Scientists want you to mail dead butterflies for research if you live in these states

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/04/ [login to see] /usgs-dead-butterflies-moths
Have you seen any dead butterflies lately?

If so, the U.S. Geological Survey wants you to mail them their way, along with deceased moths and skippers. The agency is collecting specimens from six states — Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas — to test if contaminants are leading to declining insect populations.

"There are some questions that can't effectively be answered without help from a lot of people. It's what makes citizen science so special and valuable," Julie Dietze, the USGS scientist in charge of the project, said in a press release. "Collections like this one are important because they have the potential to provide scientists now, and 20 years from now, access to specimens."