‘Nature’s mirror’: Climate change batters Albania’s butterflies

A Painted lady butterfly, is seen in Zvernec, near the city of Vlore, some 160 km, South West of Tirana on May 27, 2024. — AFP picVLORA, June 24 — Bright yellow, black, red and blue, Alexanor butterflies once fluttered abundantly on southwestern Albania’s flowery slopes. Now, like many related species, scientists say they are disappearing due to human impacts, including climate change.

In Zvernec, Paparisto leads a team of researchers and students working to identify the country’s remaining butterfly species along with those that are now extinct.Numerous scientific studies have measured the impact of climate change on butterfly populations, though researchers also cite other environmental factors.

“It’s a disaster marked by climatic disruptions, an early spring and excessively high temperatures in January and February,” explained Hila, who is also a passionate collector and oversees a butterfly museum in Divjaka. And while some butterfly populations are in decline, other similar species are prospering — to the detriment of the environment.

With their distinct neon green and black bodies, the larvae are easily spotted when clinging to the boxwoods’ leaves and stems.

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