Butterflies aren’t expendable. Our brittle reality depends on them, too. - The Washington Post

The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Tex., encompasses 100 acres of subtropical bushlands along the banks of the Rio Grande. It’s a refuge for more than 200 species of pollinating butterflies, as well as thousands of other species — flowers, birds, mammals and countless other insects. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/butterflies-arent-expendable-our-brittle-reality-depends-on-them-too/2019/03/01/b70862a2-3b65-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html