Actual problems of modern lepidopterology

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Dr. Niko, 16.12.2010 19:17

Good afternoon, dear participants!

I don't want to sound like an idle chatterbox, although the question really came to mind quite unexpectedly, but I would still like every specialist and amateur to write down, if possible, what, in their opinion, issues and tasks in taxonomy, faunistics, and lepidopteran ecology have not yet been solved or are at one or another stage of development, or are still being worked out. what exactly is he currently working on? In my understanding, this can be either purely private studies of, say, species-determining differences in the structure of genitalia in a particular genus of butterflies, or large-scale faunal work in different regions.

As a non-specialist, I just wonder what lepidopteran science is currently working on (both domestic and international), and what contribution a person can make to the common cause, not having the opportunity to go on long-distance expeditions and sometimes not having expensive laboratory equipment.

I apologize if something like this has already been discussed somewhere.

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23.12.2010 18:52, kovyl

Good afternoon, dear participants!

I don't want to sound like an idle chatterbox, although the question really came to mind quite unexpectedly, but I would still like every specialist and amateur to write down, if possible, what, in their opinion, issues and tasks in taxonomy, faunistics, and lepidopteran ecology have not yet been solved or are at one or another stage of development, or are still being worked out. what exactly is he currently working on? In my understanding, this can be either purely private studies of, say, species-determining differences in the structure of genitalia in a particular genus of butterflies, or large-scale faunal work in different regions.

As a non-specialist, I just wonder what lepidopteran science is currently working on (both domestic and international), and what contribution a person can make to the common cause, not having the opportunity to go on long-distance expeditions and sometimes not having expensive laboratory equipment.

I apologize if something like this has already been discussed somewhere.

Regional faunalism is something that is quite realistic to do. Expeditions are relatively close and you don't need too expensive equipment. The benefits of such research are undeniable. And even doing this will bring up a lot of questions and problems.

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