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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Drought threatening British moth species with local extinction

The garden tiger,
The garden tiger, whose numbers fell by 89% between 1968 and 2002 as the caterpillars are adapted to survive long frosty winters. Photograph: Buiten-Beeld/Alamy

Drought is threatening some British moth species with local extinction, a study has found, as the insects are no longer being seen in areas which are becoming drier and hotter.

The new research, published today by wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation and Northumbria University, looked at data gathered over a 40-year period by volunteers of Butterfly Conservation’s National Moth Recording Scheme.

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