The News of the Lepidopterists’ Society is the quarterly newsletter of The Lepidopterists’ Society. It contains short notes on the biology and taxonomy of moths and butterflies, yearly and other summaries of collecting and observational activities, general notes, book reviews, member notices and updates, and other information. The News has been published continuously since 1959.
Notice to all international subscribers
At the 2025 Annual Meeting in Sierra Vista Arizona, the Executive Council of the Society voted unanimously to end the mailing of all hard-copies of the Society’s publications to members outside of the United States. This change will take effect beginning of the calendar year 2026. The large increase in international postage fees, coupled with the increase of printing costs—on top of the decline in reliability of many postal services, means the Society can no longer sustainably absorb these costs. International members who wish to receive hard copies will be asked to pay the full cost of postage on a case-by-case basis. To compensate for the loss of the publications, membership fees will now be simplified. We have eliminated tiered pricing for international members, reducing all regular membership fees to $45 regardless of country of origin (and $60 for sustaining).
All US members of the Society will receive a printed copy of the News four times a year. The News is also available online immediately after publication at the following link:
1959-Present
News articles are open access and available to everyone. Open access to the News is the result of ongoing work by James Adams, David Lohman, Larry Gall and their colleagues, and is currently hosted by the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University on behalf of the Society.
News of the Lepidopterists’ Society hosted at Yale
Publishing in the News is free for Society members and submissions are always welcome! Preference is given to articles written for a non-technical but knowledgable audience, illustrated and succinct (under 1,000 words, but will take larger). Color photos and illustrations are encouraged!