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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 ...
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US butterfly populations declining at 'catastrophic' rate—experts warn it's a 'bad sign for us'
A new study finds butterfly populations in the US have dropped 22% since 2000 due to pesticides, habitat loss, and climate ...
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First national analysis finds America’s butterflies are disappearing at ‘catastrophic’ rate
A fritillary butterfly perches on blooming milkweed at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Md., June 5, 2019. (AP ...
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US butterfly populations declining at 'catastrophic' rate—experts warn it's a 'bad sign for us'
Some species have experienced drastic population losses: The red admiral butterfly, known for landing on people, is down 44%. The American lady butterfly, recognized by its eyespots, has declined 58%.
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Butterfly Populations Plummet by 22% in US Since Turn of Century
according to research spanning hundreds of species from the red admiral butterfly to the American lady to the cabbage white. Data from about 76,000 butterfly surveys conducted by various groups ...
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First national analysis finds America's butterflies are disappearing at 'catastrophic' rate
"The tree of life is being denuded at unprecedented rates.” A red admiral butterfly stops on a New England Aster flower at the Royal Horticultural Society Garden Wisley, in the village of Wisley ...
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First national analysis finds America’s butterflies are disappearing at ‘catastrophic’ rate
A red admiral butterfly stops on a New England Aster flower at the Royal Horticultural Society Garden Wisley, in the village of Wisley, near Woking, England, Oct. 4, 2017. AP File Photo Monarch ...
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First national analysis finds America’s butterflies are disappearing at ‘catastrophic’ rate
Some well-known species had large drops. The red admiral, which is so calm it lands on people, is down 44% and the American lady butterfly, with two large eyespots on its back wings, decreased by ...