Texans ... USGS scientists want your dead butterflies, moths and skippers
will help USGS scientists identify contaminants and environmental factors contributing to the decline of insect populations.
"There are some questions that can't effectively be answered without help from a lot of people. It's what makes citizen science so special and valuable," said Julie Dietze, USGS scientist-in-charge of the effort."Collections like this one are important because they have the potential to provide scientists now, and 20 years from now, access to specimens.
Butterflies, moths and skippers from the following states are needed: Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas, though specimens that are protected under the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Endangered Species Act or listed as threatened or endangered under state law cannot be accepted.The deadline to mail the specimens is Nov. 1.
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