Important new study showing the complexity of butterfly declines. Cold adapted and habitat specialists are doing worse due to climate change and agricultural intensification
Butterfly Conservation Europe
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90-year trends in Switzerland show declines in butterfly and saproxylic beetle richness around the mid-20th century, linked to agricultural mechanisation. Some groups have recovered in recent decades, especially warm-adapted species. Specialised and cold-adapted species remained low.🦋🪲
