Here, we present the largest, global dataset of Lepidopteran traits, focusing initially on
butterflies (ca. 12,500 species records). These traits are derived from field guides, taxonomic …

Climate change impacts biodiversity and is driving range shifts of species and populations
across the globe. To understand the effects of climate warming on biota, long-term …

Insect-provided pollination services are increasingly threatened due to alarming declines in
insect pollinator populations. One of the main threats to insect pollinators and consequently …

Successful conservation of butterflies is dependent on knowing which larval foodplants they
use. However, many published lists of larval foodplants have been copied from previous …

Motivation Butterflies represent a model in biology and a flagship group for invertebrate
conservation. We provide four new resources for the Western Palaearctic butterflies:(1) an …

Organismal functional strategies form a continuum from slow-to fast-growing organisms, in
response to common drivers such as resource availability and disturbance. However …

Climate change has a worldwide impact on biodiversity and ecosystem functions, in
particular by causing shifts in species distributions and changes in species communities …

Understanding how species respond to human activities is paramount to ecology and
conservation science, one outstanding question being how large‐scale patterns in land use …

The interplay between geographic barriers and climatic oscillations over the past 2.6 million
years structured genetic variation at the continental scale. The genetic legacy of the …

Urban expansion poses a serious threat to biodiversity. Given that the expected area of
urban land cover is predicted to increase by 2–3 million km2 by 2050, urban environments …