butterflies
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An international group of researchers led by the University of York and the Wellcome Sanger Institute focused on butterflies and moths from South American rainforests.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Despite their evolutionary distance, the team discovered that both butterflies and moths repeatedly relied on the same two genes, ivory and optix, to produce nearly identical warning colors.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Rare butterflies have been spotted after a group of volunteers planted hundreds of elm trees.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
That’s especially true of romance readers, who are generally regarded as the social butterflies of the book community.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
As our train chugged along through Indiana and across Ohio, the sunshine smiling down upon us, I couldn’t stop the butterflies from batting around in my stomach.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
