The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) European Butterfly Red List update has been completed.
The results are devastating. A quarter of Europe's 442 species are threatened with extinction.
izeltlabuak.hu contributed to the study by providing 30,000 observation data in 2022.
The European Butterfly Red List 2025 update is available here
In 2025, we once again joined the National Moth Week event series that appeals to moth enthusiasts.
National Moth Week promotes the beauty and diversity of moths. The event encourages people of all ages and experience levels to observe, study and document moths in their own gardens or other nearby locations. Participants get a unique opportunity to contribute to collecting scientific data about moth distribution through community research.
In 2025, we once again joined the European Moth Nights event series that appeals to moth enthusiasts. This event provided a unique opportunity for those interested in moths to share their passion and observe these mysterious creatures together.
National Moth Week
This year marks the 14th time the National Moth Week event is being held. Initially limited to America, it has now become global. In 2025, during the July 19-27 period, moth enthusiasts will join forces and make observations in groups or individually.
The goal of the events is to draw attention to the diversity and importance of moths.
European Moth Nights 2025
In 2025, the European Moth Nights event will be held for the 22nd time.
In 2024, we once again joined the National Moth Week event series that appeals to moth enthusiasts.
National Moth Week promotes the beauty and diversity of moths. The event encourages people of all ages and experience levels to observe, study and document moths in their own gardens or other nearby locations. Participants get a unique opportunity to contribute to collecting scientific data about moth distribution through community research.
In 2024, we once again joined the European Moth Nights event series that appeals to moth enthusiasts. This event provided a unique opportunity for those interested in moths to share their passion and observe these mysterious creatures together.
European Moth Nights 2024
This year marks the 21st time the European Moth Nights event is being held. The event organizer is the Lepidoptera Mundi website and its partners have set the event period for 2024 to July 4-8. During this time, participants collect information about observed moths across Europe. The event aims to purposefully boost research on moths and draw attention to moths and their research. Among the initial goals was to bring together moth enthusiasts, whether professionals or amateurs. During the announced period, anyone can participate in the event with documented observations of moths. The event also has Hungarian connections. It was originally created from the idea and organization of Dr. László Rézbányai, who was the initiator together with Mihály Kádár in Debrecen.
National Moth Week
This year marks the 13th time the National Moth Week event is being held. Initially limited to America, it has now become global. In 2024, during the period from July 20-28, moth enthusiasts will join forces and make observations in groups or individually.
The goal of the events is to draw attention to the diversity and importance of moths.
In spring 2024, the Volunteer nature data collectors meeting was held at the Hungarian Natural History Museum organized by Herman Ottó Institute Nonprofit Ltd. with the participation of 26 programs. The event provided an opportunity for nature and ecology-themed programs to introduce themselves and meet with the general public. At the event, as a representative of izeltlabuak.hu, I was able to present the website's capabilities at a separate stand.
The izeltlabuak.hu stand at the Volunteer nature data collectors meeting