First…

The RES #ConservationScience team recently published their findings in @InsectDiversity on the dispersal rates of the #endangered #LargeBlue butterfly 🦋

Meet the RES Conservation Team and read the #OpenAccess paper 🔽

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A local success story for reintroduction on #Rodborough common 🎉 #cheltenham #cotswolds #Stroud #gloucestershire #cotswoldlife  #LargeBlue #Butterfly

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It starts now 🦋

We need your help to support the endangered #LargeBlue butterfly. Starting today, this week only, your contributions will be DOUBLED - Help us raise £10,000 match funded via #BigGive

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Going to deliver the Flower Fairy Bébé to the wee one (Baby Olive) today… #flowerfairy #painting #watercolour #butterfly #largeblue

Support #ConservationScience this April and help @royentsoc.bsky.social to ensure the best possible future for
the endangered #LargeBlue butterfly. Every £1 donated will be doubled by the #BigGive.
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Help secure a future for the Large blue butterfly - Big Give 2025 - Royal Entomological Society This month, we’re taking part in the Big Give Green Match Fund to raise £20,000 for conservation science Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified when the campaign goes live About the Big Give The…

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This April, we're participating in the #BigGive #GreenMatchFund 🦋

Between 22-29 April, any donations made in our #BigGive campaign will be DOUBLED!

This a great opportunity to fund vital research for the #endangered #LargeBlue to thrive.

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RES conservation team members Sarah Meredith and David Simcox setting up the Large Blue Butterfly Committee Meeting presentations

People sitting around tables for the Large Blue Committee presentation

People sitting around tables and discussing items relating to the Large Blue Committee presentation

RES #ConservationScience team gathering for the Large Blue Butterfly Committee meeting to discuss the endangered #LargeBlue 🦋

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Today was a weird day. I went to the funeral of a friend from the past. You always think there is plenty of time but sometimes there isn't 🦋

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