Thread subject: Diptera.info :: European Red List

Posted by Zeegers on 11-10-2022 17:03
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IUCN published today the European red list Syrphidae.
A small flight for a hoverfly, a giant leap for Syrphidology !
Thanks to all the collegues who contributed.

https://www.iucn.org/press-release/202210/over-one-third-hoverflies-threatened-extinction-europe-iucn-red-list

And …. as we all know, things are not going well, alas.

Theo Zeegers

Posted by John Carr on 11-10-2022 17:23
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It pays to be big, pretty, and diurnal. Many tiny, dull, nocturnal Forcipomyia are pollinators too.

Posted by Zeegers on 11-10-2022 19:26
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That’s why we need to (start) talk(ing) about the reasons for this decline… if we tackle those for Syrohidae, we tackle those for Forcipomyia and other pollinators likely as well Smile

Theo