?? For english friends : Become a player in protecting butterflies and forests in Nigeria by supporting the project on forest butterflies in Nigeria. To thank you, we have associated donation various gifts : free membership association, sticker, beautiful butterfly card, organic ant Tshirt, Photo album of the project’s butterflies. To discover this project clickContinue Reading Become a player in protecting butterflies and forests in Nigeria

The Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil is a common plant that grows spontaneously in France in meadows, by roadside, wood edge… It is a melliferous flora, food source for many pollinators. It is also the host plant of Common blue that we are studying in our project to recreate its biological cycle in the laboratory. After 10 daysContinue Reading Seedlings of the Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil

?? The Brimstone or Gonepteryx rhamni is a butterfly that you can currently observe in France in your garden. This butterfly forages in particular the dandelions. The dandelion is indeed a source of food for many pollinators, for butterflies but also bees. Let the dandelions grow in your garden helps protect pollinating insects and theyContinue Reading Discover butterflies in France : The Brimstone

?? The ExplorEcolab project aims to recreate in laboratory the biological cycles and relationships between Common Blue butterfly, its host plants and Lasius niger ants to better understand impact of climate change. The laboratory equipment is now finalized for the living space of butterflies, plants and ants. The next step is to sow seeds of plants. #hostplant #plant #planteContinue Reading Recreate the relationship between butterflies, plants and ants in an enclosed environment

?? Amauris niavius is a butterfly species of African rainforest. This large brown butterfly with white spots has a wingspan of about 8 cm. The butterfly in this photo was photographed in Cross River National Park. #papillon #papillons #butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera #nature #insecte #insectes #insects #insect #macro_beautiful_world #beautiful #naturephotography #macronature #instanature #macrobutterfly #explorecology #insectphotography #wildlifephotographyContinue Reading Butterflies in Nigeria : Amauris niavius

?? On March 5, the entomologist of our project Ojonugwa Ekpah met with Mrs. Patricia Narai director of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture and her team. The discussions focused on the project and essential role of pollinators for ecosystems. We sincerely thank them for this meeting and their support. #papillon #papillons #butterfly #butterfliesContinue Reading Butterflies in Nigeria project : Meeting with the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture

?? Phengaris alcon or the Alcon blue is a protected species in France. This butterfly has a complex life cycle involving a specific host plant Gentiana pneumonanthe and Myrmica ants. In summer, females lay eggs on host plant. The caterpillar then feeds on this plant and after the last moult, it drops to the ground.Continue Reading Discover butterflies in France : Phengaris alcon

?? The first stage of our butterfly project in Nigeria started with an inventory in January in Cross River National Park. To identify butterflies, entomologist Ekpah Ojonugwa used a butterfly net. This net allows them to be identified precisely to determine species. In the photo, you can see the beauty of this forest. #papillon #papillonsContinue Reading Observation field of butterflies in Nigeria

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From January 21 to 25, 2020, first butterfly inventory was conducted in Cross River National Park in Nigeria. A total of 35 butterfly specimens were collected, including 29 species of butterflies and 1 species of moth. Among species inventoried, butterfly called the plain tiger or African queen or Danaus chrysippus was photographed in the park.Continue Reading Butterflies project in Nigeria : Cross River National Park