Survey reveals UK butterfly winners and losers in the wake of record high temperatures

Some butterflies are expanding their ranges as the climate changes, others are dwindling.

Marcus Rhodes, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter • conversation
April 3, 2024 ~6 min

Three ways climate change is pushing butterflies and moths to their limits

Climate change puts pressure on British butterflies and moths - sometimes pushing them to the edges of their geographical range or shifting the timing of their life cycle so they can’t feed.

Elizabeth Duncan, Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Leeds • conversation
Feb. 29, 2024 ~8 min


Monarch Butterfly Population Declines in Mexico

VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 12, 2024 ~2 min

Why are hybrid animals sterile?

Study of crossbred butterflies sheds new light on why sexual differences in fertility follow the pattern known as Haldane’s Rule.

Anne J. Manning • harvard
Nov. 17, 2023 ~3 min

How air pollution is making life tougher for bugs

We’re making life tough for insects – and not just by swatting them away with a newspaper.

Robbie Girling, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Southern Queensland • conversation
Sept. 21, 2023 ~6 min

Rare butterflies in Denmark are in steep decline

The distribution of rare butterflies in Eastern Denmark has plummeted by 72% in just 26 years, researchers report.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
Sept. 5, 2023 ~7 min

Why moths might be more efficient pollinators than bees and butterflies

But pesticides and climate change are threatening moths’ future.

Max Anderson, South West Landscape Officer for Butterfly Conservation • conversation
Aug. 16, 2023 ~7 min

Gene jump explains why some butterflies see color differently

For one species of butterfly, a vision gene's jump onto a sex chromosome explains why males and females see color differently.

Ethan Perez-UC Irvine • futurity
Aug. 11, 2023 ~6 min


These aphids make milkweed less appealing to monarchs

When oleander aphids invade milkweed, monarch butterflies lay fewer eggs and caterpillars take longer to mature, a new study shows.

Samantha Murray-Florida • futurity
July 27, 2023 ~6 min

Monarchs with more white spots are better at long trips

More and larger spots may help monarch butterflies survive their long migration. The spots may change airflow patterns around their wings.

Leigh Beeson-U. Georgia • futurity
June 22, 2023 ~5 min

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