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When colour diversity fades, so too does the web of interactions that keeps #ecosystems alive.

Source: Spaniol, R. L., Mendonça, M. de S., Jr., Hartz, S. M., Iserhard, C. A., & Stevens, M. (2020). Discolouring the Amazon Rainforest: How deforestation is affecting butterfly coloration. Biodiversity and Conservation, 29(11), 2821–2838. doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-019

#TheGuardian, 6 October 2025. Photographs by Roberto García Roa.

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#Scientists describe a sense of emptiness where the rich texture of life has drained away.

Colour in #butterflies is not decoration. It evolved over millions of years as a language of #survival helping them attract mates, evade predators and blend into complex forest backdrops. In diverse #ecosystems colour signals #abundance and #complexity. In degraded #landscapes drabness becomes an advantage. The most colourful species are often the first to disappear when native #vegetation is lost,