Butterflies in the U.S. are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
Butterflies are rapidly fluttering out of existence from coast to coast, according to a new assessment published Thursday, at a rate that scientists worry could upend ecosystems and undercut pollination that sustains America’s crops.

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Butterfly populations declining rapidly in U.S. with 22% disappearing in 2 decades, study finds
Butterfly populations are rapidly declining, new study shows
New study finds butterflies are disappearing from the US at a 'catastrophic' rate
Bye, bye butterfly? Study shows numbers falling in U.S. but Long Island preservationist is trying to stop trend
Butterflies are vanishing nationwide due to habitat loss, climate change and use of insecticides, according to a new study, and on Long Island, one preservationist says she has taken the matter into her own hands.
Butterfly populations plummet by 22% in US since turn of century
The population of butterflies - the beautiful insects that play a vital role in pollination and the health of ecosystems - has fallen in the United States by more than a fifth this century, according to research spanning hundreds of species from the red admiral butterfly to the American lady to the cabbage white.
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Disappearing butterflies should be a wake-up call, scientists say
"For those who were not already aware of insect declines, this should be a wake-up call" said Collin Edwards, the lead author of the study. “We urgently need both local- and national-scale conservation efforts to support butterflies and other insects. We have never had as clear and compelling a picture of butterfly declines as we do now.”
America’s butterflies are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
US butterfly populations are declining because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new nationwide study finds.