August 18, 2013
Graph of the Day: Population declines of three butterfly species in Europe, 1990-2011
22 July 2013 (EEA) – Figure 3.2 shows some examples of European butterfly trends:
- The Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus), a widespread and in many countries common and abundant butterfly, occurring on all kinds of grasslands;
- the Orangetip (Anthocharis cardamines), a typical spring butterfly;
- the Lulworth Skipper (Thymelicus acteon), a specialist species of dry calcareous grasslands.
The European Grassland Butterfly Indicator: 1990–2011
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