Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 10, 2014

Light-colored Butterflies & Dragonflies Do Better With Climate Change

ScienceDaily reports:

Butterflies and dragonflies with lighter colors are out-competing darker-colored insects in the face of climate change. Scientists have shown that as the climate warms across Europe, communities of butterflies and dragonflies consist of more lighter coloured species. Darker coloured species are retreating northwards to cooler areas, but lighter coloured species are also moving their geographical range north as Europe gets warmer.

Read story at: Light-colored butterflies and dragonflies thriving as European climate warms — ScienceDaily.


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