butterfly

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These structures reflect and manipulate light in much the same way that soap bubbles or butterfly wings create vibrant colors.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

The butterfly effect of American ingenuity is given full flight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

As well as snails and foxes, the trust is particularly keen for people to log sightings of rabbits, slow worms, fungi and butterfly varieties such as the Marbled White.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The butterfly house opens to the public on 23 May.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Immediately, the enchanting woman began doting on us, like a tiny yellow butterfly, fluttering about.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall