The story of many San Francisco butterflies are well known and depressing. The area has been heavily impacted by human development for over two centuries and is the infamous home to the first known example of an extinct American butterfly, the Xerces blue. While other butterflies are hanging on, or getting help to hang on . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Kad Taxonomy Padara suga Mazāk kritiski apdraudēta
 Komentāri ir slēgti  Entomoloģija  Bay Checkerspot, Tauriņi, Kalifornijā, Saglabāšana, Ekoloģija, Apdraudētās sugas, Entomoloģija, Lepidoptera Plebejus samuelis
We all saw this day coming, the rise of the butterflies, the day they will take vengeance on us. No longer will they passively fly around their habitats as they are bulldozed for malls and polluted with runoff. One particularly angry Karner Blue has submitted a letter to . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Butterfly Vengeance Dalīties! Viens komentārs - (Komentāri ir slēgti) Entomoloģija Tauriņi, Saglabāšana, Apdraudētās sugas, Humors, zeltainīšu dzimta
Vīrietis – Marin Headlands Like so many other urban animals, the Mission Blue Butterfly (Plebejus icarioides missionensis) is one that is gravely imperiled. This small blue lives in tiny fragments of habitat alongside multi-million dollar development in and around the San Francisco Bay. A century ago this butterfly . . . → Lasīt vairāk: Misija Blue Butterfly Dalīties! 3 komentāri - (Komentāri ir slēgti) Entomoloģija Tauriņi, Saglabāšana, Apdraudētās sugas, Lepidoptera, Mission Blue, Fotografēšana |
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