#smallwhite — Public Fediverse posts

My daily lepidopterological (is that a new word?) activities are truly picking up, as of yesterday.
#InMyGarden not one, not two, but three butterfly species visited me, and two of them gave me the stare: a Red Admiral and a Small White. The third one - a male Orange Tip - was too busy flitting about to look around.
#butterflies #SaveButterflies #ButterflyConservation #RedAdmiral #SmallWhite #OrangeTip #butterfly

A new study gives clues as to how Lepidoptera – the order of winged insects that contains butterflies and moths – have been so resilient throughout dramatic changes on Earth. Small Whites, in large numbers here later in the year, are showing great adaptability to the changing climate.

#butterflies #moths #lepidoptera #SaveButterflies #ButterflyConservation #SmallWhite

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/21/butterfly-genome-has-barely-changed-for-250m-years-study-finds-aoe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other