Beautiful butterflies get more attention from the public – and from scientists

Research has shown that colourful and patterned species are the subject of more studies, and receive more conservation fundingLarge and beautiful butterflies attract far more attention than species that are smaller and dull. Now a new study has shown that this bias towards beauty results in the boring butterflies being overlooked in conservation programmes.To understand the link between beauty and conservation, researchers surveyed more than 21,000 people from more than 100 countries, asking the