MISSOULA, Mont. — The Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium joined a network of scientists contributing to nationwide research and publication on insect numbers and climate change. The Butterfly ...
The first insectile casualty of human activity in the United States was recorded around 80 years ago, new research has confirmed. The insect, the Xerces blue butterfly, died out in the mid-20th ...
Climate change is an important contributor to insect declines around the world, according to a new study published in the scientific journal PNAS that examined continuous long-term monitoring of ...
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A third of Israel’s butterfly species threatened, with three already extinct
'Preserving butterflies is not just about preserving beauty and color, but about the stability and health of ecosystems on which we all depend,' says ecologist Dotan Rotem The post A third of Israel’s ...
The 93-year-old Xerces blue butterfly specimen used in the study. Photo: Field Museum Scientists say they’ve confirmed a decades-old suspicion about the loss of the Xerces blue butterfly in the U.S by ...
EUGENE, Ore. — Four women set out in the west Eugene wetlands to chase the ephemeral flashes and flutters of July-awakened butterflies. They sought the Eastern tailed-blue, the ochre ringlet and — ...
From within rocks, a few dozen fossils nearly too small to see with the naked eye can tell an important history of the evolution of moths and butterflies. About 200 million years ago, an ancient ...
LANSING, Mich. — Move over monarch butterfly; a large and fast-moving dragonfly is also vying for designation as Michigan’s official state insect. A bill introduced this week in Lansing would ...
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU)-- Spring preparations are underway for many businesses on Mackinac Island. A true sign of spring at the Original Mackinac IslandButterfly House & Insect World is the ...
You’ve been looking forward to the butterflies all month, to watch them eat flowers and diced bananas and experience the ...
What’s the difference between an insect and a bug? Who buzzes in the grass? And what does a ladybug have to do with a lady? Here we present the great encounter of etymology and entomology.
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