Earth's ecosystem counting on our butterfly population

The big story of the next seven days

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We all know the importance of beesa vital part of the earth's ecosystem as the pollinators that keep our plants growing.

However, just as vital are butterflies, and this is acknowledged over the next three weeks, until August 10.

Butterflies are a vital part of the ecosystem as both pollinators as well as components of the food chain.

Numbers of butterflies and moths have been decreasing in the past several decades, which is considered to be an early warning sign for other losses in wildlife.