Insect Conservation and Diversity

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Local floral abundance influences bumble bee occupancy more than urban‐agricultural landscape context	59
Consistent imprints of elevation, soil temperature and moisture on plant and arthropod communities across two subarctic landscapes	51
Ecological communities in white‐sand Amazonian rainforests are sensitive to deforestation—A dung beetle case	39
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eDNA metabarcoding of archived leaf samples reveals arthropod diversity decline in South Korean but not in German forest ecosystems	35
Thriving in the heat: How high temperatures and habitat disturbance shape odonate taxonomic and functional diversity in the tropics	35
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Scorpion assemblages in threatened Brazilian forests: The role of environmental factors in explaining beta‐diversity patterns	30
Reaching new heights: Arboreal ant diversity in a North American temperate forest ecosystem	30
Effects of climate change on the distribution of threatened invertebrates in a Mediterranean hotspot	25
Species traits to guide moth conservation in anthropogenic regions: A multi‐species approach using distribution trends in Flanders (northern Belgium)	22
Moth declines are most severe in broadleaf woodlands despite a net gain in habitat availability	22
A colourful world with a dark future: Unregulated trade as an emerging threat for woodlice (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Spain	22
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Implementing a novel approach to long‐term monitoring of butterfly communities in the Neotropics	21
A novel low‐cost effective trap to capture sarcosaprophagous Diptera alive	20
Evolutionary genomics analysis reveals a unique lineage of Megachile pruina found in an isolated population in Bermuda	20
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Long‐distance movements, large population sizes and density‐dependent dispersal in three threatened butterfly species	19
Translocation of arthropods with Sphagnum biomass during the establishment of a Sphagnum cultivation site	19
High species turnover but functional stability in tropical ground‐dwelling ant assemblages over 12 years of monitoring in Central Amazonia	19
Gaps and spatial trends in the accurate data available on mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) in Brazil: Inventory completeness and priority areas	18
Solitary oil‐collecting bee in cities: Habitat suitability and lack of population structuring in Centris analis	17
Phylogeography of the Iberian endemic butterfly Erebia palarica Chapman, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): An integrative approach	17

Magellanic woodpeckers as indicators of wood‐dwelling beetle diversity in trees with different levels of decay and under changing environmental conditions	17
Catch effectiveness, complementarity and costs of five sampling techniques for flying insects across different land use types	16
Intensity and colour of artificial light at night affect insect attraction in a taxon‐dependent manner	16
Conservation implications of a genomic‐based taxonomy for threatened allopatric Agriades butterflies	15
Illegalities in the online trade of stingless bees in Brazil	14
Towards reliable estimates of abundance trends using automated non‐lethal moth traps	14
Does monitoring of saproxylic beetles benefit from inclusion of larvae?	14
Intraspecific trait variation of carrion beetle species and communities across elevations	14
Evidence of reproduction in the wild demonstrates initial success for reintroducing a Critically Endangered saproxylic hoverfly to a Scottish forest ecosystem	13
Predicting the South American invasion pathways of the mayfly Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus 1761 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) using species distribution models	13
Scientists' warning on the need for greater inclusion of dragonflies in global conservation	12
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Reviving of Coenonympha oedippus: A comprehensive approach to the reintroduction of an endangered European butterfly	12
Monitoring spatiotemporal patterns in the genetic diversity of a European butterfly species	11
Genetic connectivity is maintained in two insect pollinators across a human‐altered landscape	11
Modelling the scope to conserve an endemic‐rich mountain butterfly taxon in a changing climate	11
High mortality of beetle migrants along the Eastern Mediterranean Flyway	11
Urbanisation drives inter‐ and intraspecific variation in flight‐related morphological traits of aquatic insects at different landscape scales	11
Similar temporal patterns in insect richness, abundance and biomass across major habitat types	10
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Body size and abundance patterns of male orchid bees in a fragmented Neotropical landscape	10
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Temperature drives variation in flying insect biomass across a German malaise trap network	10
Identifying key threats to a refugial population of an endangered Hawaiian moth	10
Myrmecophily is not a risk factor for long‐term occupancy trends of central European Lycaenidae butterflies	10
Seasonal and spatial variation of stream macroinvertebrate taxonomic and functional diversity across three boreal regions	10
Do carabids struggle to recolonize restored grasslands in the fragmented landscapes of Northern Belgium?	9
It is not a mere piece of the mainland: Fluvial islands contribute to regional spider diversity in a seasonally flooded Amazonian archipelago	9
Long‐term population changes for the UK stag beetle Lucanus cervus —Evidence from citizen science surv	9
Back to the future: Climate change effects on habitat suitability of Parnassius apollo throughout the Quaternary glacial cycles	9
Trophic level and specialization moderate effects of habitat loss and landscape diversity on cavity‐nesting bees, wasps and their parasitoids	9
Woody encroachment affects multiple dimensions of ant diversity in a neotropical savanna	9
Strong genetic differentiation between fragmented alpine bush‐cricket populations demands preservation of evolutionary significant units	8
The role of seasonality and disturbance in bee–plant interactions in semi‐arid communities of the southern Chihuahuan desert	8
Conservation strategy insights for three protected Phengaris butterflies combining population genomics and landscape analyses	8
Hair‐based minimally invasive barcoding of bumblebees	8
Macroinvertebrate communities in high mountain desert wetlands: Building biological indexes to address the vulnerability of species and communities	8
Depicting environmental gradients from Malaise trap samples: Is ethanol‐basedDNAmetabarcoding enough?	8
A multidimensional study on population size, deadwood relationship and allometric variation of Lucanus cervus through citizen science	8
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Contrasting results of multiple species delimitation approaches cause uncertainty in synecological studies: A case study on Sri Lankan chafers	8
Increased urbanisation promotes winner‐loser species replacement and shifts in foraging behaviour among ant species in a large neotropical metropolis	8
Patch‐burn management affects grassland butterfly communities in cattle‐grazed rangelands	8
Butterfly community composition within a tropical urban landscape is influenced by habitat type and temperature	8
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Seasonality of native and non‐native flowers does not influence butterfly nectar foraging decisions in a semi‐urban meadow habitat	8
Using population viability analysis to inform and adapt ex situ conservation activities benefitting a critically endangered butterfly	7
DNA metabarcoding and morphological identification reveal similar richness, taxonomic composition and body size patterns among flying insect communities	7
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A novel farmland wildflower seed mix attracts a greater abundance and richness of pollinating insects than standard mixes	7

Land‐use change in the Amazon decreases ant diversity but increases ant‐mediated predation	6
Effects of short‐term managed honey bee deployment in a native ecosystem on wild bee foraging and plant–pollinator networks	6
Large uncertainty in trait responses across insects among overall declines in a subtropical city	6
Species‐ and trait‐based responses of carabids to rotation and closer‐to‐nature forestry in a temperate forest under changing climate	6
Correction to: Changes in predator biomass may mask the negative effects of neonicotinoids on primary consumers in field settings	6
Vulnerability and conservation value of monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus L.) roosting habitats east of the Appalachian Mountains, USA	6
Higher bee species richness in conservation areas compared with non‐conservation areas in south‐west Germany	6
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Effects of elevation and microclimatic temperatures on butterfly–flower interaction networks in a Mediterranean mountain range	6
Limestone quarries are the most important refuge for a formerly widespread grassland butterfly	6
Associations between soil characteristics and ground‐nesting bees on farms	6
Idiosyncratic trends of woodland invertebrate biodiversity in Britain over 45 years	6
Native insect species should be selected for classroom rearings	6
Local and landscape features of urban fragments determine the occurrence of stingless bees	6
Variation in pollen load composition carried by wild bee species in native and nearby agricultural environments in south‐eastern Australia	6
Pollinators differentially respond to local and landscape grassland features	6
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Insect community composition varies between temperate and tropical regions but functional structure remains conserved	5
Cryptic diversity of Oxythyrea flower chafers and its implication for conservation of non‐forest biotopes in the Balkans	5
Pollinators respond positively to urban green space enhancements using wild and ornamental flowers	5
Strong negative effects of recent wildfires on two endemic Macaronesian bush‐crickets	5
Butterfly diversity, richness, and density patterns in Sierra Nevada (SE Spain): Conservation implications under a global change scenario	5
Fine‐scale bee species distribution models: Hotspots of richness and endemism in South Africa with species‐area comparisons	5
Dry grasslands in urban areas can harbour arthropod species of local conservation concern and should be prioritised for biodiversity‐friendly mowing regimes	5
Canopy sampling reveals hidden potential value of woodland trees for wild bee assemblages	5
Responses of the hyper‐diverse community of canopy‐dwelling Hymenoptera to oak decline	5
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Complex temporal trends in biomass and abundance of Diptera communities driven by the impact of agricultural intensity	5
Vertical stratification of leaf physical traits exerts bottom–up pressures on insect herbivory in a sugar maple temperate forest	5
Phylogeography, demographic history and distribution modelling of a funnel‐web wolf spider from southern South American grasslands: Implications for conservation strategies	5
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Grazing and mowing practices drive complex dynamics in the structure of butterfly communities in semi‐natural grasslands	4
Landscape type affects the functional diversity of carabid beetles in agricultural landscapes	4
Fire frequency shapes diversity in multi‐guild communities through direct and indirect pathways	4
Effect of landscape structure depends on habitat type in shaping spider communities of a natural mosaic of Eurasian forest‐steppe	4
Lack of local adaptation of feeding and calling behaviours by Yponomeuta cagnagellus moths in response to artificial light at night	4
Drivers of compositional turnover in narrow‐ranged and widespread dragonflies and damselflies in Africa	4
Traits drive responses of aphidophagous coccinellid communities to landscape complexity	4
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Artificial trap‐nests: A useful tool to assess ants and myrmecophiles diversity	4
Common milkweed gardens increase occupancy by monarch butterflies and other specialist herbivores towards an urban centre	4
Flowering areas enhance insect pollinators and biological control agents in wheat intensive agro‐ecosystems	4
Chorotypes, zones for the conservation of Scarabaeoidea, and representativity in protected areas of El Salvador	4
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Leveraging historical field notebooks to uncover continental‐scale patterns in the diversity of Australian grasshoppers	4
Competition among invasive and endemic carrion fly species in theGalapagos Islandswith implications for biological control risk assessment	4
The role of landscape factors in shaping bumble bee pathogen loads across regions of the eastern Nearctic	4
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The impact of land use on the acoustic behaviour of cicadas in the Chocó lowland tropical forest of Ecuador	4
Urban intensity gradients shape community structure, life‐history traits and performance in a multitrophic system	4
Environmental correlates of aquatic macroinvertebrate diversity in garden ponds: Implications for pond management	4
Transect walks and malaise traps differ in temperature sensitivity but reveal consistent drivers of pollinator richness	4
Climatic stability and species turnover as potential drivers of latitudinal diversity gradients in Chilean wild bees	4
Shade tree isolation in pastures modulates diversity of epiphyte‐dwelling spiders: The role of epiphyte biomass and species dispersal capacity	4
Random year intercepts in mixed models help to assess uncertainties in insect population trends	3
Contrasting effects of landscape on nest founding and colony success of bumble bees in a mixed‐crop agroecosystem	3
Trends in the Brazilians' engagement with insects on the internet	3
Floral richness drives pollinator diversity after fire in upland forests and meadows of the Sierra Nevada, California	3
‘Disease‐smart’ outcrossing can enhance individual fitness and increase survival via immune priming against pathogens: New approaches to strengthen genetic rescue efforts	3
Species traits may predict extinction risk of Azorean endemic arthropods	3
Disentangling how urbanisation influences moth diversity in grasslands	3
Restoration and rescue in an age of extinction: Translocation and reintroduction of insects and other arthropods	3
Extensive mismatch between protected areas and biodiversity hotspots of Iranian Lepidoptera	3
Contrasting patterns of habitat use in a threatened carabid (Carabus intricatus) and a sympatric congener in ancient temperate rainforest	3
Changes in predator biomass may mask the negative effects of neonicotinoids on primary consumers in field settings	3
Distribution patterns of orchid bees in xeric and mesic habitats on a tropical mountaintop	3
DNA barcoding resolves quantitative multi‐trophic interaction networks and reveals pest species in trap nests	3
Outer bounds: Forest edges emulate vertical strata as a habitat filter for butterfly assemblages	3
Environmental drivers of the diversity and distribution of black flies ( D iptera: S imuliidae) in	3
Comparison of microscopy and metabarcoding to identify pollen used by the critically endangered rusty patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis	3
The ecological functions of dung beetles are shaped by multiple dimensions of diversity	3
Ecologically sustainable retention forestry supports spider biodiversity in the Lower Morava UNESCO Biosphere Reserve	3
My home is your home: Nest boxes for birds and mammals provide habitats for diverse insect communities	3
The tragedy of the common? A comparative population genomic study of two bumblebee species	3
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Insect biomass shows a stronger decrease than species richness along urban gradients	3
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Shedding light on dark taxa in sky‐island Appalachian leaf litter: Assessing patterns of endemicity using large‐scale, voucher‐based barcoding	3
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Modelling decisions and density dependence in monarch butterflies: A comment on Meehan and Crossley (2023)	3
Scolytine beetle diversity along an altitudinal gradient in Papua New Guinea	3
Ecological and life‐history traits predict temporal trends in biomass of boreal moths	3
Host plants and landscape predict use of roadside habitat by breeding monarchs	3
Does behaviour matter? The role and feasibility of research into arthropod behavioural syndromes to inform invertebrate translocation efforts	3
Landscape influence on pollinator population genetic connectivity	2
Integrating eDNA and community science to monitor urban Odonata diversity	2
Mapping wing morphs of Tetrix subulata using citizen science data: Flightless groundhoppers are more prevalent in grasslands near water	2
Temporal ecological processes have different seasonal influences on multiple dimensions of riverine insect diversity in China	2
Diversity of bumble bees and butterflies in Minnesota roadsides depends on floral diversity and abundance but not floral native status	2
Wetland cover in agricultural landscapes is positively associated with bumblebee abundance	2
Non‐native ants drive dramatic declines in animal community diversity: A meta‐analysis	2
Nest aggregations of wild bees and apoid wasps in urban pavements: A ‘street life’ to be promoted in urban planning	2
Fifty years of monitoring changes in the abundance of invertebrates in the cereal ecosystem of the Sussex Downs, England	2
Light and Malaise traps tell different stories about the spatial variations in arthropod biomass and method‐specific insect abundance	2
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Gene flow stimulates recovery of reproductive fitness in a captive bred insect	2
Genetic and phenotypic responses to habitat fragmentation in a European harvester ant	2
Living on the edge—Genomic and ecological delineation of cryptic lineages in the high‐elevation specialist Erebia nivalis	2
Restoring declining species through translocations: A test case using flightless grasshoppers in an urban setting	2
Examining elevation and thermoregulatory trait differences of endemic tropical swallowtail butterflies to assess their vulnerability to climate change	2
The value of public databases for our knowledge of national spider biodiversity compared to a long‐term scientific monitoring project	2
Intra‐ and inter‐specific variability in the temporal trends of butterfly phenology in the Northern Alps	2
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Restoring tree species mixtures mitigates the adverse effects of pine monoculture and drought on forest carabids	2
Differential response of plant and insect pollinator communities to fragmentation in coastal dune slacks	2
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Weather explains inter‐annual variability, but not the temporal decline, in insect biomass	2
Asymmetric responses by bees and aculeate wasps to dune stabilisation across the southern Canadian prairies	2
Radio telemetry reveals extensive dispersal capabilities of reintroduced Great Capricorn beetles (Cerambyx cerdo) in oak habitats at their northern range limit	2
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Tens of thousands of migrating hoverflies found dead on a strandline in the South of France	2
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Unmanaged forest swamps benefit saproxylic and soil‐inhabiting crane fly communities	2
Change in monarch winter abundance over the past decade: A Red List perspective	2
Accounting for dispersal and intraspecific variation in forecasts of species distribution under climate change	2
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When ice and sea are not barriers for flies: First report of Trichocera maculipennis (Diptera) in South America	2
Land‐use change differentially affects endemic, forest and open‐land butterflies in Madagascar	2
Butterflies at porch lights: Exploring nocturnal light visitation in butterflies using community science data from iNaturalist	2
Butterfly biodiversity increases with prairie strips and conservation management in row crop agriculture	2
Bark‐beetle disturbance severity only moderately alters forest affinity of arthropod communities	2
Temperature and tree number drive tree crown‐dwelling arthropod diversity in Brazilian semi‐arid cities	2
Using citizen science as a research prioritization tool to detect co‐occurrences of the invasive species Harmonia axyridis	2
Grazing‐induced changes in the abundance and diversity of grasshoppers is mediated through changes in plant functional groups	2
Taxonomic and functional homogenization of butterfly communities along an urban gradient	2