Researchers find urban moths have smaller wings, reduced light response compared to rural moths

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Mar 13, 2024, 10:37 am110 pts
A small team of environmental scientists affiliated with several institutions in Belgium and Switzerland has found evidence that city-dwelling moths may be evolving smaller wings, possibly due to light pollution. In their project, reported in the journal Biology Letters, the group studied the body and wing…

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