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‘Not just for fuddy-duddies’: interest in moths booming as species struggle (www.theguardian.com)

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Everyone loves bees and butterflies, but now moths are coming into the spotlight (as long as they don’t fly around it).

The moth expert Charles Waters has seen a surprisingly rapid increase in interest in moths from the younger generation as, he believes, people become more aware of their beauty and diversity, as well as their importance as pollinators.

“Moths are more significant pollinators because there’s so many of them. In the UK, there are 59 butterfly species, but there are 2,500 moth species,” he said.

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[–] casmael@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

This article brought to you by the bat lobby