Bringing environmental end ecological
threats lower to endangered species
Bringing environmental end ecological
threats lower to endangered species
Ground Beetle
Trechus terrabravensis
Ground Beetle
Pseudanchomenus aptinoides
Ironclad beetle
Tarphius floresensis
The LIFE BEETLES project is a nature conservation project co-financed by the European Union and coordinated by the Regional Directorate for the Environment having AZORINA S.A. as partner, with a global investment of 1,76 million euros that will run for 5 years (from January 2020 until December 2024).
The project aim is to improve the population size, distribution area and conservation status of tree endemic beetle species: Tarphius floresensis (Ground beetle) on Flores island, Pseudanchomenus aptinoides (Laurocho) on Pico Island, and Trechus terrabravensis (Ironclade beetle) on Terceira Island.