Smithsonian Magazine20d
U.S. Butterflies Are Disappearing at Drastic Rates, With One in Five Gone Since 2000
A team of more than 30 researchers analyzed 12.6 million butterfly sightings across 76,000 population surveys. They found ...
US lost a fifth of its butterflies within two decades
Butterfly populations in the US shrank by more than a fifth within the space of two decades, according to a new study.
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Butterfly populations plummet by 22% in US since turn of century
The numbers for four butterflies - the Florida white, Hermes copper, tailed orange and Mitchell's satyr - plummeted by more than 99%. Nine species - about 3% of the total - showed gains.