Welcome to Malta BMS
In this tab, you will find specific information about the Maltese butterfly monitoring scheme.
About the Bulgaria BMS
The Maltese butterfly monitoring network began operating in 2020, collecting transect and 15-minute count data through the eBMS website and ButterflyCount App. This BMS is supported by the Institute of Earth Systems of the University of Malta, and is coordinated by Prof. Louis F. Cassar and Aldo Catania.
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 Prof. Louis F Cassar: [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.
eBMS Maltese species identification guide
A field guide to identify 30 butterfly species in Malta, with illustrations of the more recognizable species. This Guide aims to help you identify butterflies in the field in an easy, simple way. Butterflies are divided by families, presenting symbols to mark specific characteristics with which to identify them and with information about ease to see them. Also, this Guide includes an explanation of the methodologies to monitor butterflies (transects and 15-min Counts).
You can download the pdf guide Field Guide Malta directly to your device or print it directly (select the booklet option in the printer) in two languages:
Acknowledgments for the photography permission and allow us the creation of this Field Guide Malta: and Guido Bonett, Aldo Catania, Sergio B. Marques Teixeira, Martin Wiemers, and Chris van Swaay. Paolo Mazzei, and Marco Bonifacino (www.leps.it).