Bee and butterfly records indicate diversity losses in western and southern North America, but extensive knowledge gaps remain

• Sara K. Souther,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America

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• Manette E. Sandor,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States of America, Center for Conservation and Biodiversity, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, United States of America

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• Martha Sample,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America

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• Sara Gabrielson,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America

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• Clare E. Aslan

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: clare.aslan@nau.edu

  Affiliation Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9901-8793

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