Rapid adaptation of an invasive species to climate at a local and continental scale revealed by citizen science
Riccardo Poloni, Mathieu Joron
The paper uses citizen science and pheromone trapping to study color polymorphism in the box tree moth across Europe and Asia, finding that melanic forms are more common in warmer and drier conditions, suggesting rapid evolutionary adaptation.
bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology