We are destroying the habitat of a lot of moths too, though. Edit: but, indeed, quite probably not of the entire group.
Many are specialists. In fact, moths are just butterflies, and what we call butterflies are specialists in being able to navigate by daylight.
Some moths need very special plants for their time as catterpillar, others need very special flowers to drink from. Again others need a goldilock humidity or temperature or both.
I'm just an amateur though. But as beekeeper, I do have a lot of interest for other pollinating and nectar eating insects.
The number of moths in the UK has declined by 28% since 1968. There are various causes, including use of pesticides and other changes in agricultural practices, destruction of habitat, and anthropogenic climate change. See https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/why-moths-matter/mo...
> moths are just butterflies
It's more accurate to say that butterflies are a kind of day-flying moth, those belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea of the order Lepidoptera.
Taxonomically moths aren’t butterflies. Butterflies are in a different suborder, Rhopalocera, and moths are in the suborder Heterocera. They are all a part of order Lepidoptera. Additionally, there are moths that aren’t nocturnal, like some species in the family Uraniidae.
Many are specialists. In fact, moths are just butterflies, and what we call butterflies are specialists in being able to navigate by daylight.
Some moths need very special plants for their time as catterpillar, others need very special flowers to drink from. Again others need a goldilock humidity or temperature or both.
I'm just an amateur though. But as beekeeper, I do have a lot of interest for other pollinating and nectar eating insects.