Butterflies take flight in face of climate change and extreme weather

In an undated image provided by Dr. Shawan Chowdhury, Graphium sarpedon, a common bluebottle found in East, South and Southeast Asia. In 32 of the countries included in a recent study, at least a quarter of the native butterfly species had moved to new areas. (Dr. Shawan Chowdhury via The New York Times) — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SCI BUTTERFLIES RANGE BY ANNIE ROTH FOR AUG. 5, 2026. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

More than 1,700 butterfly species across 105 countries are not living where they once did, according to a study published recently in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution . That translates to nearly one in 10 butterfly species with a new range.

These sensitive sentinels have little tolerance for changes to their environment, so when temperatures rise or meadows are mowed to make way for construction, butterflies must take flight in search of more hospitable habitats.

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这张由沙万·乔杜里博士提供的未注明日期图片展示了一种常见的蓝僧（Graphium sarpedon），分布于东亚、南亚和东南亚。在最近一项研究涵盖的32个国家中，至少四分之一的本土蝴蝶物种已经迁徙到新的区域。（沙万·乔杜里博士，图片来自《纽约时报》）——禁止销售；仅限用于《纽约时报》2026年8月5日刊登的安妮·罗斯撰写的题为“蝴蝶分布范围”的报道。禁止任何其他用途。

根据近期发表在《自然生态与进化》杂志上的一项研究，105个国家的1700多种蝴蝶的栖息地已经发生了变化。这意味着近十分之一的蝴蝶物种的分布范围发生了改变。

这些敏感的哨兵对环境变化的容忍度很低，因此当气温升高或草地被割草以便进行建设时，蝴蝶就不得不飞走，寻找更适宜的栖息地。

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