IUCN COMMISSION GROUP

IUCN SSC Butterfly and Moth Specialist Group

Overview and description

Description:: Our group focuses on the conservation of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) worldwide. With around 18,000 species of butterflies and some 160,000 species of moth in the world, we really have our work ...
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Our group focuses on the conservation of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) worldwide. With around 18,000 species of butterflies and some 160,000 species of moth in the world, we really have our work cut out. With a growing evidence base of dramatic declines in insects, a thorough assessment of the status of key butterfly groups is long overdue.

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Group leadership

Dr Mike JORDAN

Co-Chair

Dr Monika BOHM

Co-Chair,
Red List Authority Coordinator

I am the Freshwater Conservation Coordinator at the Global Center for Species Survival at Indianapolis Zoo. Previous to this, my research primarily focused on the Sampled Red List Index (SRLI), which…

More about the Specialist Group

The initial priorities for the IUCN SSC Butterfly and Moth Specialist Group are a comprehensive reassessment of the global status of swallowtail butterfly species, based on the IUCN Red List criteria, a sampled assessment of 1,500 butterflies for the Sampled Red List Index and the promotion of butterfly conservation. As part of this, we are growing our membership network worldwide.