It’s miller moth season in Colorado – an entomologist explains why they’re important and where they’re headed

Miller moths migrate through the state every summer and are sometimes considered to be a pest.

Ryan St Laurent, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
June 3, 2025 ~8 min

Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them

The causes involve more than just habitat loss, but there are steps you can take to help save these delicate creatures

Eliza Grames, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
March 6, 2025 ~9 min


Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US

The causes involve more than just habitat loss, but there are steps you can take to help save these delicate creatures

Eliza Grames, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
March 6, 2025 ~9 min

Federal protection for monarch butterflies could help or harm this iconic species, depending on how it’s carried out

Will protecting monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act improve their chance of surviving? Not necessarily, 2 entomologists caution.

Michael Crossley, Assistant Professor / Agricultural Entomologist, University of Delaware • conversation
Dec. 19, 2024 ~9 min

For many in the UK, 2024 was the year without a butterfly

The Big Butterfly Count reported its worst results in 14 years of monitoring UK species.

Lars B. Pettersson, Associate Professor in Animal Ecology, Lund University • conversation
Sept. 18, 2024 ~7 min

Where are all the butterflies? Possibly in your shed

Butterflies bruised by rain and gales are hunkering down hoping for pleasant weather.

Willow Neal, Postgraduate Researcher in Conservation Ecology, The Open University • conversation
Aug. 6, 2024 ~7 min

The fascinating sex lives of insects

You’ll never look at spiders the same way.

Louise Gentle, Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
June 25, 2024 ~6 min

Insecticide is the main driver of Midwest butterfly decline

Insecticide use is the single largest factor in the decline of butterfly abundance and species diversity in the Midwest, a new study shows.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
June 24, 2024 ~4 min


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

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