TRENTO, Italy (AP) — In a lush greenhouse high in the Alps, butterflies of various species and colors flutter freely while butterfly pupae are suspended in a structure as they grow into adult insects.

TRENTO, Italy -- In a lush greenhouse high in the Alps, butterflies of various species and colors flutter freely while butterfly pupae are suspended in a structure as they grow into adult insects.

11:46 a.m. May 25, 2023: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated Rudi Mattoni was a professor at UCLA. He was a lecturer. His 1994 survey was also not funded by the Urban Wildlands Group.

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