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Evidence suggests butterfly is dying out because warmer weather is causing generations to hatch out too late in the year to survive, scientists say The dramatic decline of one of Britain’s butterflies may be because climate change is creating a “lost generation” according to research by Belgian scientists. The disappearance of the wall brown (Lasiommata megera) from swathes of southern England has mystified conservationists for two decades but new evidence suggests that the butterfly is dying out because warmer weather is causing generations to hatch out too late in the year to survive. Continue reading... from Environment | The Guardian ift.tt/1xb8J2I #greenliving,#eco,#environmental
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 12:38:08 +0000

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