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Dr Conrad P.D.T. Gillett 🇪🇺

@coleopteriste.bsky.social

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Entomologist. Evolutionist. Naturalist. Curator & Researcher in Entomology, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Helsinki 🇫🇮 Instagram: coleopteriste; coleopterartist

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Fábio Oliveira @fabiogloliveira.bsky.social · May 23

Womersleymeria bicornis (Womersley, H, 1940:137) Stach, J, 1949, an springtail endemic to Australia. #NAMEITTOSAVEIT

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Dr Conrad P.D.T. Gillett 🇪🇺 @coleopteriste.bsky.social · May 23

Group photo on #TaxonomyRecognitionDay after giving a talk on beetle diversity, followed by tour and Q&A session in LUOMUS entomology collection for Aalto University students (Physical sciences & Anthropology). Iquisitive, engaged & polite audience💚! @tettris.eu @nathist.bsky.social #NameItToSaveIt

Dr Conrad P.D.T. Gillett 🇪🇺 @coleopteriste.bsky.social · May 23

This is a fun way to find out about species that I have not seen before! Case in point - this beautiful moth

Maria Heikkilä @mariaheikkila.bsky.social · May 23

Today is Taxonomy Recognition Day!
This small, elegant moth is Tinagma perdicella Zeller, 1839, a species listed as Near Threatened in Finland. Suitable habitats are diminishing due to the overgrowth of meadows and other open areas, as well as a reduction in burnt forest habitats. #NameItToSaveIt

Dr Conrad P.D.T. Gillett 🇪🇺 @coleopteriste.bsky.social · May 23

Pelidnota cyanitarsis (Gory, 1833) - a splendid metallic scarab beetle from northeastern Brazil's unique arid, little-known and now threatened caatinga biome. #NameItToSaveIt

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TETTRIs @tettris.eu · Mar 26

#Reference #collections are crucial for protecting #biodiversity: Hanna Laakkonen (@nathist.bsky.social) explains why we still have a long way to go to know and understand the World's richness.
#TETTRIsEU #NameItToSaveIt
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Why are reference collections important for biodiversity monitoring?

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TETTRIs @tettris.eu · May 20

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Use #nameittosaveit to raise awareness about #taxonomy to a new level:
📷 Picture your favourite animal or plant 🐯🍀🍄
🔤 Give it the correct taxonomic name
🤳 Share it on social media with the #NameItToSaveIt hashtag
... And remember: May 23 is Taxonomy Recognition Day!
tettris.eu/trd/
#tettriseu

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Biodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · May 22

For 🌱 #InternationalBiodiversityDay, explore the earliest published #NaturalHistory book, Pliny's Natural History (1469) 📖 www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52290882 ‪digitized for #BHLib by @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social #ILoveBHL 🧪

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Dr Conrad P.D.T. Gillett 🇪🇺 @coleopteriste.bsky.social · May 22

Tomorrow is #TaxonomyRecognitionDay
Natural History Museums join forces to highlight taxonomy—the foundation of biodiversity research & conservation
Share your favourite species to take part in a fun way!

Take a photo of the species
Add its scientific name
Share it with the hashtag #NameItToSaveIt

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Dr Conrad P.D.T. Gillett 🇪🇺 @coleopteriste.bsky.social · May 20

My 1st post here - aptly following my 1st CETAF General Assembly meeting #cetaf57, warmly hosted by the Musée national d'histoire naturelle in beautiful Luxembourg🇱🇺. Wonderful meeting colleagues from across the breadth of our continent to work together in promoting & developing taxonomy!