"Butterflies are disappearing in Ohio. Here’s what that means for insects everywhere"

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by Vicky Stein

What they found

The overall numbers of butterflies in Ohio have decreased year over year for the past two decades—about 2 percent each year. When the researchers compared that rate to other long-term studies, the general decline matched the results of monitoring programs in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Spain.

But the team wanted to understand why some species of butterflies were harder-hit than others, and why some actually increased their populations over the course of the study.

They looked to see if related species of butterflies were all doing better or worse, and did not find a pattern.

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Based on the excerpt you provided, here’s how the information can be categorized:

What they found:

• The overall numbers of butterflies in Ohio have decreased year over year for the past two decades—about 2 percent each year.
• The decline matched the results of monitoring programs in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Spain.
• The team wanted to understand why some species of butterflies were harder-hit than others and why some actually increased their populations over the course of the study.
• They looked to see if related species of butterflies were all doing better or worse, and did not find a pattern.

Why this matters: (This section is not provided in the excerpt, so we cannot categorize any responses under this title based on the text you shared.)

If you have specific statements for "Why this matters," please provide them, and I can help categorize those as well. Otherwise, the information under "What they found" is complete based on the excerpt you provided.