Article 1 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2188

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Article 1Definitions#

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)‘bees’ means species of Anthophila (Apoidea), excluding the honeybee (Apis mellifera);

(2)‘hoverflies’ means species of Syrphidae;

(3)‘butterflies’ means species of Papilionoidea;

(4)‘moths’ means species of the following families of Heterocera: Brachodidae, Castniidae, Cimeliidae, Drepanidae, Erebidae (including Lymantriinae), Euteliidae, Geometridae, Heterogynidae, Limacodidae, Noctuidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae, Sesiidae, Sphingidae, Uraniidae, and Zygaenidae, provided they have a wingspan of 20 mm or more assessed on the basis of literature;

(5)‘day-active moths’ means species of moths that are active in the daytime at the adult stage of their lifecycle;

(6)‘night-active moths’ means species of moths that are active at night at the adult stage of their lifecycle;

(7)‘LUCAS master grid’ means a variation of the INSPIRE Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area 1 km Grid (Grid_ETRS89-LAEA_1km), based on the ETRS89 Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area Coordinate Reference System (ETRS89-LAEA), with a fixed projection centre at 52° N, 10° E^note;

(8)‘stratified random sampling of monitoring sites’ means a standardised statistical sampling, where monitoring sites have an equal probability of being selected from a population that is partitioned in sub-populations (strata);

(9)‘biogeographical regions’ means biogeographical regions listed in Article 1, point (c)(iii), of Council Directive 92/43/EEC^note;

(10)‘other ecosystems’ means ecosystems other than agricultural ecosystems and forest ecosystems that are aggregated in one stratum;

(11)‘transect walk’ means a data collection method in which a surveyor walks a predetermined route (transect) in order to gather field data on pollinator species;

(12)‘observation period’ means the period of the year which corresponds to the flying season of the large majority of the pollinator species;

(13)‘light trap’ means a device which attracts pollinator species during the night-time by using light and captures them in a container;

(14)‘assessment period’ means the time period over which progress to the target referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 is assessed;

(15)‘alien species’ means alien species as defined in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014.