News (Archive) | April 2007

B-files

Why are there so many more species of butterflies? —
— [4 Apr 2007 | 00:10 GMT]
In a study appearing in the April issue of the American Naturalist, McPeek and Brown show that many insect groups like beetles and butterflies have fantastic numbers of species because these groups are so old. In contrast, less diverse groups, like mammals and birds, are evolutionarily younger... [Full story]

Butterflies & moths on the WWW | Headlines

‘Climate change’ butterfly survey
BBC News, UK — 25 April 2007
A survey of a species of butterfly that may emerge as an indicator of climate change has started...

Serbia seizes rare butterflies from Solomon Islands
Science Centric — 4 April 2007
The customs authorities in Serbia seized a shipment of 98 rare butterflies from the Solomon Islands intended for illegal sale, the country’s environment protection office said on Tuesday...