butterflies

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If people exterminate hives, native pollinators such as monarch butterflies, bumblebees, wasps and more can also be affected by the insecticides used.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"Without butterflies, and pollinators in general, there's no flowers, no food, no plants."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

According to the Rainforest Alliance, the blue morpho is among the largest butterflies in the world, with wings spanning from five to eight inches.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

His Turner Endangered Species Fund, launched in June 1997, has worked to save gopher tortoises, monarch butterflies and leopard frogs, working mainly with private landowners.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

“Get these dead butterflies off the windshield so we can see where we’re going.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall