Nathan Butterworth
@butterworthbugs.bsky.social
Studying big questions with little bugs 🐌...
the ecology of sex 🦐🪰🦚 | ephemeral resources 🍂🦌| biodiversity🪲 @ La Trobe University, Australia
He/him
https://www.nathanbutterworth.com
the ecology of sex 🦐🪰🦚 | ephemeral resources 🍂🦌| biodiversity🪲 @ La Trobe University, Australia
He/him
https://www.nathanbutterworth.com
Field season wrapped for 2025! 🐌🪰🎉
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Field season wrapped for 2025! 🐌🪰🎉
A bugs-eye view from the forest floor 🪰🐌 Currently collecting across South East New South Wales to assess hotspots of invertebrate endemism! @heloisegibb.bsky.social @paigematheson.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A bugs-eye view from the forest floor 🪰🐌 Currently collecting across South East New South Wales to assess hotspots of invertebrate endemism! @heloisegibb.bsky.social @paigematheson.bsky.social
New preprint!
Courtship choreography is stabilised among genetically isolated populations
Check out the mesmerising courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae)
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
with @bioblake.bsky.social, @angmcgaughran.bsky.social, @thekeithing.bsky.social, et al
Courtship choreography is stabilised among genetically isolated populations
Check out the mesmerising courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae)
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
with @bioblake.bsky.social, @angmcgaughran.bsky.social, @thekeithing.bsky.social, et al
The courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae) from Australia
YouTube video by Nathan
youtu.be
September 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
New preprint!
Courtship choreography is stabilised among genetically isolated populations
Check out the mesmerising courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae)
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
with @bioblake.bsky.social, @angmcgaughran.bsky.social, @thekeithing.bsky.social, et al
Courtship choreography is stabilised among genetically isolated populations
Check out the mesmerising courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae)
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
with @bioblake.bsky.social, @angmcgaughran.bsky.social, @thekeithing.bsky.social, et al
"The house fly is a migrant, and it appears to suffer from an incurable case of wanderlust. The fly is born in a mass of filth, being, according to one philosopher, the resurrection, the reincarnation of man's own dirt and carelessness" - Murvosh & Thaggard 1966 Ann Ento Soc Am. Photo by M. Bertone
April 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"The house fly is a migrant, and it appears to suffer from an incurable case of wanderlust. The fly is born in a mass of filth, being, according to one philosopher, the resurrection, the reincarnation of man's own dirt and carelessness" - Murvosh & Thaggard 1966 Ann Ento Soc Am. Photo by M. Bertone
Excited to have this one published!
Carrion-breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand: A review and key to adults.
We summarise over a century of information on the ecology and physiology of the many beautiful carrion flies 🪰
An enormous effort led by Nikolas Johnston
doi.org/10.1111/aen....
Carrion-breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand: A review and key to adults.
We summarise over a century of information on the ecology and physiology of the many beautiful carrion flies 🪰
An enormous effort led by Nikolas Johnston
doi.org/10.1111/aen....
Carrion‐breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand: A review and key to adults
Carrion-breeding flies are diverse with over 70 species in the Australasian/Oceanian region, predominantly from the families Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae. These flies play crucial roles in ecosyst....
doi.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Excited to have this one published!
Carrion-breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand: A review and key to adults.
We summarise over a century of information on the ecology and physiology of the many beautiful carrion flies 🪰
An enormous effort led by Nikolas Johnston
doi.org/10.1111/aen....
Carrion-breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand: A review and key to adults.
We summarise over a century of information on the ecology and physiology of the many beautiful carrion flies 🪰
An enormous effort led by Nikolas Johnston
doi.org/10.1111/aen....
I'm Nathan - I research and photograph bugs. To start my bluesky account, here is a cool fly I found from Raglan, New Zealand. 🦟
December 2, 2024 at 3:16 AM
I'm Nathan - I research and photograph bugs. To start my bluesky account, here is a cool fly I found from Raglan, New Zealand. 🦟
Reposted by Nathan Butterworth
One of the #strangerthings find in the Upside Down, whoops I mean #DownUnder is the Western Clawless Upside-down fly - Nothoasteia clausa. Always facing down, they dart around inside Xanthorrhoea grass trees. I'm looking forward to exploring the mystery of their relationships to other #Diptera
December 2, 2024 at 2:59 AM
One of the #strangerthings find in the Upside Down, whoops I mean #DownUnder is the Western Clawless Upside-down fly - Nothoasteia clausa. Always facing down, they dart around inside Xanthorrhoea grass trees. I'm looking forward to exploring the mystery of their relationships to other #Diptera
Reposted by Nathan Butterworth
A dream comes true! In Feb'25, I will join @MonashUni as a group leader on Global Change Biology. Our lab's primary focus will be understanding how animals respond to global change using heterogeneous data and developing an efficient conservation plan to mitigate the impact. (1/3)
November 26, 2024 at 2:14 AM
A dream comes true! In Feb'25, I will join @MonashUni as a group leader on Global Change Biology. Our lab's primary focus will be understanding how animals respond to global change using heterogeneous data and developing an efficient conservation plan to mitigate the impact. (1/3)