Welcome to Germany BMS
In this tab, you will find specific information about the German butterfly monitoring scheme, also known as Tagfalter-Monitoring. Please note that this butterfly monitoring scheme has its own official website, where you may find additional information.
About the German BMS
Tagfalter-Monitoring began collecting transect data in 2005 and continues to grow and support butterfly conservation thanks to the efforts of the scheme's coordination team: Elisabeth Kühn (Coordination), Martin Musche (Data Analysis) and Alexander Harpke (Data Storage and Database Queries). These efforts are led by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ in association with Gesellschaft für Schmetterlingsschutz - GfS.
This monitoring scheme collects all transect count data via its official website.
The eBMS website and the ButterflyCount App are only used to collect 15-minute counts and moth trap observations. All the data collected in this manner will be shared with the German BMS and the citizen science project VielFalterGarten.
Getting started - Contact us
Are you new to butterfly counts? Do you need help identifying butterflies?
Please contact the coordinators before starting a transect, they can help you place your transect and give advice on butterfly monitoring.
Please contact [email protected]
If you have problems or suggestions specifically regarding the eBMS app or website, please contact eBMS by writing [email protected].
Supporting materials and resources
Below are field guides and other useful resources to help you identify the butterflies present in your geographical area. If you are instead looking for materials about broader butterfly group identification or about butterfly count methodologies, please visit the materials tab.
Resources
- European Butterfly Group's Guide to German Butterflies: A detailed downloadable PDF by the European Butterfly Group on Germany's butterflies with an extensive bibliography, details of where to go and what to see. It includes some information on German butterfly conservation efforts. Please note that the included contact information may be outdated.
Past Tagfalter-Monitoring reports
