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Butterflies

Butterflies are winged insects of the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, marked by large, often brightly coloured wings and a conspicuous fluttering flight. As pollinators and herbivores they are sensitive indicators of habitat quality.

Everything across Biodiversa tagged with the topic “Butterflies”.

Researchers

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  • Researcher Karl-Olof Bergman Senior Associate Professor
  • Researcher Victor Johansson Associate professor
  • Researcher Markus Franzén Senior Associate Professor

Projects

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  • Project Conservation of the large blue butterfly (Phengaris arion): Distribution and density, oviposition preferences and relation to its host ant (Myrmica)
  • Project Ecological drivers for Parnassius apollo conservation on Gotland: behaviour and habitat use
  • Project Habitat requirements and population dynamics of three endangered butterfly species
  • Project Monitoring and habitat requirements of grassland butterflies
  • Project Restoring fragile wings
  • Project Tracking the trends and distribution of butterflies and moths in northern europe
  • Project Tracking the trends and spatiotemporal variation of Marsh Fritillary on Gotland
  • Project Trends and distribution of the woodland brown butterfly

News

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  • News Study reports national and regional butterfly losses in Sweden 1 Dec 2025
  • News How far can threatened butterflies move? 10 Sep 2025
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