# Butterflies in the U.S. are disappearing at ‘catastrophic’ rate. Here’s why

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/butterflies-in-the-u-s-are-disappearing-at-catastrophic-rate-heres-why/
- Published: 2025-03-10T09:45:51-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Monarch Butterfly on Swamp Milkweed. Spotted in the monarch garden at the Michigan Private Lands Office. August 15, 2016. Photo credit: Jim Hudgins / USFWS via Flickr. Public domain. Article by  Seth Borenstein, AP News. Fast Company – March 7, 2025. Original article published by AP News. Research article: Science. America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new study finds. The first countrywide systematic analysis of butterfly abundance found that the number of butterflies in the Lower 48 states has been falling on average 1.3% a year since the turn of […] Click here to view original web page at www.fastcompany.com