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RES Journal Awards 2021-2023 – ICAD
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021-2023 Royal Entomological Society Journal Awards. Insect Conservation and Diversity is a Royal Entomological Society journal that uniquely combines insect diversity and conservation, focusing on invertebrate preservation. Emphasizing wild arthropods and their specific relationships, this journal covers topics like biogeography, climate change impacts, conservation genetics,… Read More
Wild Isles: Daneway Banks’ Large Blue butterflies star in Attenborough series
Wild Isles: Daneway Banks’ Large Blue butterflies star in Attenborough series Daneway Banks is a nature reserve renowned for its large blue butterflies and is featured in the third episode of Sir David Attenborough’s new BBC series, Wild Isles. Based near Sapperton, Daneway Banks is co-owned by the Royal… Read More
Dr Richard Irwin Vane-Wright Hon.FRES
Dr Dick Vane-Wright is an entomologist and taxonomist associated with The Natural History Museum (London) for nearly 60 years. A specialist on butterflies, he retired from the Museum in 2004 as Keeper (Head) of the Department of Entomology. With over 250 journal publications, his books include Milkweed Butterflies (1984), The Biology of Butterflies (1984),… Read More
The Man Who Shot Butterflies
by John Tennent Reviewed by Richard Harrington Read More
Butterflies of South Africa: A Field Guide (2nd edition)
by Steve Woodhall Reviewed by Peter Smithers Read More
Prince of Wales Charitable Fund project
The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund has supported the Royal Entomological Society by awarding over £200,000 to enable it to create 371 ha of flower-rich grasslands in Somerset and the Cotswold hills of Gloucestershire. The overall aim is to restore the iconic Large blue butterfly to twelve newly-created… Read More
Salty suitors: High larval sodium intake reduces adult lifespan and influences reproductive behaviour in a lepidopteran herbivore – Journal Highlight
First published: 19 July 2025. Sodium is a crucial element for animal physiology, yet its effects on behavior and lifespan remain understudied, especially in insect herbivores. The amount of sodium a caterpillar has access to not only influences its own performance but also affects aspects of its… Read More
RES Journal Awards 2024 – ICAD
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Royal Entomological Society Journal Awards. Insect Conservation and Diversity is a Royal Entomological Society journal that uniquely combines insect diversity and conservation, focusing on invertebrate preservation. Emphasizing wild arthropods and their specific relationships, this journal covers topics like biogeography, climate change impacts, conservation genetics,… Read More
Insect Conservation team publish new data on endangered Large blue butterfly – Journal Highlight
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 Published: 24 September 2024 Read the full paper Between 22-29 April 2025, we teamed up with the Big Give… Read More
Vicar of the Amazon: The Reverend Arthur Miles Moss
by Philip E. Howse Reviewed by Hugh D. Loxdale Read More