Hidden for 40,000 Years: Scientists Discover “Odd” New Butterfly Species

Hidden for 40,000 Years: Scientists Discover “Odd” New Butterfly Species

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Hidden for 40,000 Years: Scientists Discover “Odd” New Butterfly SpeciesA new butterfly species, Satyrium curiosolus, has been discovered in Alberta. Isolated for millennia, it shows unique traits and faces conservation risks due to low genetic diversity. In Canada’s Rocky Mountains, a modest yet remarkable butterfly has gone largely unnoticed by science for years. With a wingspan ranging from one to one and a half […]

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