A study compiled data from more than 76,000 butterfly surveys across the continental U.S. The declines seen in the last 20 ...

Multiple studies suggest butterflies are disappearing- but why, and what can be done? Here are some possible answers, backed ...

We found declines in just about every region of the continental U.S. and across almost all butterfly species. Overall, nearly one-third of the 342 butterfly species we were able to study declined ...

A sweeping new study reveals that butterfly populations across the continental United States have plummeted by 22% over the past two decades. For every five butterflies that graced the skies in 2000, ...

This new study funded by the U.S. Geological Survey - uses all available monitoring data - 35 programs with records of over 12.6 million butterflies - to provide a clear picture of the state of ...

"When you look at all species, one in three have declined by more than 50% in the last 20 years." Out of the 342 butterfly species the study looked at, 107 dropped by a rate of 50% and 22 species ...

The chief causes of the decline include habitat destruction, drier and hotter climate due to climate change and insecticide use.

Butterfly abundance dropped in every part of the country, across a wide variety of species. "It doesn't sound like much ... or lived in moist or dry habitats — all sorts fared worse over the two ...