butterflies
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His Turner Endangered Species Fund, launched in June 1997, has worked to save gopher tortoises, monarch butterflies and leopard frogs, working mainly with private landowners.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
In butterflies, these switches were modified in similar ways across species.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
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
"We hope to find more butterflies this year. We're also looking for other species of butterflies that have not been seen in years," Stamp said.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
A brood of cheerful, incandescent snout-nosed butterflies trailed behind me, glistening in the moonlight—like fireflies, like hope.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
