Journal of Insect Conservation

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Insect Conservation is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Beyond butterflies: integrating frugivorous moths into conservation and biodiversity monitoring56
The influence of biodiversity-friendly ranching practices on dung beetle diversity in a Mexican mountainous tropical landscape39
It is here to stay. The exotic species Cloeon smaeleni Lestage, 1924 (Ephemeroptera) will be a long-term element of south American diversity35
The genetic structure of the ash obligate moth prays fraxinella suggests that it is not affected by current habitat fragmentation31
Special issue on insect conservation in biodiversity hotspots30
Exotic tree plantations drive reduction in morphological variation of damselfly species in the southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest21
Differential response to fire in ground vs. vegetation arthropod communities16
Impacts of rainfall seasonality on Dung beetle diversity and their ecological functions in introduced Brazilian pastures16
Squeeze it or leave it? An ecological-economic assessment of the impact of mower conditioners on arthropod populations in grassland16
Landscape composition influences colony growth in the tropical asian stingless bees (Tetragonula fuscobalteata)16
Changes to butterfly phenology versus elevation range after four decades of warming in the mountains of central Spain15
The role of citizens in conservation science: a case study with threatened Brazilian butterflies15
Effects of moss encroachment on reproduction of the large heathland bush-crickets Ephippiger diurnus and Gampsocleis glabra14
Habitat preferences and phenology of carrot wasps (Hymenoptera: Gasteruptiidae, Gasteruption) in Central Europe14
Correction: The history, science and preliminary results from the reintroduction of the chequered skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon into Rockingham forest, England14
Trait-mediated phenological shifts in moths under climate change: evidence for alternative response strategies13
Free-living colonies of native honey bees (Apis mellifera mellifera) in 19th and early 20th century Sweden12
Bee-friendly interventions: the barriers and opportunities affecting urban residents’ conservation of wild bees in Gardens12
Pattern and drivers of danaine butterfly migration in Southern India: implications for conservation12
Why do spiders balloon? a review of recent evidence12
The potential for elevated soil salinity to enhance the ecological trap effect of roadside pollinator habitat12
Warming experiments test the temperature sensitivity of an endangered butterfly across life history stages12
Grass and ground dwelling beetle community responses to holistic and wildlife grazing management using a cross-fence comparison in Western Kalahari rangeland, Namibia11
How can an intensively used agricultural landscape preserve diversity of Orthoptera assemblages?11
Strands of connection: unraveling livestock grazing effects on orb-weaver spiders11
Resilient fruit-feeding butterfly assemblages across a Caatinga dry forest chronosequence submitted to chronic anthropogenic disturbance11
Evaluating the status and habitat preferences of the threatened skipper, Euphyes vestris harbisoni, in southern California, USA11
Can protected areas and habitats preserve the vulnerable predatory bush cricket Saga pedo?11
Managing an endemic taxon at the verge of extinction: factors driving population persistence and larval microhabitat selection of Zygaena angelicae elegans (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae)10
Artificial habitat – a chance for survival of a rare montane dragonfly (Odonata): case study on an alpine emerald (Somatochlora alpestris)10
A strong decline of the endangered Apollo butterfly over 20 years in the archipelago of southern Finland10
The conversion of Atlantic forest to pastures changed physical but not chemical defenses in Cecropia pachystachya trécul (Urticaceae)10
A Red List of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Flanders (northern Belgium) and its implications for conservation9
Moderate degradation of peat bogs causes biodiversity loss in carabid beetle and butterfly assemblages9
The impact of city animal and plant raising on people’s level of disgust towards ants and yellow jackets9
Scale insects contribute to spider conservation in urban trees and shrubs9
Plant abandonment behavior and fitness of monarch larvae (Danaus plexippus) is not influenced by an intraspecific competitor9
The threatened Pookila (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) hosts a diverse macrobiome of arthropods at varying risks of co-extinction9
Across the firefly-verse: comparison of niche suitability of an exotic firefly in its native and colonized range9
Habitat types in the Atlantic Forest differently influence community structure and species interaction of cavity-nesting Hymenoptera and their natural enemies8
Distribution of the Odonata assemblages along an environmental gradient in the streams of the legal Amazonia region in western Maranhão (Brazil)8
Greens up: vertical greenings to promote urban pollinators – a preliminary study from a Central European City8
Does climate change influence the current and future projected distribution of an endangered species? The case of the southernmost bumblebee in the world8
Beta diversity and microhabitat use of ant assemblages in a white-sand vegetation gradient in central Amazonia8
Effects of experimental rewilding on butterflies, bumblebees and grasshoppers8
Impacts of climate change on Lepidoptera biodiversity in Iran: insights from long-term climate data and GBIF records8
The role of adult noctuid moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and their food plants in a nocturnal pollen-transport network on a Mediterranean island8
Saproxylic Hymenoptera in dead wood retained on clear cuts, relation to wood parameters and their degree of specialisation8
Syrphid fly response to urban heat islands varies with functional traits8
Tritrophic interactions in a changing climate: a seed-feeding moth and its larval ectoparasitoids along an elevational gradient8
Estimating area of occupancy for specialist oil-collecting bees: Integrating species distribution models and spatial overlays to assess extinction risk8
Mission Monarch: engaging the Canadian public for the conservation of a species at risk8
Rediscovery of the purportedly extinct plain thorny-headed flea (Acanthopsylla saphes) (Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae): a parasite in critical need of conservation8
Identification of source populations for reintroduction in extinct populations based on genome-wide SNPs and mtDNA sequence: a case study of the endangered subalpine grassland butterfly Aporia hippia 8
Effects of mowing on Isophya costata, Natura 2000 species (Orthoptera), by direct mortality and management history8
Effect of road disturbance on ant diversity in the Monte desert of Argentina8
A general lack of complete inventories for aquatic beetles in Morocco7
The potential effects of climate change on the populations of Aedes punctor (Diptera: Culicidae) in Hungary7
Mature egg production in cryopreserved ovaries of a pierid butterfly, Eurema mandarina7
Global warming—friend or enemy of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Montenegro7
Spruce dieback as chance for biodiversity: standing deadwood promotes beetle diversity in post-disturbance stands in western Germany7
Low extinction risk in the flower fly fauna of northeastern North America7
Can microhabitat preferences of ground-dwelling insects be a good indicator for terrestrial ecosystem recovery after an oil spill?7
Positive shifts in species richness and abundance of moths over five decades coincide with community-wide phenotypic trait homogenisation7
Functional traits of wild bees in response to urbanization7
Unravelling the diet of flightless grasshoppers for conservation purposes using DNA metabarcoding7
Efficiency of emergency conservation methods: a case study of the alcon blue butterfly (Phengaris alcon) and its specific parasitoid6
Effect of environmental factors on the abundance of riffle beetles (Coleoptera: Elmidae) and co-inhabiting aquatic insects within a reach scale, in Japan6
Key areas for conserving and sustainably using oil-collecting bees (Apidae: Centridini, Tapinotaspidini, Tetrapediini) in the Americas6
Impact of climate warming and landscape change on monarch butterfly6
From past to a precarious future: climate change threatens protected Mexican tarantulas6
Book review of ecology and conservation of the dutch ground beetle fauna – lessons from 66 years of pitfall trapping6
What do monarchs feed on in winter? Nectar sources at hibernation sites6
The diversity of moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini) from threatened mountain cloud forests in the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot6
Long droughts decrease tiger- and ground-beetle’ beta diversity and community body size in savannas of the Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique)6
More insect species are supported by green roofs near public gardens6
Effects of dispersed and aggregated retention-cuttings and differently sized clear-cuttings in conifer plantations on necrophagous silphid and dung beetle assemblages6
Micro-habitat features determine oviposition site selection in High Brown and Dark Green Fritillaries6
Effects of environmental factors and ecological integrity on semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) diversity in Cerrado streams6
Conserving Lepidoptera in a changing world: a special issue on the ecology and conservation of butterflies and moths6
Correction: DNA barcoding of exuviae for species identification of Central European damselflies and dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata)6
Habitat diversity and peat moss cover drive the occurrence probability of the threatened ground beetle Carabus menetriesi (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in a Bavarian mire6
How data curation and new geographical records can change the conservation status of threatened brazilian butterflies6
Livestock systems preserving natural grasslands are biodiversity reservoirs that promote spiders’ conservation6
Survival of eggs to third instar of late-summer and fall-breeding monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and queen butterflies (Danaus gilippus) in north Texas5
Securing a future for Serbia’s newly discovered Lycaena helle: conservation recommendations from population study and ecological niche models5
Effects of habitat biotic features on hymenopteran diversity in East Africa5
Invertebrate abundance and diversity in agricultural and National park areas on Floreana Island, Galápagos5
Sunny, hot and humid nesting locations with diverse vegetation benefit Osmia bees nearby almond orchards in a mediterranean area5
Can species distribution models using remotely sensed variables inform reintroductions? Trialling methods with Carterocephalus palaemon the Chequered Skipper Butterfly5
Current and future distributions of a native Andean bumble bee5
Correction: Changes in the wild bee community (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) over 100 years in relation to land use: a case study in a protected steppe habitat in Eastern Austria5
Perceptions of undergraduate students on ladybugs and social wasps in ecosystems5
Population ecology of the red-winged grasshopper, Celes skalozubovi akitanus (Orthoptera, Acrididae), in Japan5
Heather (Calluna vulgaris) supports spider diversity of oligotrophic peat bogs5
Is the São Francisco River a historical barrier to gene flow for populations of Melipona mandacaia Smith, 1863 (Hymenoptera: Apidae)?5
Microbiotope selection in saproxylic bees and wasps (Hymenoptera, Aculeata): cavity-nesting communities in forests and wooded pastures are affected by variation in openness but not deadwood5
Diversity of Trichoptera (Insecta) in protected and unprotected areas of the Argentinian Parana and Araucaria Forest provinces5
Cryptic survival and an unexpected recovery of the long-tailed mayfly Palingenia longicauda (Olivier, 1791) (Ephemeroptera: Palingeniidae) in Southeastern Europe5
Host plant patch size selection of an endangered butterfly, the mottled duskywing (Erynnis martialis), at a reintroduction site5
Spearhead blues: How threats to the damselfly Coenagrion hastulatum changed over time5
Butterfly and moth conservation: results from a global synopsis of evidence5
Drivers of moth phenology in England and Wales5
Optimising the reintroduction of a specialist peatland butterfly Coenonympha tullia onto peatland restoration sites5
Effects of species traits on the catchability of butterflies with different types of Malaise traps and implications for total catch biomass4
Larval prey options for the endangered species Dytiscus sharpi (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Dytiscinae) for sustainable ex-situ conservation4
Do standard weather conditions and flower density affect the results of butterfly monitoring schemes? a field test in three bio-geographic regions in Europe4
Colonisation of the Fiji Islands by the Lurcher Yoma sabina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)4
Increased arthropod biomass, abundance and species richness in an agricultural landscape after 32 years4
Distribution, habitat preferences, and threat factors of the butterfly Bhutanitis thaidina4
Ancient, veteran and other listed trees as nest sites for wild-living honey bee, Apis mellifera, colonies4
A spider on the edge: century–scale shifts at the northwestern distribution limit of Lycosa singoriensis4
Population dynamics of the endangered salt creek tiger beetle Ellipsoptera nevadica lincolniana (Casey, 1916) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) are sensitive to temperature and precipitation during the egg s4
Image-based South Asian bee species identification: a machine learning approach4
The spider fauna of Danish coastal dune habitats revisited after 25 years: evidence of faunistic impoverishment4
The last of the maculineans: can we save the emblematic Alcon Blue butterfly Phengaris alcon under climate change when its habitat continues to deteriorate?4
Body size and its correlates in fruit-feeding butterflies in a seasonal environment4
Habitat suitability for tropical Asian stingless bees across anthropogenic landscapes4
Dragonflies within and outside a protected area: a comparison revealing the role of well-preserved atlantic forests in the preservation of critically endangered, phytotelmatous species4
Functionality of oak log wood mould boxes as artificial habitat for the hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita)4
Dung beetle morphological traits show intraspecific differences among four land uses in the Cerrado biome4
Litter arthropods display greater differences among locations than grass species in a temperate grassland4
The importance of national parks in maintaining the habitat integrity and diversity of Odonata species in Amazonian streams4
Functional reorganization of dung beetle assemblages in forest-replacing sugarcane plantations4
Metabarcoding: opportunities for accelerating monitoring and understanding insect tropical biodiversity4
Experimental management and mark-release-recapture methods fill critical knowledge gaps for an at-risk butterfly3
Review of Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) eggs: focus on Japanese species3
Overlooked and misunderstood: how urban community gardeners perceive social wasps and their ecosystem functions3
Late summer western monarch survival is affected by shade environment and milkweed species3
Impact of wild boar (Sus scrofa) rooting succession on grasshoppers (Orthoptera) in abandoned calcareous grasslands3
Spatial distribution patterns of longhorn beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Mongolian oak forests in Changbai Mountains, Northeast, China3
Non-target effects of herbicides on the Zerene silverspot butterfly, a surrogate subspecies for the threatened Oregon silverspot butterfly3
Genetic diversity and historical demography of the imperiled rattlesnake-master borer moth (Papaipema eryngii)3
Intensification of the rice cultivation cycle reduces the diversity of aquatic insect communities in southern Brazilian irrigated rice fields3
Subterranean biodiversity and the depth distribution of beetles (Coleoptera) in forested scree slopes in the Western Carpathians (Slovakia)3
Butterfly community structure in belize: species richness patterns reveal the role of climate gradients in shaping butterfly community structure and strategies for long-term conservation3
Mud-puddling on roadsides: a potential ecological trap for butterflies3
New insights on habitat use by larval Northern Emerald dragonflies (Somatochlora arctica)3
Within-habitat vegetation structure and adult activity patterns of the declining butterfly Euphydryas aurinia3
Two decades of monitoring and active conservation of the Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) in the Czech Republic3
Agroforestry as a refuge for insect pollinators: seasonal and elevational insights from Northern Tanzania3
Is invertebrate conservation in Great Britain best achieved by policies that increase species protection?3
Conservation genetics of the steno-endemic Chorthippus lacustris (Orthoptera: Acrididae)3
Changes in bee (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) diversity during forest stand succession after final felling3
Correction: Ant diversity along elevational gradients in the European Alps: insights for conservation under a changing climate3
Assessing monthly habitat quality for bumblebees in grasslands using a habitat trait model: a case study in Worcestershire, UK3
Trends in abundance and occupancy of the protected water beetle Graphoderus bilineatus in the Netherlands2
Alcon Blues: recent shifts in limiting habitat factors challenge the persistence of an endangered butterfly2
For the love of insects: gardening grows positive emotions (biophilia) towards invertebrates2
Comparing the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of two sampling methods for monitoring carabid beetle diversity, species assemblages and conservation status in an alpine grassland2
Bee diversity patterns in coastal Amazonia: effects of local habitat and landscape heterogeneity2
The impact of reduced tillage and distance to field margin on predator functional diversity2
Traditional almond orchards in contrasting landscapes maintain extremely diverse parasitoid communities threatened by abandonment2
Aphid abundance and monarch butterfly oviposition in urban gardens2
Genetic diversity of a flightless dung beetle appears unaffected by wildfire2
Soil moisture reduces egg mortality during wildfires in the Madeiran green bush-cricket2
Landscape shifts challenge the maintenance of Melolonthidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) communities in the Amazon deforestation arc2
Rare and common species are doomed by climate change? A case study with neotropical butterflies and their host plants2
Diversity and composition of seed-carrying ant assemblages in the Monte desert: a regional assessment of the effects of grazing2
Landscape composition shapes biomass, taxonomic and functional diversity of dung beetles within human-modified tropical rainforests2
H. Staude, M. Picker and C. Griffiths: Southern African Moths and their caterpillars2
The use of tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in adapting hotspot conservation to global, regional, and local scales2
How to estimate carabid biomass?—an evaluation of size-weight models for ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and perspectives for further improvement2
Ecology and population assessment of Megachile cypricola Mavromoustakis, 1938 (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae), a threatened bee endemic to Cyprus2
Mapping genetic and phylogenetic diversity inside and outside protected areas for effective conservation of selected IUCN Red-Listed insects’ species2
Diversity, distribution patterns and preliminary conservation assessment of the Paraguayan hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)2
Overcoming the Wallacean shortfall in sky-islands of central Mexico: the case of copro-necrophagous beetles and two national parks2
Listening to orthoptera in agroforestry: methodological and management insights for conservation2
Leucas aspera (Willd.) A potential refuge for pollinators2
Lights in the dark: a new UV photoluminescence-based sampling method for the protected moth Proserpinus proserpina2
Conservation of a specialised species is helpful for the whole ecosystem: a case study of Hylaeus pectoralis (Hymenoptera: Colletidae)2
Arthropods of Australia’s subtropical and tropical rainforests: rich and unique hotspots of biological diversity?2
Spatio-temporal beta diversity of specialist and generalist aquatic insects in streams altered by mining activities in eastern Amazonia2
Diversity and endemism of Arctiinae moth assemblages in serpentine dry lowlands in Cuba2
Does resilience to fire confer resilience to grazing in savanna ant communities of Northern Australia?2
Influence of canopy structural complexity on urban woodland butterfly species richness2
Changes in the wild bee community (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) over 100 years in relation to land use: a case study in a protected steppe habitat in Eastern Austria2
Unveiling nature’s beat: analyzing the acoustics of an aquatic bug in relation to urban sounds2
Biodiversity of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Ecuador: how many species are there?2
Effects of urban environmental factors on the water-exiting behaviour of predaceous diving beetles2
Silvicultural practices, forest age, forest type, and large-scale regional factors influencing numbers of American burying beetles, Nicrophorus americanus (Coleoptera: Silphidae)2
Ground-dwelling invertebrate community responses to bison and prescribed fire management in tallgrass prairies2
Woody flowering plants support early-spring pollinators in urban greenspaces2
Dispersal, population size, and reproduction in a fire-maintained frosted elfin (Callophrys irus) metapopulation2
Habitat associations of day-flying Lepidoptera and their foodplants within nature reserves in Bedfordshire, UK2
Is body condition of Mexican rubyspot (Odonata:Zygoptera) associated with urbanization?2
Ant diversity along elevational gradients in the European Alps: insights for conservation under a changing climate2
Saproxylic beetles in Swedish boreal production forests in relation to local and landscape factors2
Dave Goulson: silent earth—averting the insect apocalypse2
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