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Butterfly populations plummet by 22% in US since turn of century

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The population of butterflies has fallen in the United States by more than a fifth this century .

Scientists attributed the decrease to factors including habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change.

114 of the 342 butterfly species documented in the study sustained losses, about a third of them sustained losses.

The red admiral declined by 58% , the cabbage white slipped by 50% .

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