Researchers find urban moths have smaller wings, reduced light response compared to rural moths
Published Date: 3/13/2024
Source: phys.org
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 sizes of several hundred moths captured in a prior research effort.