Welcome to Romania BMS 
In this tab, you will find specific information about the Romanian butterfly monitoring scheme.
About the Romania BMS
The Romanian Butterfly Monitoring Scheme is a collective initiative of the Romanian Lepidopterological Society and the Babeș-Bolyai University. It officially began collecting transect count data in 2017, later incorporating 15-minute counts, and continues to grow and support butterfly conservation thanks to the efforts of the scheme's coordination team: Muntean Iulia, Andreia Sîdor, Cristina Craioveanu, Csaba Vizauer and Virginia Cîrstoiu.
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].
Join the community
While the monitoring scheme itself does not have its own social media site, you can join other like-minded citizen scientists and keep up with Romanian butterfly conservation news on the Romanian Lepidopterological Society Facebook group:
Societatea Lepidopterologica Romana
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.
Field Guides
eBMS Romania Butterfly Field Guide: A field guide to identify the most common 131 butterfly species of Romania. This Guide aims to be useful for identifying butterflies in the field easily and simply in the local language. Butterflies are divided by Families, with symbols marking specific characteristics with which to identify them, with information about ease to see them and with the common and scientific names. This guide also includes an explanation of the transect and 15-minute count methodologies.
You can download the PDF guide Field Guide Romania directly to your device or print it directly (select the booklet option in the printer) in two languages:
Resources
- https://www.lepidoptera.ro/: The Romanian Lepidopterological Society website, which includes updates on butterfly conservation efforts in Romania, as well as links to several useful resources such as talks, documentaries, and Romanian fauna and flora field guides.
