Butterfly Surveys Find Design, Not Darwin

Thousands of laypeople join scientists each year cataloguing butterflies for science. Not only is it a fun way to focus on the winged wonders around us, it is important for long-term tracking of various species. Some recent articles showed what is being learned in surveys in different parts of the world. Unsurprisingly, Darwin usually has little to do with it.

The Scotland edition of the BBC News had a story on September 15 about Scotland's annual "Big Butterfly Count" with more than 3...