butterflies
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The wing patterns, front and back, are centered on individual sheets, themselves screen printed to create standardized forms for specimen information and further ornamented with spatter-printed reliefs of butterflies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Programs like the University of Illinois Chicago’s nationwide agreements for monarch butterflies and bumblebees help companies reduce regulatory delays and help conserve endangered and declining species at the same time.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
Conservationists say restoring milk parsley is a crucial first step in bringing back the swallowtail, because without it the butterflies cannot breed.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Visitors view other butterflies behind an owl butterfly, foreground.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
“I’ve only seen Kamehameha butterflies in the zoo.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
